Floral Fever Cushion in Rowan Pure Wool Superwash Worsted - ZB299-00007-UK - Downloadable PDF

Floral Fever Cushion by Chloe Thurlow – Rowan Pure Wool Superwash Worsted Knitting Pattern

The Floral Fever Cushion is a hand-knitted decorative cushion designed by Chloe Thurlow for Rowan, published as downloadable PDF pattern ZB299-00007-UK. The finished cushion measures a neat 30 cm (11¾ in) square, making it a satisfying and practical project that works beautifully as a home accessory or a handmade gift. It is rated as an intermediate skill level project, suitable for knitters who are comfortable with basic shaping techniques and working from a written pattern.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a single square decorative cushion measuring 30 cm × 30 cm (approximately 11¾ in × 11¾ in). The design features a floral theme — as suggested by its name, Floral Fever — and is constructed in panels that are then made up into the finished cushion cover. The pattern includes a making-up section, and the finished piece requires cushion stuffing as an extra material to complete the project.

Yarn and Materials

• Yarn: Rowan Pure Wool Superwash Worsted in shade Sage 199
• Quantity: 2 × 100 gm balls
• Yarn Weight: Worsted weight, a medium-weight yarn that knits up with good stitch definition and a smooth finish ideal for textured or decorative stitch patterns
• Needles: 1 pair 4½mm (No. 7) (US 7) straight needles
• Extras: Cushion stuffing to fill the finished cover

Rowan Pure Wool Superwash Worsted is a 100% wool yarn treated with a superwash finish, meaning it can be machine washed — a practical advantage for a cushion that will see regular use. Its worsted-spun construction gives it excellent stitch clarity, which helps any textured or decorative elements in the design stand out clearly.

Tension

The pattern calls for a tension of 20 stitches and 25 rows to 10 cm (4 in) measured over stocking stitch using 4½mm (US 7) needles. Achieving the correct tension is important for this project to ensure the cushion panels come out at the correct size and fit together neatly during making up.

Techniques and Construction

The pattern employs a range of knitting techniques that place it firmly in the intermediate category. The construction involves shaped knitted panels, and the pattern guides the knitter through a series of increases and decreases to create the required shapes before the panels are sewn together and stuffed.

• Stocking stitch (st st): The primary fabric stitch, worked by alternating knit rows on the right side and purl rows on the wrong side, creating a smooth, flat surface
• Slip stitch selvedge (Sl 1): Used at the beginning of rows to create a neat, even edge that aids seaming during making up
• Make 1 increase (M1): A neat lifted increase used to add stitches symmetrically within a row, shaping the panels outward — for example, working M1 after the first two stitches and before the last two stitches to widen a panel gradually
• K2tog tbl (knit two together through back loop): A left-leaning decrease used in pairs with K2tog to create mirrored, symmetrical shaping on the right side of the work
• P2tog and P2tog tbl: Purl-side decreases worked in tandem to continue the symmetrical shaping on wrong-side rows
• Casting off in stages: The pattern uses stepped cast-off rows — casting off 2 stitches at the beginning of two rows, then 3 stitches at the beginning of the following two rows, before casting off the remaining 5 stitches — to create a shaped edge on the panels
• Markers: Stitch markers are placed