Skill Level: Intermediate

Size: 15 × 12 in (38 x 31 cm)

Stitches used and abbreviations: foll: following or follow, row: row, cont: continue, diag: diagram(s), inc: increase, st: stitch, sts: stitches, rep: repeat or repetitions, FO: fasten off, work: work or working, x: time(s), fin: finishing, ch: chain, sl st: slip stitch, sc: single crochet, bp sc: back loop single crochet, inc. bp sc: increase of 2 back loop single crochets in the same base stitch, dec. bp sc: 2 back loop single crochets worked together.

Instructions: Cushion: With Barroco Maxcolor Brilho yarn in color Malagueta, start with 62 ch + 1 ch to turn the work, Row 1: Working into the 2nd ch from the hook, work 62 sc. Row 2: Ch 1, 1 dec. bp sc, 59 bp sc, 1 inc. bp sc. Row 3: Ch 1, 1 inc. bp sc, 59 bp sc, 1 dec. bp sc. Continue following Diagram 1, working in rows back and forth, changing colors as indicated. Fasten off. Assembly: Fold the piece in half and sew the two ends together (the first and last row) using Barroco Maxcolor Brilho yarn in color Malagueta. Sew the side and bottom seams, leaving only the top edge open. Finishing: Attach Barroco Maxcolor Brilho yarn in color Malagueta to the top edge of the piece, at the opening, Row 1: Work as follows: *1 sc, ch 3, skip the space of 1 row on the side*, repeat from * to * around the entire opening, join with sl st. Fasten off. Cord: With Barroco Maxcolor Brilho yarn in color Malagueta, make a cord long enough to weave through the loops of the opening and tie to close the cover.

Designer by: Rosana Recchia