How to Knit a Christmas Tree Cushion

Abbreviations:

k – knit

p - purl

sl – slip stitch as if to knit

C2F - slip one stitch to cable needle and hold in front, knit one, knit one from cable needle

C2B - slip one stitch to a cable needle and hold in back, knit one, knit one from cable needle

Ssk - slip, slip, knit – single decrease

k2tog – knit two stitches together – single decrease

RS – right side

WS - wrong side

MC – main colour

CC – contrasting colour

kfb – increase stitch; knit in the front and back of the same stitch

yo – yarn over

ptbl - purl through the back loop

Pattern Notes 

Front and back knitted separately bottom up then sewn together.

Bobbles are knitted separately – it’s a great opportunity to try different colour options!

Afterthought bobbles don’t create holes in the fabric and can be added or changed at any time.

Download the Cable Cushion chart here

Using 5mm needles cast on 52 stitches. First and last stitches are not included in the chart. Except from rows 1 and 90, always slip knit wise first stitch and purl last stitch of the row. It will create an even edge ready to seam using mattress stitch.

Row 1[WS]: p52

Row 2[RS]: sl1, ssk, (k1, p4, k5) 4 times, k1, p4, k1, k2tog, p1 (50sts)

Row 3: sl1, (p2, k4, p4) 4 times, p2, k4, p3

Row 4: sl1, k1, (C2F, p2, C2B, p4) 4 times, C2F, p2, C2B, k1, p1

Row 5: sl1, p3, (k2, p2, k4, p2) 4 times, k2, p4

Row 6: sl1, ssk, (C2F, C2B, k1, p4, k1) 4 times, C2F, C2B, k2tog, p1 (48sts)

Row 7: sl1, (p6, k4) 4 times, p7

Row 8: sl1, (k6, p4), 4 times k6, p1

Row 9: sl1, (p6, k4) 4 times, p7

Row 10: sl1, ssk, (p3, C2F, p2, C2B, p1) 4 times, p2, k2tog, p1 (46sts)

Row 11: sl1, p1, (k3, p2, k2, p2, k1) 4 times, k2, p2

Row 12: sl1, k1, (p3, k1, C2F, C2B, k1, p1) 4 times, p2, k1, p1

Row 13: sl1, p1, (k3, p6, k1) 4 times, k2, p2

Row 14: sl1, ssk, (p2, k6, p2) 4 times, k2tog, p1 (44sts)

Row 15: sl1, p1, (k2, p6, k2) 4 times, p2

Row 16: sl1, k1, (p1, C2B, p4, C2F, p1) 4 times, k1, p1

Row 17: sl1, p4, (k4, p2, k2, p2) 3 times, k4, p5

Row 18: sl1, ssk, k1, (k1, p4, k1, C2F, C2B) 3 times, k1, p4, k2, k2tog, p1 (42sts)

Row 19: sl1, (p3, k4, p3) 4 times, p1

Row 20: sl1, (k3, p4, k3) 4 times, p1

Row 21: sl1, (p3, k4, p3) 4 times, p1

Row 22: sl1, ssk, (C2F, p2, C2B, p4) 3 times, C2F, p2, C2B, k2tog, p1 (40sts)

Row 23: sl1, p3, (k2, p2, k4, p2) 3 times, k2, p4

Row 24: sl1, k1, (k1, C2F, C2B, k1, p4) 3 times, k1, C2F, C2B, k2, p1

Row 25: sl1, p6, (p1, k4, p5) 3 times, p3

Row 26: sl1, ssk, k4, (k1, p4, k5) 3 times, k2tog, p1 (38sts)

Row 27: sl1, (p6, k4) 3 times, p7

Row 28: sl1, k1, p4, (C2F, p2, C2B, p4) 3 times, k1, p1

Row 29: sl1, (p1, k4, p2, k2, p1) 3 times, p1, k4, p2

Row 30: sl1, ssk, (p3, k1, C2F, C2B, k1, p1) 3 times, p2, k2tog, p1 (36sts)

Row 31: sl1, p1, (k3, p6, k1) 3 times, k2, p2

Row 32: sl1, k1, (p3, k6, p1) 3 times, p2, k1, p1

Row 33: sl1, p1, (k3, p6, k1) 3 times, k2, p2

Row 34: sl1, ssk, (p1, C2B, p4, C2F, p1) 3 times, k2tog, p1 (34sts)

Row 35: sl1, p1, (k1, p2, k4, p2, k1) 3 times, p2

Row 36: sl1, k1, (C2B, k1, p4, k1, C2F) 3 times, k1, p1

Row 37: sl1, p4, (k4, p6) 2 times, k4, p5

Row 38: sl1, ssk, (k2, p4, k4) 2 times, k2, p4, k2, k2tog, p1 (32sts)

Row 39: sl1, (p3, k4, p3) 3 times, p1

Row 40: sl1, k2, (C2F, p2, C2B, p4) 2 times, C2F, p2, C2B, k2, p1

Row 41: sl1, p4, (k2, p2, k2) 2 times, p2, k4, p2, k2, p5

Row 42: sl1, ssk, (k1, C2F, C2B, k1, p4) 2 times, k1, C2F, C2B, k1, k2tog, p1 (30sts)

Row 43: sl1, p6, (p1, k4, p5) 2 times, p3

Row 44: sl1, k6, (k1, p4, k5) 2 times, k2, p1

Row 45: sl1, p6, (p1, k4, p5) 2 times, p3

Row 46: sl1, ssk, p4, (C2F, p2, C2B, p4) 2 times, k2tog, p1 (28sts)

Row 47: sl1, (p1, k4, p2, k2, p1) 2 times, p1, k4, p2

Row 48: sl1, (k1, p4, k1, C2F, C2B) 2 times, k1, p4, k1, p1

Row 49: sl1, (p1, k4, p5) 2 times, p1, k4, p2

Row 50: sl1, ssk, (p3, k6, p1) 2 times, p2, k2tog, p1 (26sts)

Row 51: sl1, p1, (k3, p6, k1) 2 times, k2, p2

Row 52: sl1, k1, (p2, C2B, p4, C2F) 2 times, p2, k1, p1

Row 53: sl1, (p1, k2, p2, k4, p1) 2 times, p1, k2, p2

Row 54: sl1, ssk, (C2B, k1, p4, k1, C2F) 2 times, k2tog, p1 (24sts)

Row 55: sl1, p4, k4, p6, k4, p5

Row 56: sl1, k4, p4, k6, p4, k4, p1

Row 57: sl1, p4, k4, p6, k4, p5

Row 58: sl1, ssk, k1, C2F, p2, C2B, p4, C2F, p2, C2B, k1, k2tog, p1 (22sts)

Row 59: sl1, p4, (k2, p2, k2) 2 times, p5

Row 60: sl1, k3, C2F, C2B, k1, p4, k1, C2F, C2B, k3, p1

Row 61: sl1, p8, k4, p9

Row 62: sl1, ssk, k6, p4, k6, k2tog, p1 (20sts)

Row 63: sl1, p7, k4, p8

Row 64: sl1, k2, p4, C2F, p2, C2B, p4, k2, p1

Row 65: sl1, p2, k4, (p2, k2) 2 times, k2, p3

Row 66: sl1, ssk, p4, k1, C2F, C2B, k1, p4, k2tog, p1 (18sts)

Row 67: sl1, p1, k4, p6, k4, p2

Row 68: sl1, k1, p4, k6, p4, k1, p1

Row 69: sl1, p1, k4, p6, k4, p2

Row 70: sl1, ssk, p2, C2B, p4, C2F, p2, k2tog, p1 (16sts)

Row 71: sl1, p1, (k2, p2, k2) 2 times, p2

Row 72: sl1, C2F, C2B, k1, p4, k1, C2F, C2B, p1

Row 73: sl1, p5, k4, p6

Row 74: sl1, ssk, k3, p4, k3, k2tog, p1 (14sts)

Row 75: sl1, p4, k4, p5

Row 76: sl1, k3, C2F, p2, C2B, k3, p1

Row 77: sl1, p5, k2, p6

Row 78: sl1, ssk, k2, C2F, C2B, k2, k2tog, p1 (12sts)

Row 79: sl1, p11

Row 80: sl1, k10, p1

Row 81: sl1, p11

Row 82: sl1, ssk, k1, p4, k1, k2tog, p1 (10sts)

Row 83: sl1, p2, k4, p3

Row 84: sl1, k2, p4, k2, p1

Row 85: sl1, p2, k4, p3

Row 86: sl1, sk1, p4, k2tog, p1 (8sts)

Row 87: sl1, p1, k4, p2

Row 88: sl1, C2F, p2, C2B, p1

Row 89: sl1, p2, k2, p3

Row 90: ssk, C2F, C2B, k2tog (6sts)

Row 91: sl1, p5

Row 92: sl1, ssk, k2tog, p1 (4sts)

Cast off in pattern. Cut yarn.

Using 5mm needles cast on 52 stitches.

Row 1[WS]: p to end
Row 2[RS]: ssk,K to last 2 sts, k2tog (50st)
Row 3: P to end
Row 4: K to end

Rep last 4 rows 21 times (8sts)
Row 5: p50
Row 6: ssk, k46, k2tog (48sts)
Row 7: p48
Row 8: k48
Row 9: p48
Row 10: ssk, k44, k2tog (46sts)
Row 11: p46
Row 12: k46
Row 13: p46
Row 14: ssk, k42, k2tog (44sts)
Row 15: p44
Row 16: k44
Row 17: p44
Row 18: ssk, k40, k2tog (42sts)
Row 19: p42
Row 20: k42
Row 21: p42
Row 22: ssk, k38, k2tog (40sts)
Row 23: p40
Row 24: k40
Row 25: p40
Row 26: ssk, k36, k2tog (38sts)
Row 27: p38
Row 28: k38
Row 29: p38
Row 30: ssk, k34, k2tog (36sts)
Row 31: p36
Row 32: k36
Row 33: p36
Row 34: ssk, k32, k2tog (34sts)
Row 35: p34
Row 36: k34
Row 37: p34
Row 38: ssk, k30, k2tog (32sts)
Row 39: p32
Row 40: k32
Row 41: p32
Row 42: ssk, k28, k2tog (30sts)
Row 43: p30
Row 44: k30
Row 45: p30
Row 46: ssk, k26, k2tog (28sts)
Row 47: p28
Row 48: k28
Row 49: p28
Row 50: ssk, k24, k2tog (26sts)
Row 51: p26
Row 52: k26
Row 53: p26
Row 54: ssk, k22, k2tog (24sts)
Row 55: p24
Row 56: k24
Row 57: p24
Row 58: ssk, k20, k2tog (22sts)
Row 59: p22
Row 60: k22
Row 61: p22
Row 62: ssk, k18, k2tog (20sts)
Row 63: p20
Row 64: k20
Row 65: p20
Row 66: ssk, k16, k2tog (18sts)
Row 67: p18
Row 68: k18
Row 69: p18
Row 70: ssk, k14, k2tog (16sts)
Row 71: p16
Row 72: k16
Row 73: p16
Row 74: ssk, k12, k2tog (14sts)
Row 75: p14
Row 76: k14
Row 77: p14
Row 78: ssk, k10, k2tog (12sts)
Row 79: p12
Row 80: k12
Row 81: p12
Row 82: ssk, k8, k2tog (10sts)
Row 83: p10
Row 84: k10
Row 85: p10
Row 86: ssk, k6, k2tog (8sts)
Row 87: p8
Row 88: k8
Row 89: p8
Row 90: ssk, k4, k2tog (6sts)
Row 91: p6
Row 92: ssk, k2, k2tog (4sts)

Cast off in pattern. Cut yarn.

Make 11 bobbles leaving 15cm tails on both ends.

Using 5mm needles cast on 2 stitches, leaving 15cm tail.

Row 1[RS]: kfb, yo, kfb
Row 2[WS]: p2, ptbl, p2
Row 3: k5
Row 4: p5, pass 4 stitches over the last stitch on the needle

Cut yarn leaving 15cm tail. Pull tail through the loop, pull tight.

Knit all parts of the cushion.

Attach bobbles to the front of the cushion, spacing them evenly and secure them on the wrong side.

Seam the bottom of the cushion using your preferred method. Grafting (kitchener stitch) is great to get a neat result. Joining with back stitch will also work.

Join the sides using mattress stitch leaving a 20cm gap on the side.

Fill the cushion evenly with Toy Stuffing. Do not overfill to prevent stuffing peeking through.

Close the gap using mattress stitch. Cut yarn, weave in the end.

Download the Fair Isle Chart here

Using 5mm needles cast on 53 stitches. Work the chart. First and last stitches are not included in the chart. Always slip knit wise first stitch and purl last stitch of the row. It will create an even edge ready to seam using mattress stitch.

Cast off in pattern. Cut yarn.

Using 5mm needles cast on 53 stitches in MC.

Row 1 [WS]: p to end
Row 2 [RS]: ssk, K to last 2 sts, k2tog (51st)
Row 3: P to end
Row 4: K to end

Rep last 4 rows 22 times (7sts)
Row 5: p51
Row 6: k2tog, k47, ssk (49sts)
Row 7: p49
Row 8: k49
Row 9: p49
Row 10: k2tog, k45, ssk (47sts)
Row 11: p47
Row 12: k47
Row 13: p47
Row 14: k2tog, k43, ssk (45sts)
Row 15: p45
Row 16: k45
Row 17: p45
Row 18: k2tog, k41, ssk (43sts)
Row 19: p43
Row 20: k43
Row 21: p43
Row 22: k2tog, k39, ssk (41sts)
Row 23: p41
Row 24: k41
Row 25: p41
Row 26: k2tog, k37, ssk (39sts)
Row 27: p39
Row 28: k39
Row 29: p39
Row 30: k2tog, k35, ssk (37sts)
Row 31: p37
Row 32: k37
Row 33: p37
Row 34: k2tog, k33, ssk (35sts)
Row 35: p35
Row 36: k35
Row 37: p35
Row 38: k2tog, k31, ssk (33sts)
Row 39: p33
Row 40: k33
Row 41: p33
Row 42: k2tog, k29, ssk (31sts)
Row 43: p31
Row 44: k31
Row 45: p31
Row 46: k2tog, k27, ssk (29sts)
Row 47: p29
Row 48: k29
Row 49: p29
Row 50: k2tog, k25, ssk (27sts)
Row 51: p27
Row 52: k27
Row 53: p27
Row 54: k2tog, k23, ssk (25sts)
Row 55: p25
Row 56: k25
Row 57: p25
Row 58: k2tog, k21, ssk (23sts)
Row 59: p23
Row 60: k23
Row 61: p23
Row 62: k2tog, k19, ssk (21sts)
Row 63: p21
Row 64: k21
Row 65: p21
Row 66: k2tog, k17, ssk (19sts)
Row 67: p19
Row 68: k19
Row 69: p19
Row 70: k2tog, k15, ssk (17sts)
Row 71: p17
Row 72: k17
Row 73: p17
Row 74: k2tog, k13, ssk (15sts)
Row 75: p15
Row 76: k15
Row 77: p15
Row 78: k2tog, k11, ssk (13sts)
Row 79: p13
Row 80: k13
Row 81: p13
Row 82: k2tog, k9, ssk (11sts)
Row 83: p11
Row 84: k11
Row 85: p11
Row 86: k2tog, k7, ssk (9sts)
Row 87: p9
Row 88: k9
Row 89: p9
Row 90: k2tog, k5, ssk (7sts)
Row 91: p7
Row 92: k7
Row 93: p7
Row 94: k2tog, k3, ssk (5sts)
Row 95: p5

Cast off in pattern. Cut yarn.

Make 16 bobbles in MC, leaving 15cm tails on both ends.

Using 5mm needles cast on 2 stitches, leaving 15cm tail.

Row 1[RS]: kfb, yo, kfb
Row 2[WS]: p2, ptbl, p2
Row 3: k5
Row 4: p5, pass 4 stitches over the last stitch on the needle

Cut yarn leaving 15cm tail. Pull tail through the loop, pull tight.

Knit all parts of the cushion.

Attach bobbles to the front of the cushion, spacing them evenly and secure them on the wrong side.

Seam the bottom of the cushion using your preferred method. Grafting (kitchener stitch) is great to get a neat result. Joining with back stitch will also work.

Join the sides using mattress stitch leaving a 20cm gap on the side. Fill the cushion evenly with Toy Stuffing. Do not overfill to prevent stuffing peeking through.

Close the gap using mattress stitch. Cut yarn, weave in the end.