Notte e Giorno

Notte e giorno (Night and Day) is a cushion cover worked in an intricate allover mosaic pattern reminding of a traditional cross stitch embroidery.

The two sides are identical, but with MC and CC swapped, making each side the negative of the other, like day and night.

Finished size: 40 cm height and 40 cm width.

(15.75” height and 15.75” width).

Yarn

Lang Yarns Donegal (100% Virgin Wool; 207.75 yards190 meters/100 g).

MC: col. 0035 (blue), approx. 190 meters;

CC: col. 0094 (white), approx. 190 meters.

Needles

One 60 cm / 24” circular needle or straight needles in size needed to obtain gauge.

Suggested needle size: 3.5-4 mm / 4-6 US.

Notions

2 markers.

4 buttons with 0.5” diam.

Tapestry needle.

Gauge

21 stitches and 42 rows = 10x10 cm (4”) in mosaic st after blocking.