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FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

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Circumference 21”

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Length 15”

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GAUGE: In Stockinette St 18 sts/ 26 rows = 4in/10cm

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STITCHES USED

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Stockinette St

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Garter St

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Embroidery Stitches (see diagram)

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Chain Stitch

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Fern Leaf Stitch

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Running Stitch

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French Knots

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Duplicate Stitch

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Note1: Chart is work from right to left on RS rows and left to right on WS rows.

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Note 2: In intarsia method, the 2nd color is twisted (or picked up) from underneath the 1st color.

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CENTER PANEL

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Using MC CO 54 sts

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Wind MC, A, B, C and D into small bundles or wrap onto bobbins. Working Intarsia method described in note 2, work each row of chart 2 times across. - 108sts

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Rep 70 rows of the chart 2 times. 140 rows. Bind off in MC.

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Embroidery

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Using single strand and tn, work lower stem in duplicate stitch in Bone (C)

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Work center stem in duplicate stitch in Lt. Country Blue (B)

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Work top stem in chain stitch in Bone (C)

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Work chain st around leaves as follows:

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Lt Country Blue (B) leaves in Country Blue (MC)

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Bone (C ) leaves in Lt. Country Blue (B)

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Off White (D) leaves in Bone (C)

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Work Fern Leaf stitch in center of each leaf as follows:

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Lt. Country Blue (B) leaves in C

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Bone (C) leaves in Off White (D)

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Off White (D) leaves in Chocolate (A)

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Work running st in Off white (D) along Chocolate (A) lines as shown

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Using double strand of Bone (C) work French knots as shown

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Using tn, weave in ends.

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Border

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With RS facing and MC, pick up and knit 102 sts along side edge.

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Begin Garter st, work even for 18 rows ( 9 ridges), end with WS row.

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Dec Row 1 (RS): K1, k2tog; rep to end - 68 sts

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Row 2 and all WS rows. Knit

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Dec Row 3: *K2tog, k1; rep to last 2 sts, k2tog. - 45 sts

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Dec Row 5: *k1, k2tog; rep from * to end. - 30 sts

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Dec Row 7: *K1, k2tog: rep from * to end. - 20 sts

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Dec Row 9: *K2tog, k1; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2tog. - 13 sts

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Dec Row 11: *k1, k2tog; rep from * to last st, k1. - 9 sts

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Cut yarn leaving 6” tail. Thread tail onto tn. Pull through all sts on needle twice and pull tight to close.

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Repeat on other side edge.

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FINISHING

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Place pillow form in cover. Using MC and tn, sew ends and seam.