Some weeks ago my fellow Rowan Ambassadors and I got a new adventure to design a home accessory using the new Rowan Pure Wool Worsted Yarn.
The challenge was to design a home-ware accessory with the maximum of 3 balls of yarn.
Today Rowan Yarns has published the designs in the ‘Pure Wool Worsted Home Décor Online Collection‘. This collection is a free download for all Rowan Subscribers and Rowan Members.
I’m proud and honoured to show you my first pattern for Rowan.
It is a cushion using 3 balls of Rowan Pure Wool Worsted, which is available in fifty (50!) vibrant shades. My design is shown here in shade Mustard 131. It is suitable for beginners.
Diamond Cushion by Konrad Siebenhüter
If you reduce a diamond pattern to its minimum only four points remains. One at each corner. Then maximize these corners to the third dimension using cast ons and cast offs and you have the pattern for a front panel. The lower back panel reproduces these diamonds in stockinette and reversed stockinette stitch, whereas the upper back panel uses a seed stitch, the smallest diamond pattern of all.
Diamond Cushion back
Diamond Cushion front
And here are the other 13 designs of this Home Décor Online Collection by Rowan Yarns.
Moonstone Cushion by Jen Geigley
Jen used 2 strands of yarn held together for a quick and easy knit. You may find her on her blog heyjenrenee.
The “Canuck Knitters Love Their Tea” Collection by Anne Featonby
This collection (in the collection) by Anne Featonby shows a variety of different designs within the pattern, 2 cushions a tea cosy and also a thermos cosy. You may find her on her blog Life LackaDaisiCal.
Wheel Barrel Cushion by Esther Hartley
Esther’s cushion cover is knitted in the round using a textured stitch and is finished with a button closure at each end. You may find her on Knitting with Rowan.
Plant Pot Cosy by Dayana Krawchuk
Dayana designed this plant pot cosy cover which is surrounded by an eye catching flower pattern and she designed the
Chainlink Cushion by Dayana Krawchuk
Chainlink Cushion, covered in a slip stitch lattice design. You may find her on Dayana knits.
Cuildorag House Cushion by Claire Durbin
Claire designed this textured cushion cover with a contrast edging detail and a plain reverse side. You may read more about her adventures on her blog Knitandpurlgarden.
Dr. Owl Cover by Kristen Hansen Rettig
Kristen’s this cover features chunky rib detail an the opening and a sweet owl design. You may read more about on her knitting and more on her blog Knitionary.
Rowanette Cushion by Maria Niedermayr
This lovely cushion by Maria (aka westie99 on Ravelry) features a chunky cable central panel and is finished with a pretty ribbon.
Fishtail Table Runner by Sarah Woodhouse
This Table Runner by Sarah features pretty lace side panels. You may find her on Nottingham Knitter.
Slip Stitch Game Cushion by Ute Rehner
Ute (aka URehner on Ravelry) designed this cushion with contrasting square pattern on the front and plain stocking stitch on the back. Meet Ute at Facebook: Heute strick ich (Today I’m knitting)
And at last a cushion attack:
Cushion Attack
Happy knitting!
knittingkonrad 
Congratulations Konrad! It is exciting! I love your pictures, so magazine!, and also love that mustard color. Nice post!
This cushion is so cool – and the other patterns are pretty neat too. Thanks for sharing, and congratulations on the designs.
Ahhhh, cushion attack! So great to see these here all together, Konrad. I love your design so much (and now I can make my own Diamond Cushion!)
You really have to be more careful around your cushions, Konrad. They are DANGEROUS.
I found this lovely pattern yesterday, but I am having trouble with the C stitch.
Hi Rachel,
do you know how to do a knitted cast on? The C means to cast on 7 stitches with a knitted cast on. Then knit and cast off these new stitches. Here is a tutorial of this cast on.
Happy knitting!