The place where I lived as a child had a baroque garden nearby, open to the public. Statues all around, you could play among antique heroes and unicorns, feeling like a little hero out of a fairy tale yourself. Best of all, there was a maze with endless paths to hide and seek. They don’t look so endless nowadays, but all things are relative. In memory of the fun that I had, this pillow is called The Maze.

It is made out of a sport weight cotton yarn, using a stripes and mosaic pattern. Both written line by line instructions and charts for the mosaic pattern are included.

Difficulty level: intermediate (stripes and mosaic)

Yarn: Steinbach Nizza (100% cotton; 140m/50g; 153yds/1.76oz); 2 balls of main color, 1 ball of contrast color. Sample used 182m/199yds of main color and 134m/147yds of contrast color.

Needles: 3.5mm/US 4

Notions: yarn needle, snaps (optional)

Gauge: 21 stitches/50 rows in mosaic pattern = 10cm/4in.

Size: for a pillow that is 30x30cm/12x12in