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Pattern: Double-sided Knitted Argyle Pillow

A double-sided argyle pillow. Two-sided, so you can flip it over for a different design when you get bored of one. The difficulty level is intermediate: it requires some intense colorwork and the management of a lot of strands of yarn. [Knitting] Double-sided Argyle Pillow See this pattern on Ravelry, here. Difficulty: Intermediate Yarn: Worsted/Medium (I used a random sampling from my stash) Yardage: 170yds of brown, ~200 yds of blue & red, 45-90yds of white. Needle: 32" size 5 circular knitting needles (regular knitting needles will work, but can get clunky) Gauge: I used an assortment of yarns with a needle that is smaller than the recommended size (to get a tighter knit). You may need to adjust the number of pattern repeats, or the size of the pillow border to get your panels to be the correct size. Large-Double Argyle Panel First we make the brown argyle side, then we make the red argyle panel, and then sew them together. Starting with the brown side...