Berroco Yarrow Homeware Knitting Pattern

Berroco Yarrow Knit Pillow Cover

What Is Being Made

The Berroco Yarrow is a square knit pillow cover designed as homeware, measuring approximately 18 inches by 46 centimeters. This intermediate-level knitting project creates a decorative pillow cover featuring a charted lace pattern in the center front, with a button-closure flap on the back. The finished pillow cover is designed to fit an 18-inch square knife-edge pillow form.

Knitting Techniques Used

This pattern employs multiple construction techniques to create the finished pillow cover. The project begins with a bottom-up approach, starting with a cast-on of 122 stitches. The main body is worked in the round using a circular needle, allowing the knitter to create the pillow cover seamlessly for the majority of the project. Once the circular section reaches the desired length, the pattern transitions to working flat, where stitches are worked back and forth in rows to create the front flap. The pillow cover features a lace pattern worked from a chart positioned in the center front section. The construction also incorporates seamed finishing, as the pillow is folded and sewn to close the sides and create the final three-dimensional form.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The Yarrow pattern utilizes fundamental knitting stitches combined with charted lace work. The majority of the pillow is worked in stockinette stitch (St st), which creates a smooth, classic fabric base. The centerpiece features a charted lace pattern that is worked over 8 rounds, creating an openwork design in the front center of the pillow. The pattern includes yarn overs (yo) and knit two together (k2tog) decreases to form the lace motif. Additional stitch techniques include knit (k) stitches and the use of stitch markers (sm) to denote pattern sections and the beginning of rounds. The buttonhole row incorporates yarn overs paired with knit two together decreases to create four evenly spaced buttonholes for closure.

Materials: Yarn and Needles

This project calls for Berroco Remix Chunky yarn, a bulky-weight option that works up quickly. The pattern requires 3 balls of the yarn in colorway #9922 Buttercup, with each ball weighing 100 grams. A 32-inch circular needle in size 10 (6 mm) is used to work the pillow in the round, or a size adjusted to obtain proper gauge. The pattern also requires four stitch markers—with one in a different color to mark the beginning of the round—and four 1-inch buttons for the back flap closure.

Gauge and Finished Dimensions

Achieving proper gauge is essential for this project. The stockinette stitch gauge is 14 stitches and 20 rounds over 4 inches (10 centimeters) after blocking. The charted lace pattern has a gauge of 12 stitches and 20 rounds over 4 inches (10 centimeters). The finished pillow cover measures approximately 18 inches by 46 centimeters square and is designed to fit an 18-inch square knife-edge pillow form.

Pattern Construction Overview

The Yarrow pillow begins with casting on 122 stitches and joining to work in the round. After a set-up round that places stitch markers to divide the work into sections, the knitter establishes the charted lace pattern in the center while working stockinette stitch on either side. This section continues until the piece reaches approximately 18 inches from the cast-on edge. The pattern then transitions to flat knitting, where 59 stitches remain active for the front flap. The flap is worked in stockinette stitch for 4 inches, followed by 4 knit rows. A buttonhole row creates four evenly spaced closures, followed by 4 additional knit rows and a bind-off. After weaving in ends and blocking, the pillow is folded in half with the charted lace section centered on the front, and the sides are sewn together to create the finished three-dimensional pillow cover.