I love the way this looks on the couch!
Pretty pleased with myself for sewing a zipper in, too!
For the first time ever…
Usually I would just sew the cover closed around the cushion, but I really wanted this one to be removable for cleaning when necessary. So I just unpicked the zip from the original cover, [...]
Remember that cushion I started working on a while back?
I loved the way it was knitting up, but man – it took forever to get through! I thought I was never going to get it finished…
Then I was so fed up with it, once I finally had it off the needles… I packed it away [...]
Here they are… the thirteen different yarns which I am using for this cushion cover. It felt like more than that when I was working with them!
In answer to your questions, I am using 4mm knitting needles, and have cast on 77 stitches – which measures approximately 30cm, making up the width of the cushion. [...]
For the longest time, I have been wanting to make some new cushion covers for our couch…
But it took me forever to get started!
I knew I wanted something casual and fun… nothing that would grubby up too easily… perhaps something colourful, but not necessarily bright… definitely nothing gaudy… you get the idea…
A bunch of comfy [...]
One thing I have noticed about kids… is just how much they LOVE seeing their own name printed on something… maybe it’s the MINE factor, but whatever it is… they love it.
So a gift with a child’s name on it, always goes down a treat. Something that is clearly just for them. Not for sharing… [...]