It is.....
a cushion cover! I call it the Cardigan Cushion.
It's made in a cable/rib pattern which I made up myself after I couldn't get the one in the pattern to fit the cushion. I forgot everything I read about how cables and ribs make a piece of knitting narrower, and I didn't take it into account. But thankfully this type of pattern is also very stretchy, so I was able to make it fit the cushion nicely. The only problem is that the end with the buttons curves in. But I stretched is as much as I could. What can you do?
The wool is Paton's Zhivago, which is very smooth and silky. I like it a lot. I have 2 balls left over to make into something nice.
I didn't really think about the buttonholes until I got to them - I've never done buttonholes before. But I got out Montse Stanley's The Handknitter's Handbook, which I got from the library and I don't want to give back! and I made some passable buttonholes. I wanted either black or pearly buttons, but when I saw these, I knew they were the ones. I spared no expense! I had some problems sewing them on - I kept putting them in the wrong place! Yeah, well, I never said I was actually any good at this knitting gaff!
My greatest compliment came when we put the pregnant birthday girl to bed at the end of the evening, and she wanted my cushion with her. Awwwwwwwww!
*big, warm, glowy feeling*
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