Next, sew a horizontal seam to close the bottom of the cushion cover. This is often referred to as mattress stitch or horizontal mattress stitch. There are some great instructions for this here at Knitting Daily. Feel free to use the stitch markers to help you line up the edges together.
Before sewing the final seam, remember to first stuff the cover with the foam insert! Otherwise you ' ll have a closed up cushion cover with no opening to put the pillow foam into. Then, work the final horizontal seam to finish it all up.
And, that ' s it! The finishing is a bit fiddly but certainly takes less time than knitting the front and back pieces of the cushion. And, the knitting skills you do in a project like this are very similar to the same skills you need for larger projects like sweaters- sewing pieces together, following stitch patterns, and more.
The horizontal seam in progress, stitched up at the top and bottom of the cushion.
Stuff the cover with the pillow form insert before working the final seam.
Photos by Glenna Harris