Knit Footrest Pouf/Cushion

It’s never that expensive, it doesn’t have to be! Keep reading or watching video to see how easy and affordable it is to make your own knit footrest pouf or cushion. Discover the many other ways you can use it/them in the house.

My knit footrest makes my happy place cozy and comfortable!
I really enjoy sitting on that spot. I read, plan, pray and knit here.

Products Used

• Chunky knitting yarn/wool
• Knitting needle – used 7mm circular pin (use what you have)
• Insert bag 35-75 cm
• Stuffing – used poly balls (use what you have)
• Big needle
• Scissors

For this fortress used chunky yarn. For mine, one is 10
meters and I need 10 of them. So, whatever chunky yarn you use, make sure you get something equivalent for my size of footrest.

If you need a bigger footrest pouf, you will of course need more wool. If you use slimmer wool, you will need more rolls of yarn because you will need to do more stitches to get something equivalent. If you use the slimmer yarn, use maybe a double or triple set together. Remember, you will do more stitches and a longer time. The fact that you don’t have chunky yarn should not stop you from making your knit footrest pouf or cushion.

You will also need knitting needles and in my case, I used the circular
one because I didn’t want to have to sew along the seam. I wanted it to come out circular from the beginning to end. I used the 7mm pins, but if I had bigger like 10mm it would have been my preferred option. The bigger the less the stitches and the fewer the rows, therefore taking a shorter time.

You can also use the normal knitting needles as well, try to use the bigger ones for easier time. However, you will need to sew the seam at the end with a big needle, similar to what I used to close off one end. However, you don’t even need it because the knit loops are wide, you can use your hands or crochet. I’m not a crochet expert, for those who are, consider crocheting this footrest. That is all you need for the casing.

For the stuffing I made a bag that’s 75 by 35cm. All sides were sewn closed apart from a small opening for putting in the stuffing. You can use the normal fiber stuffing, like we use for pillows, but in my case I used poly balls for a different feel.

To begin with I set 60 stitches. For this design I used purl stitch all round, beginning to end, for 44 rows. Since I used 2 colours to have 3 sections, I ended up with 12 rows of grey, 10 rows of cream and
then another 12 rows of grey. Whatever colour of choice you’ve made,
you can even make one, a monochrome, one colour, at the end make sure you
have 44 rows. You can adjust accordingly for different size of knit pouf/cushion. My option was to use the purl stitch, but i日本藤素
f you prefer knit stitch, or are have more advanced skills, and can use others like the herringbone, please go a head

 

To move to the next yarn or colour, there’s no science to it. You just making a knot between the two. I didn’t leave much to tuck away, but if you choose to hide edges away by tucking, let it not be too long.

To finish off I did not reduce the stitches. I wanted the gathered look when I pull in to close the hole. Instead I used the needle to catch the stitches then pulled it closed and the gather makes the casing look very nice. This won’t fully close and that’s why I needed to put a nice cushion inside. The cushion helps when you wash the casing. You are still left something presentable to use in your room or in your basket as you wait for casing to dry or to get clean.

On the other end, I used a cord or rope to close in after putting in the stuffing. This needs to be easy to open for when it needs cleaning.

It turned out beautiful. This was my size of choice, remember, you can make whatever size of pouf you prefer.

You can use it in various ways around the house.

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