The rectangular cushion is a really popular style choice at the moment, and I wanted to create a striped texture pattern for it in two colours that would also be easy to knit – with the addition of contrast bobbles and tubular cord chains, the cushion looks much more complex to make than it really is.

Knitted in any two colours to match your décor, this textured cushion will be a stylish addition to any sofa.

Knitted flat in one piece and seamed at the back and down the sides, the main piece is worked in one colour with contrast bobbles, while the chain is formed by threading tubular cords through vertical rows of eyelets.

The cable and moss stitch pattern is charted and the instructions are also written out in full.

In addition to the main pattern PDF, I have also provided an A3 version of the chart to aid readability. Don’t forget to download that too!

If you are using a different yarn to the one suggested, you will need approx 450m in MC and 180m in CC of aran yarn. As the bobbles and cord are worked separately, you could knit them in a different aran yarn from your background yarn choice.

You will also need:
Cable needle
Cushion pad, 32cm x 52cm
Tapestry needle
3 safety pins