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Union Jack
Cushion
by Martin Storey

colour [ie. please use separate balls of yarn for each area of colour].
Cont until all 180 rows of chart have been worked.
Cast-off

FINISH SIZE
Finished Cushion measures approx 60 cm x 60 cm
YARN
British Sheep Breeds DK
A = Mid Brown Bluefaced Leicester 782
B = Bluefaced Leicester Marl 783
C = Brown Bluefaced Leicester 781
D = Bluefaced Leicester 780

6
1
2
2

x50gm
x50gm
x50gm
x50gm

MATERIALS
Buttons
6 x medium size buttons
Cushion Pad
1 x 60 cm [23] square cushion pad

BACK
Lower Back
Using 4 mm needles cast on 133 sts with A
Beg with a K row, cont to work in stocking stitch for 84 rows
Row 85 [RS] k5 * p3, k3; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2
Row 86 p5 * k3, p3; rep from * to last 2 sts, p2
These 2 rows form rib
Cont in rib for a further 10 rows, RS facing for next row 96 rows
Cast off in rib

Special Abbreviations
work 2tog = work 2 sts together
yrn = yarn round needle

Upper Back
Using 4 mm needles cast on 133 sts with A
Work in rib as given for lower back for 6 rows, RS facing for next
row:Row 7 [RS] rib 8, [work 2tog, yrn, rib 21] 5 times, work 2tog,
yrn, rib 8 6 buttonholes
Work in rib for a further 5 rows, RS facing for next row 12 rows.
Beg with a K row, cont in stocking stitch as given for lower back
for 84 rows, RS facing for next row 96 rows:Cast off

NOTES
* 1] Note for Knitters Please check your tension before
commencing pattern. Use larger or smaller needles in order to
achieve correct tension.
* 2] Note for Knitters Cast on using the thumb method
throughout pattern.

MAKE UP
Pin and lay upper back over lower back so that rib sections overlap.
Join back sections to the cushion front along entire outer edges.
Sew buttons to lower back rib section to correspond with
buttonholes on upper back rib section.

NEEDLES
1 pair 4 mm needles
TENSION
22 sts x 30 rows = 10 cm measured over stocking st using 4 mm needles

FRONT
Using 4 mm needles cast on 133 sts with A
Cont to work from chart, beg at bottom right hand corner with a
K row [1st row is RS of work], working chart entirely in stocking
stitch and using the Intarsia technique for working the areas of

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C

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