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Cast on for cushions

If you want to transform your sofa, look no further. Here is the ultimate selection of cushion knitting patterns with a remarkable range of fun colours and styles, from delicate floral intarsia repeats to bold rainbow-striped cables. And as if that wasn't enough, you can get even more ambitious and knit a bobble-studded soft cube for children to play with or a beautiful cable and rosebud bolster - or try knitting with hessian, or patchwork knitting.

'25 Cushions to Knit' by Debbie Abrahams (Collins & Brown, £12.99)

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