Free knitting pattern
Free knitted cushion cover pattern (envelope back)
An envelope cushion cover knit as one long strip of garter ridges: fold, sew two seams, and the pad slips in at the back. No buttons. It’s a beginner pattern of about 14 hours, and it teaches stockinette with garter edges, garter ridges, seed stitch. Follow it below, or open it in Stitchbay to count it row by row.
You’ll need
- 500 m (547 yd) for 40 cm pad, 630 m (689 yd) for 45 cm pad of medium weight yarn (Worsted), cotton, wool or a blend
- 5 mm (US 8) needles
- Tapestry needle, Pins
- Gauge: 18 stitches and 26 rows to 10 cm (4 in) in the ridge pattern
Sizes: 40 cm pad (Fits a 40 cm (16 in) square cushion pad), 45 cm pad (Fits a 45 cm (18 in) square cushion pad). Numbers for the bigger sizes are in brackets: cast on 80 (88, 96) means 80 for the first size, 88 for the second, 96 for the third.
Before you start
The cover is a little smaller than the pad, so it's plump.
The 3 stitches at each edge are always knit: they stop the strip curling and make the seams easy.
Abbreviations
| co | cast on |
| k | knit |
| p | purl |
| bo | bind off |
Cover
Cast on 73 (81).
Rows 1–6: *K1, p1; rep from * to last 1 st, k1.
Row 7 (RS): K to end.
Row 8 (WS): K3, p to last 3 sts, k3.
Row 9 (RS): K to end.
Row 10 (WS): K to end. The ridge row.
Rep rows 7–10 until the piece measures 90 (100) cm from the cast-on edge: about 236 (260) rows in all, ending row 242 (266).
Rows 243 (267)–248 (272): *K1, p1; rep from * to last 1 st, k1.
Bind off all sts.
Weave in the ends. Lay the strip right side up. Fold the cast-on end in towards the middle, then fold the bound-off end over it, so the seed-stitch ends overlap by about 12 cm and the folded cover is a 40 (45) cm square. Pin and sew both side edges through all the layers, turn right side out through the opening (the overlap is now at the back), and push the pad in.