Ellie Rose Cushion

I have always wanted to design a big flower on a cushion and the Rose was the most obvious flower to choose. There is a large coloured intarsia chart to follow to knit the rose and it is recommended that yarn bobbins are used for the different colours as it avoids the yarn tangling. I have knitted the rose in 3 shades of pink, but you could use other colours to reflect the wonderful range of roses that are available.

The cushion is knitted in one piece and there is a 4 button opening at the back. Instructions are given for knitting 4 rose buds to form buttons.

Materials –

3x 50g balls Black (approx. 426 meters/470 yards)

1x 50g ball of light pink, mid pink, dark pink

Small amount of 2 shades of green

Any yarn supplier can be used for DK yarn that knits to the following tension:

Tension

22 sts and 28 rows to 10 cm (4 in) over stocking st on 4mm needles

Suggested yarns:

Sirdar Country Style DK, Sirdar Hayfield Bonus DK, King Cole Dollymix DK, Patons Fab DK, Rico Essentials Merino DK