HOME MADE CUSHIONS…

As you know I bought a large (400g) ball of wool to keep me busy after my foot surgery and the first thing I knitted was a cushion cover (see above).

I’d originally planned to knit a throw but soon realised that I would get bored of knitting all the squares and decided to try a cushion cover instead.

I have a lovely book which has some lovely patterns for your home called ‘Simple knits for easy living’, by Erika Knight (see above, available from Amazon) which has superb pictures to inspire you and easy to follow patterns.

Of course cushion covers don’t have to be knitted covers, it’s just quite fashionable at the moment. However, ‘cushions’ especially ‘heart shaped’ are just about everywhere.

I bought the small heart shaped one below that says ‘Thanks’ on it for a friend to give her after a party she held. It’s little ones like that which can come in very handy as gifts to people and could be made up of old bits of fabric or even clothes you no longer wear.

There is a brilliant website http://www.cushionsandmore.com/cushion-patterns.html which has patterns and details on every type of cushion you could ever think of, from pin cushions to floor cushions.

I’m definitely going to make some small heart cushions with ‘Thanks’ and ‘Get Well Soon’ and ‘Happy Birthday’ on them as it makes a change from a bunch of flowers and you will always need them.