Striped Raspberry Knitted Cushion Cover

I try to stay away from knitting in the summer, due to the extreme hot weather where I live (over 45 C). But now that it is officially autumn, I started knitting again, and came up with this very simple and vintage looking cushion cover.  

Materials

• Yarn: Alize/ Superlana, Klasik. Wool 25% acrylic 75%, 3.5 oz. / 100 gram, 306 yd. / 280 mt.

Colors numbers: first cushion: 2 skeins of each: dark cream 01, maroon 57. Second cushion: 2 skeins of each: white 55, violet 111.

• Knitting needles: 4 mm, US size 6.
• 3 buttons, 1”/ 2.5 cm diameter, dark cream color for first cushion. violet color for second cushion.
• Tapestry needle.

Cushion measurements:

Length: 15”/ 40 cm

Width: 15”/ 40 cm

Level: intermediate

Knitting Terms:

K 1: knit 1 stitch.
P 1: purl one stitch

P3Tog: purl three stitches together.

(k 1, p 1, k 1) into 1 st is shown in tutorial video Here.

Raspberry Stitch Pattern

Number of stitches: Multiple of 4.
Row 1: *(k 1, p 1, k 1) into 1 st, P3Tog, repeat from * to end.

Row 2: purl All Stitches.
Row 3: *P3Tog, (k 1, p 1, k 1) into 1 st, repeat from * to end. 
Row 4: purl All stitches.

Simple Ribs Pattern:

Row: k 1, p 1, to end.

Making first cover (cream and maroon)

With dark cream yarn, Cast on 84 st, work 18 rows simple ribs pattern as under band. 

Raspberry Pattern Stripes:

1. With dark cream yarn, work 20 rows. (5 times pattern repeat).
2. With maroon yarn, work 20 rows (5 times pattern repeat).

Repeat 1 and 2 three more times.

With marroon yarn make the second band as follows:

Work 8 rows simple ribs pattern, then work the next 2 rows to make button holes:

Row 1:10 sts in simple ribs pattern, cast off 3 sts, 27 sts in simple ribs pattern, cast off 3 sts, 27 sts in simple ribs pattern, cast off 3 sts, 11 sts in simple ribs pattern.

Row 2:11 st in simple ribs pattern, cast on 3 sts, 27 st in simple ribs pattern, cast on 3 sts, 27 st in simple ribs pattern, cast on 3 sts, 10 st in ribs pattern.

Work 6 more rows in simple ribs pattern, cast off all sts.

Finishing the cushion cover

Weave in loose ends, fold the rectangle piece as shown in drawing, sew both sides, and sew buttons in place.

Work the second cushion cover following the instructions starting with the violet color, and changing to white.