This one is all down to Hubs. The title for this post may have been a little subtle, but some of you may have spotted the IKEA connection.
We’ve had these chairs for a few months now and they’re lovely. However, I am constantly slipping cushions down the sides to pad my big dog’s butt when he snuggles up with me for the evening. Did someone say ‘spoilt’?
I like to work in double knit as it’s really versatile. However, it’s not the best for a project where you want some cushioning. So I set about eperimenting with the thickest texture that I could achieve with good old DK, and this is what I ended up with.
The cover is basically a tube (which Hubby was able to slide onto the arm by removing one of the screws) made up of trebles and post stitches. It comes up lovely and chunky.
For a perfect fit for the IKEA POANG armchairs:
Chain 28 with a 2.75 hook and double knit, securing the round with a slip stitch.
Round 1: Chain 4, treble in next stictch and all the way round.
Round 2: Chain 4, front post stitch in next stitch, back post stitch in next stitch. Continue alternating post stitches to complete the round.
Repeat rounds 1 and 2 until there are 26 rounds in total.
I’ve just completed the first arm of the next armchair. This time I’m using the dandelion (which is obviously a good match for the chair covers) mixed with a burgundy stripe (which matches our IKEA cushion, which incidentally went through a phase of appearing on just about every US TV drama…not our actual cushion of course…unless it snuck out at night).
Watch out for another use of this cosy pattern coming soon!