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MARVEL FLOWERS & SHIVER CUSHION

What youll 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.

FLOWER Each flower is worked in 3 colours Abbreviations ch chain dc double crochet dtr double treble lp loop Rnd sl st sk sp round slip stitch skip space st/s tr stitch/es treble crochet

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.

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