MARVEL FLOWERS & SHIVER CUSHION

LEVEL: EASY

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Cushion Cover

• Bella Baby Sugar 4ply 50g balls as per size
• 1 pair 3.75mm knitting needles
• 1 pair 2.75mm knitting needles
• 2 x buttons
• Scissors, yarn needle, tape measure

Flowers

• 13 x 100g balls Moda Vera Marvel 8ply*
• 5.50mm crochet hook
• Scissors, yarn needle
• *1 ball gold for MC (centres), 12 balls in colours of choice.

INSTRUCTIONS

FLOWER

ABBREVIATIONS

ch = chain,Rnd = round,st/s = stitch/es,dc = double crochet,sl st = slip stitch,tr = treble crochet,
dtr = double treble,sk = skip,lp = loop,sp = space

Magic Circle (used when you want a tight circle with no hole in the middle) = wrap yarn twice around your finger, work a sl st into the lp, slip the lp off your finger and work the first round into the ring (over the two strands), pull the yarn tail to tighten the loop to create an invisible centre. (ie: sl st into lp, work 6dc into lp, sl st into 1st dc, then pull tail to close centre.)

MC = gold, worked as the centre for all flowers

C1& C2 = colours of your choice. Using MC and 5.5mm hook work 6dc into a magic circle, sl st into 1st dc to form a ring.

Rnd 1: [(1dc, 2ch, 1dc, 3ch) in next st] 6 times, sl st into 1st dc. Fasten off. Join C1 into any 2-ch lp with a sl st.
Rnd 2: *(1dc, 2ch, 3tr, 2ch, 1dc) in same 2-ch lp, sk 3-ch lp, repeat from* 5 times, sl st into 1st dc. Fasten off. Join C2 into any 3-ch lp with a sl st.
Rnd 3: *(1dc, 3ch, 5dtr, 3ch, 1dc) in same 3-ch lp, move to next 3-ch lp, repeat from* 5 times, sl st into 1st dc. Fasten off. Make 25 flowers in as many colour combinations as desired and sew to front of
cushion.
Tip - make these flowers to sew onto bags, hats, throws, etc. sew to a brooch back, headband or hair clip.

CUSHION COVER

ABBREVIATIONS

K = knit,P = purl,sts/s = stitch/es

Front

Using Shiver and 9.00mm needles cast on 35 sts. Work in stocking st until piece is square (approx 35cm). Cast off.

Back

Work same as for front.

Finishing

With right sides facing, sew back to front along 3 sides using a whip stitch. Turn right side out and place insert into cover. Sew the final side closed.