Treat your sofa to Monica Russel’s tutti frutti cushion, with a sweet eyelet and faux cable buttonband. “I love mixing colours in this way and this is a great starter project for knitters to practise stranded work. It’s a smaller project that can brighten up any home.“

With a touch of cool crisp shades and a mix of warm classic hues, this chic knit brings an updated vintage look to any room. We love the unique buttonband, with cable-like stitches and eyelet hole centres. The eyelets double up as the buttonholes, meaning there’s no fiddly parts to knit! Take your pick of 26 superb shades and cast on your own unique colour creation for you or a lucky friend today – which shades will you choose?

Rooster, Almerino Aran (50% baby alpaca/50% Merino, 50g/94m)
2 balls of Yarn A Sorbet (321)
1 ball of each:
Yarn B Custard (305)
Yarn C Smoothie (324)
Yarn D Ocean (309)
Yarn E Coral (318)
Yarn F Cornish (301)
A pair of 4mm needles
A pair of 5mm needles
5 buttons, 20mm diameter
40x40cm cushion pad