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Kitten Cushion

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Debbie von Grabler-Crozier

Materials

・Yarn:

・2x 50g balls yarn in a gold colour. I am using Drops Alaska.

TIP: you will only need a small amount of the second ball.

・1x 50g ball bouclé yarn in brown. Mine is Drops Alpaca Bouclé Mix.

・Small amount of yarn in black (about 3m is plenty). I love Drops Alaska.

・Everything Else

・Polyester toy stuffing to fill the cushion. I am using Decowatte by Vlieseline.


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With two strands of yarn (one gold yarn and one bouclé), cast on 50 stitches.
TIP: leave a yarn tail about 40cm long when you cast on.

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Join to knit in the round.

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Knit until the work measures 25cm long.

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Bind off the work and leave a yarn tail about 40cm.

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Thread a large darning needle with the 40cm yarn tails and close the top edge of the cushion.

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Sew across the top of the cushion on each side to create ears.
TIP: get the ears right- measure 5cm on the top edge and place a stitch marker. Then measure 5cm down on each side and place another. Sew with doubled Bouclé yarn straight between the stitch markers.

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Thread the darning needle with black yarn. Embroider a face using the template as a guide.
TIP: the eyes and nose are made with satin stitch.
TIP: position the face in the centre 6cm down from the top edge

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To make the whiskers, thread a piece of yarn and make a knot.
Make three whiskers on each side of the nose.

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Secure the yarn behind the nose.
To finish the base of the cushion, use the darning needle and 40cm of yarn to weave in and out of every second stitch.

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Stuff the cushion well with polyester stuffing.
Pull on the darning yarn to close the base of the cushion. Secure the thread.