The yarn is Plymouth Encore in a cream color and a beige color. It was worked on size 7 needles. This makes the beige-ish beads hard to see in the photos, but they look very nice in real life. I prestrung the beads using dental floss threader. This works really well, so that I was able to get something like size 8 or 6 beads onto worsted weight with no problem. The pillow is a 14" form.
The back is a simple fair isle pattern I got in 200 Knitted Squares, which is where I also got the leaf pattern, and the edging is a crochet picot-type edging.
Closeup of pillow and beads
Whole pillow
Pillow back
9 comments:
that is very beautiful. it's definitely something that I wouldn't mind displaying in my living room...it's so well made.
Your pillow is very pretty and looks so professionally done. They are lucky to receive such a lovely gift!
wow, beautiful! great color choice too. and it was an awesome decision to use beads. ^_^
Don't suppose you want a Massachusetts homestay family? New England at it's finest? Very WASP-y? Ya sure?
Well, if you change your mind, my living room is predominantly russet, brown with a little rosy stuff thrown in.... ;)
I like the pillow a lot. Looks like cowrie shells instead of leaves. Very nice.
That is gorgeous! I'm sure your homestay family will love it. I know I would.
Gorgeous! You are so freakin' talented!
OMG - Your pillow is absolutely stunning!!!! I love it!! Job very well done! :)
I'm not one for knitted pillows but yours is the exception. It looks great!!
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