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Foolish Mortals Pillow Cover [Knitting Pattern]

Welcome, Foolish Mortals! It’s no secret that we are Disney fans. My all-time favorite attraction, the Haunted Mansion, is full of iconic scenes. The wallpaper speaks to me, the intricate and beautiful design standing in such stark contrast to the fading, peeling, age, and general disrepair of the mansion. I decided to bring a bit of the magic home and created these pillow covers.

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Foolish Mortals Pillow Cover
Knitting Pattern

The Foolish Mortals Pillow Cover knitting pattern is a must-knit for any Haunted Mansion fan! Fair Isle isn’t for the faint of heart, but these super soft pillows are worth the trouble.

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A close-up view of a pillow featuring a spooky-looking face

Materials

16″ x 16″ pillow form

Yarn:
2 skeins of Baby Bee Sweet Delight in Grape Jelly (or Patons Canadiana in Grape Jelly)
1 skein of Baby Bee Sweet Delight in Soft Licorice (or Patons Canadiana in Black)

Pictured in Baby Bee Sweet Delight yarn.
Use Patons Canadiana for a darker, more authentic, pillow cover.

Needles:
US #8/5.00 mm

Notions:
finishing needle
stitch markers (optional, but helpful)

Notes

Gauge:
23 sts x 26 rows = 4″ x 4″
in Stockinette stitch

Abbreviations

BO – bind off
CC – contrasting color
CO – cast on
k – knit
MC – main color
p – purl
st(s) – stitch(es)
St st – Stockinette stitch

Pattern

Both versions of this pillow cover are worked back and forth from the bottom to the top. For both, the front and back of each pillow are worked separately and seamed together.

The chart is detailed. Bold lines mark stitches and rows by groups of 10. Stitch markers are very helpful in keeping your place.

Pillow Cover 1

CO 90 sts in MC (Grape Jelly).

Following the chart below, begin working the pattern back and forth in St st, slipping the first st of each row.

Chart

a knitting stitch chart for a creepy-looking face

After completing the last row (104), BO all sts.

Pillow Cover 2

CO 90 sts in MC (Grape Jelly).

Following the chart below, begin working the pattern back and forth in St st, slipping the first st of each row.

Chart

a knitting chart for five creepy-looking ghost faces

After completing the last row (104), BO all sts.

Back (Both Pillows)

With CC (Soft Licorice), CO 90 sts.

Working back and forth in St st, work 104 rows.

BO all sts.

Finishing

Line up the front and back piece of the pillow.

Seam the top and two sides.

Insert pillow form and seam the bottom.

Weave or tuck in any loose ends.

a knitted pillow with a creepy-looking face stitched into it rests on a couch

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