As promised, here is the free pattern for the coordinating crochet pillow to the Mod Stripes Crochet Blanket!
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Mod Stripes Crochet Pillow
Materials Used:
- 1 skein each Red Heart Super Saver in Cornmeal, Carrot, Soft White, and Aruba Sea (if you made the Mod Stripes Crochet Blanket you should have enough yarn leftover to complete this pillow)
- J/10 – 6.00 mm crochet hook
- 12″ x 12″ pillow form
- 1 – inch button
- Sewing needle for sewing on button
- Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Abbreviations:
ch(s) = chain(s)
st(s) = stitch(es)
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
sl st = slip stitch
sp = space
American crochet terms used throughout
Gauge:
4″ x 4″ = 12 sc, 18 rows
Finished Size Approximately:
12″ x 12″
Note: Your pre-assembled panels should be slightly smaller than the indicated finished size. They will stretch once the pillow form is inserted and this helps achieve a snug fit.
Instructions:
To make the front panel:
Row 1:
With soft white, ch 35. Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. (34 sts)
Rows 2 – 44:
Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. Fasten off and weave in ends.
To add the cross-stitches, thread a tapestry needle with a long length of yarn in the color indicated by the graph below. I doubled the yarn over so that I would be cross-stitching with two strands of yarn. Each square on the graph below represents one single crochet. Work one cross-stitch over 4 single crochets (2 sc’s on one row, 2 sc’s on the row above). For a photo tutorial on how to complete a cross-stitch over 4 single crochets, please see this post.
To make the 2 back panels:
Panel 1 (top panel):
Row 1:
With cornmeal, ch 35. Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn. (34 sts)
Rows 2 – 8:
Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Rows 9-12:
With soft white, ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Rows 13-20:
With aruba sea, ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Row 21:
Ch 1, sc in each of the next 16 sts, ch 2, skip 2 sts, sc in each of the last 16 sts, turn.
Row 22:
Ch 1, hdc in each st across.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Panel 2 (bottom panel):
Row 1:
With carrot, ch 35. Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn. (34 sts)
Rows 2 – 8:
Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Rows 9-14:
With soft white, ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Rows 15-30:
With aruba sea, ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
To attach the front and back panels:
With right sides facing out, line up Panel 2 (bottom panel) with bottom edge of the front panel and Panel 1 (top panel) with the top edge of the front panel. Panel 1 will slightly overlap Panel 2, with the buttonhole near the center of the pillow. Pin in place if necessary. Attach soft white to any corner and work 1 round of sl st evenly spaced around all four sides of the pillow, sl st to beginning. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Finishing:
Sew on button so that it lines up with the corresponding button hole.
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