“Knitted in a luxurious multicolored silk yarn this elegant cushion has V-shaped points which are worked individually along one row of knitting. Each point is finished with a pair of beads and the rows are set alternately to give a tiled effect.”

The sample in the book was knit using 2 x 50g skeins of a “sport (4ply) weight” silk from 21st Century Yarns.

Additional supplies:

• fabric for back of cushion
• 15in (38cm) square cushion pad
• 36 large beads, 72 small beads in shades to match yarn