Embroidered Knit Pillow by Kristin Nicholas

Advanced | 51 min 39 sec

Overview
Overview00:45

Materials
Materials01:13

Knit Pillow Front
Cast on and work pillow body04:24
Bind off, change color, pick up stitches, knit border04:14
Seam garter stitch border05:11

Embroidery Pillow Front
Spider web stitch13:48
Chain stitch04:45
Lazy daisy stitch06:43
French knot04:09

Add Pillow Backing and Finish
Measure and cut fabric04:47
Whipstitch pillow backing and stuff01:40

Taught by Kristin Nicholas

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This pillow is a great primer for anyone wanting to learn how to embroider onto knit surfaces. The knitting is simple – Kristin shows you a knit cast on and how to create a stockinette base with a garter stitch border. Next she’ll show you how to embroider the artwork onto the pillow with a spider web stitch, a chain stitch, the lazy daisy stitch and French knots. Once you have these stitches in your arsenal, you'll be able to come up with your own original embroidery designs that you can use to embellish all of your knitting.

Here’s what you’ll need:

Materials:

1 ball of yarn in Color A (Kristin uses Color by Kristin from Classic Elite Yarns in 3243 Yarrow)
1 ball of yarn in Color B (Kristin uses Color by Kristin from Classic Elite Yarns in 3212 Deep Forest Green)
Small amounts of four colors of yarn for embroidery (Kristin uses Color by Kristin from Classic Elite Yarns in 3285 Pumpkin 3289 Julia’s Pink 3258 Geranium 3232 Raspberry. Alternately - use colors for embroidery from your stash)
Straight knitting needles in U.S. size 7 (4.5 metric)
Blunt pointed tapestry needle for embroidery
Down pillow insert (12 to 14") or polyfill for stuffing pillow
1/2 yard of 100% cotton pillow backing fabric
Sewing thread for attaching pillow back – color should match the border color of the pillow
Sewing needle
Spray bottle with water and steam iron

Downloads:

Download Materials List EmbroideredKnitPillow.pdf

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