Knitting a 50x50 cm Wool Pillow with Zipper Closure

You’ll need:

8 skeins of wool yarn (69m/50g);

Circle knitting needles 5;

Zipper 50 cm.

Size: 50 x 50 cm.

Stitches control: 17 sts х 22 rows = 10 х 10 cm.

Instructions

Knit around. Cast on 172 sts and make 3 rows of knit sts.

4^th row: 3 knit sts, 1 st from broaching – repeat to end of row;

5^th row: 2 knit sts, 24 sts – due to the scheme P1, 12 sts – due to the scheme P2, 36 sts – due to the scheme P3, 12 sts – due to the scheme P4, 24 sts – due to the scheme P1, 4 knit sts, P1, P2, P3, P4, P1, 2 knit sts;

From 6^th row – work due to the scheme, repeat P5 3 times to 47 cm height.

Decrease 52 sts in the next row. Then, 3 rows of knit sts to finish the ornament and 2 rows for zipper. Sew zipper.