Cable Pillow

I made this pillow in order to get rid of some scrap yarn I had left over from another project. This is an adaptation from 99 Knit stitches I received a few years ago. I wanted a pillow that was very wide but not very tall. I used a different gauge than what was originally in the pattern. I also knitted with two strands of yarn at the same time to make a sturdier pillow.

Materials

• Worsted weight yarn (445 yds)
• Size 8 knitting needles
• 14" pillow form (I made mine a different size)
• Cable needle (I used a size 8 dpn)
• Tapestry needle

Gauge

This is the original gauge: 18sts and 24 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch.

Stitch Guide

C4B Slip next 2 sts onto cable needle and hold in back of work, k2 from left needle, k2 from cable needle.

C4F Slip next 2 sts onto cable needle and hold in front of work, k2 from left needle, k2 from cable needle.

T3B Slip next stitch onto cable needle and hold in back of work, k2 from left needle, p1 from cable needle.

T3F Slip next 2 sts onto cable needle and hold in front of work, p1 from left needle, k2 from cable needle.

T4B Slip next 2 sts onto cable needle and hold in back of work, k2 from left needle, p2 from cable needle.

T4F Slip next 2 sts onto cable needle and hold in front of work, p2 from left needle, k2 from cable needle.

Pillow Design

1. (right side): k1, p6, k4, (p4, k4)twice * p8, k4, (p4, k4) twice, repeat from * once more, p6, k1
2. p1, k6, p4, (k4, p4) twice, * k8, p4, (k4, p4) twice, repeat from * once more, k6, p1
3. k1, p6, C4B, (p4, C4B) twice, * p8, C4B, (p4, C4B) twice, repeat from * once more, p6, k1
4. p1, k6, p4, (k4, p4) twice, *k8, p4, (k4, p4) twice, repeat from * once more, k6, p1
5. k1, p5, T3B, (T4F, T4B) twice, T3F, * p6, T3B, (T4F, T4B) twice, T3F, repeat from * once more, p5, k1
6. p1, k5, p2, k3, p4, k4, p4, k3, p2, * k6, p2, k3, p4, k4, p4, k3, p2, repeat from * once more, k5, p1
7. k1, p4, * T3B, p3, C4F, p4, C4B, p3, T3F, p4, repeat from * 2 more times, k1
8. p1, k4, * p2, k4, (p4, k4) twice, p2, k4, repeat from * 2 more times, p1
9. k1, p4, * k2, p3, T3B, T4F, T4B, T3F, p3, k2, p4, repeat from * 2 more times, k1
10. p1, k4, * (p2, k3) twice, p4, (k3, p2) twice, k4, repeat from * 2 more times, p1
11. k1, p4, * (k2, p3) twice, C4B, (p3, k2) twice, p4, repeat from * 2 more times, k1
12. p1, k4, * (p2, k3) twice, p4, (k3, p2) twice, k4, repeat from * 2 more times, p1
13. k1, p4, * k2, p3, T3F, T4B, T4F, T3B, p3, k2, p4, repeat from * 2 more times, k1
14. p1, k4, * p2, k4, (p4, k4) twice, p2, k4, repeat from * 2 more times, p1
15. k1, p4, * T3F, p3, C4F, p4, C4B, p3, T3B, p4, repeat from * 2 more times, k1
16. p1, k5, p2, k3, p4, k4, p4, k3, p2, * k6, p2, k3, p4, k4, p4, k3, p2, repeat from * once more, k5, p1
17. k1, p5, T3F, (T4B, T4F) twice, T3B, * p6, T3F, (T4B, T4F) twice, T3B, repeat from * once more, p5, k1

Repeat rows 2-17 for pattern until piece measures about 14 inches from cast on edge. End by working a wrong side row and bind off in pattern. Make two pieces and sew together wrong sides together, making sure to insert the pillow form before completely sewing together.

If there is a mistake in the pattern, please let me know.

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