Eden Cushion in Rowan Pure Wool Superwash Worsted - ZB299-00006-UK - Downloadable PDF

Eden Cushion by Chloe Thurlow – Knitting Pattern Summary (Rowan ZB299-00006-UK)

The Eden Cushion is a beautifully designed knitted cushion cover created by designer Chloe Thurlow and published by Rowan. Available as a downloadable PDF, this intermediate-level knitting pattern produces a finished cushion cover sized to fit a 40 cm cushion pad. The design is distinguished by a repeating Fair Isle colourwork chart worked across the front panel, giving the finished piece a classic, richly textured appearance that makes it a striking decorative accessory for any home.

What Is Being Made

The pattern instructs knitters to create a two-piece cushion cover — a patterned front panel and a plain stocking stitch back panel — which are then joined to encase a 40 cm cushion pad. The front is worked in a repeating Fair Isle colourwork motif, while the back is kept simple in solid stocking stitch, making the construction approachable for knitters with some colourwork experience.

Techniques Used

• Fair Isle colourwork: The front panel is worked using the Fair Isle technique, in which two colours are used across each row, with the yarn not in use carried loosely across the back of the work. This creates a fabric with subtle colour patterning and a pleasingly dense, padded feel — ideal for a cushion cover.
• Stocking stitch (st st): Both the front and back panels are worked entirely in stocking stitch — knit on right-side rows and purl on wrong-side rows — providing a smooth, even fabric surface that shows off the colourwork chart to best effect.
• Chart reading: The front panel is worked from a colourwork chart, with knitters repeating a 28-stitch pattern repeat three times across each row and a 14-row pattern repeat seven times in total, until the front measures approximately 39 cm.
• Casting on and casting off: Standard cast-on and cast-off methods are used to begin and finish each panel neatly.

Stitches Used

• Stocking stitch — the foundation stitch throughout both the front and back panels
• Fair Isle patterning — two-colour stranded knitting worked in stocking stitch following the supplied chart

Materials – Yarn

The pattern calls for Rowan Pure Wool Superwash Worsted, a worsted weight yarn, used in two colourways:

• Yarn A – Sky (shade 194): 2 x 100 g balls — used for the background of the front panel and the entirety of the plain back panel
• Yarn B – Eggplant (shade 198): 1 x 100 g ball — used for the contrasting colourwork motif on the front panel

Rowan Pure Wool Superwash Worsted is a 100% superwash-treated pure wool yarn, meaning the finished cushion cover can be machine washed without the risk of felting — a practical advantage for a home accessory that may need regular laundering. Its worsted weight construction gives excellent stitch definition, which is particularly beneficial when working Fair Isle colourwork patterns.

Materials – Needles and Extras

• Needles: 1 pair of 4½ mm (UK no. 7 / US 7) straight needles
• Extras: A 40 cm cushion pad to fill the finished cover

Tension

The stated tension for this pattern is 20 stitches and 25 rows to 10 cm (4 inches), measured over patterned stocking stitch using 4½ mm needles. Achieving the correct tension is especially important for a cushion cover, as the finished dimensions must match the cushion pad for a neat, well-fitted result. Knitters are advised to work a tension s