Ashford Striped Pillow

Simple stitches worked on the bias present the beautiful gradations of hand-dyed yarn in their best light. If you have some partial skeins in your stash that you can’t bear to part with, the geometric stripe motif of this throw pillow is a great way to show them off. This is also the perfect project to try specific techniques like striping, increasing, and decreasing. This pillow is beginner-friendly and works up quickly. Make all the colors of the rainbow and switch them out with the seasons. These are sure to bring a room together. STITCHES AND TECHNIQUES • Tunisian simple stitch • Increasing • Decreasing • Changing colors (stripes) • Running stitch seam YARN Malabrigo Rios (100% superwash merino wool), category 4— worsted weight, 210 yds (192 m)/100 g (3 1/2 oz). -(A) Camel, 230 yds (210 m), (2 skeins) -(B)Azul Profundo, 90 yds (82 m), (1 skein).