Sanquhar Cushion completed

Harrison Sun Circular Sock Machine

Well, look what I lgot this weekend! Beatutiful working order but SO heavy, as it sits on an extra "crown" although apparently I can take this off. When screwed to a board and clamped on a Black & Decker workmate, it threatened to topple over, so can't really do much with it yet. Plus would only be able to work with it outside in decent weather, the wrokmate is far to big to have anywhere in the house.

Sanquhar cushion front

Wanted to make one of these ever since I saw a sampler thype made by a freind in France. Hers was nine large blocks and fine wool (perhaps even her own handspun). Well, my handspun attempt at Sanquhar some years ago was hilarious and I only made the one glove.

This time, I had a lot of b&w acrylic left over from making a zebra for the twins. I had statred pat & Steve's Curve of Pursuit and abandoned it when, coindientally, it was cuhion size. Decided to make a Sanquahr cushion front the same size.

I meesed around with an Excel spreadsheet to get squares, then drew up some of the patterns. I ended up with four large blocks of 3x3 tiny patterns. These were doen in stocking stich, borders in garter stich (to match the back, but the row count is way off). I realied on row 9 of the pattern that not only would hte contrast yarn be at the wrong side of the work for the next block, but also that I could not do garter stich in black abouve a pattern block! So then I purled above those sections.

Tomorrow I will be knitting applied I-Cord to join the back and front together.