Bobble Knit Throw Pillow

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Bobble Knit Throw Pillow

Happy Free Pattern Friday, friends! I’ve been so blown away by your response to the Bobble Knit Throw pattern I published last month, and I’m so excited for you to meet its throw pillow match!

The Bobble Knit Throw Pillow features the same diamond bobble pattern as the throw, making a perfect matching set! It is knit lengthwise and fits a 12″ by 20″ pillow insert for a modern look. It’s knit in the round as a tube, then the ends are seamed together. It’s just as easy to knit as the blanket, maybe even easier since there’s a lot less purling!

If you’ve already picked up your yarn for the throw blanket, then you’re all set! The throw uses about 3.5 skeins of Bernat Softee Chunky Big Ball (the 400g skein), and the pillow uses about half a skein. So with only 4 skeins you’ll have a matching set to cozy up your favorite spot!

The Bobble Knit Throw Pillow pattern includes written, charted and video instructions.

You can find the free pattern posted below (just keep scrollin’!), or purchase the printable ad-free PDF through the link below.

Let’s get started!

Here’s what you’ll need:

Yarn

281 yds/257 m (1 skein) Bernat Softee Chunky Big Ball (431 yds/394 m per 14 oz/400 g ball) in Natural

Needles

US 11/8.0 mm 24 in circular needles
*Or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions

Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
12 in/30.5 cm x 20 in/51 cm pillow insert

Gauge

9 sts and 13 rows = 4 in/10 cm in Stockinette st (unblocked)

Size

 12 in/30.5 cm x 20 in/51 cm

Abbreviations

• CO – cast on
• k – knit
• MB – make bobble: kfbf (knit into the front, back and front of the next stitch), turn work and p3, turn again and k3, turn again and p3, turn once more and k3tog (knit 3 stitches together).
• p – purl
• pm – place marker
• st(s) – stitch(es)

Pattern

Using the long tail method, CO 50 sts. Pm and join in the round, taking care not to twist sts.

Round 1: k around.

Begin Chart
Proceed to chart or follow written directions below. The chart shows even rows only. Directions within parenthesis are to be repeated five times per round.

Rounds 2 – 20 are worked 3 times:

Round 2: [k5, MB, k4] x 5
Round 3 (and all odd rows): k around.
Round 4: [k4, MB, k1, MB, k3] x 5
Round 6: [k3, MB, k3, MB, k2] x 5
Round 8: [k2, MB, k5, MB, k1] x 5
Round 10: [k1, MB, k7, MB] x 5

Round 12: [MB, k9] x 5
Round 14: [k1, MB, k7, MB] x 5
Round 16: [k2, MB, k5, MB, k1] x 5
Round 18: [k3, MB, k3, MB, k2] x 5
Round 20: [k4, MB, k1, MB, k3] x 5

Round 22: k5, MB, k4
Round 23: k around.

Finishing:

Bind off all sts. Cut yarn, leaving a long tail for seaming.

Thread a tapestry needle with the tail end of yarn. Holding the bound off edge together, insert the needle under both legs of a knit stitch next to the bound off edge (under both legs of the ‘V’). Next, insert the needle under both strands of the corresponding st from the front edge (the upside-down ‘V’). See video tutorial for demonstration.

Continue seaming until all edge sts are seamed, and weave in end. Place pillow insert inside cover and seam the cast on edge sts in the same manner.

That’s all there is to it! For the matching throw blanket, see this post.

Remember, you can grab the ad-free printable PDF here, or add this to your Ravelry queue here.

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