Regardless of your skill level as a knitter, it can be refreshing to go back to basics. This knit pillow is perfect for beginners or more advanced knitters looking for a quick, easy knit. The texture achieved in the pattern is achieved with a simple mix of knit and purl stitches. Better yet – it only uses a single skein of yarn! For those looking for a quick and easy single skein project, this pillow checks all of the boxes.
Materials
- Yarn: A single skein of Yarnspirations Bernat Super Fluffee or 178 yards of a Super Bulky Weight Yarn
- Knitting Needles: US size 15 circular knitting needles
- Craft needle (to sew the pillow together)
- Scissors
- 16 x 16 pillow insert
- Stitch marker
Finished Size
16 inches x 16 inches
Abbreviations
- CO: Cast on
- K: Knit
- P: Purl
- PM: Place marker
- BOR: Beginning of round
Pattern
This pillow is knit in the round as a tube. Once finished knitting, the pillow is inserted, and the two ends are sewn shut using the leftover yarn from the cast-on/cast-off.
Cast on 70 stitches in the round using the long-tail cast-on method. Leave a long enough tail to use later to sew the pillow together. PM to mark BOR.
This pattern follows a 4-row repeat.
Row 1: K10, P1, K2, P1, K3, P1, K3, P1, K2, P1, K to the end of the round
Row 2: K8, P1, K3, P1, K1, P1, K5, P1, K1, P1, K3, P1, K to the end of the round.
Row 3: K10, P1, K4, P1, K3, P1, K4, P1, K to the end of the round.
Row 4: K8, P1, K3, P1, K3, P1, K1, P1, K3, P1, K3, P1, K to the end of the round
Repeat rows 1-4 until your work measures 16 inches. Cast off, leaving a tail long enough to use to sew the opening of the pillow together once inserted.
Once finished blocking, insert the pillow into your knit tube. Using your craft needle and cast-on/cast-off yarn ends, sew the top and the bottom of the pillow closed with the insert inside. Tie off and weave in any loose ends.