Hook up this thick cabled cushion and blanket set by Sandy Walker – it’s the ultimate make for texture lovers!

With cables that mimic rippling water and rapidly flowing streams, the two sides of this cushion perfectly complement each other.

NOTES Cushion is made up of a Front and Back Panel. Panels are worked in rows with RS facing throughout. When joining a new ball of yarn, yrh with the new colour , tie the ends together loosely on the WS until you’re ready to weave in the ends. There are 2 Charts on page 25, which you can refer to when working the Panels. Each row should be read from right to left and shows the stitches of the FwdP only. The RetP is worked in the same way throughout. The loop on your hook at the beginning of each row counts as the first st of the row. When working the last st of each row, work into the 2 loops on the left edge.

CUSHION FRONT

Using a 10mm Tunisian hook, ch50.

Row 1 (RS) Insert hook in bl of second ch from hook, yrh and pull up a loop, leave loop on hook, (insert hook in next ch, yrh and pull up a loop) 48 times (50 loops on hook), RetP across. [50 sts]

Row 2 (Tps in next 2 sts, LC) twice, Tps in next st, Tss in next 30 sts, Tps in next st, (LC, Tps in next 2 sts) twice, Tss in final st, RetP across.

Rows 3-4 Repeat Row 2.

Row 5 (Tps in next 2 sts, LC) twice, Tps in next st, (C6B over next 6 sts) 5 times, Tps in next st, (LC, Tps in next 2 sts) twice, Tss in final st, RetP across. Place stitch marker at beginning of this row.