Crochet Pillow

Have you been looking for the perfect element of texture to add to your cozy corner? Then I recommend crocheting this throw pillow. I think you’ll be surprised at how simple this actually is.

This pillow measures 18×18, so if you don’t want to fill it with fiber fill inside a pillow case (like I did), then you can purchase an 18×18 pillow insert instead. One more option, that a lot of people do, is just crochet the front panel and then sew that on to a pillow insert. So you definitely have options with this pattern. I went back and fourth about adding tassels to each corner but ultimately decided not to.

Comment below if you think I should add tassels.

Textured Throw Pillow

Supplies

3 skeins of Lion Brand Yarn in color Houston Cream (super bulky 6). I used about 2 ¼ of the skeins

Crochet hook 10mm (US/size N)

Yarn needle

Fiber fill and standard pillowcase or 18×18 pillow insert

Abbreviations

Ch- chain

Sc- single crochet

Hdc- half double crochet

Bobble st- bobble stitch- to create this bobble st, yarn over, insert hook into stitch and pull up a loop, yarn over, pull up a second loop, repeat in same stitch until you have 5 loops on hook. Insert hook in st and pull yarn through all 5 loops on hook.

Front Panel

Ch 39

Row 1:        Sc in first 2 chains, bobble st in next ch. *[Sc in next 2 ch, bobble in next ch] across. Row should have 12 bobble st in total

Row 2:        Ch 1, Sc in each st from previous row (38 across)

Row 3:        Ch 1 *[Sc in next 2 sts, bobble st in next st] across

Row 4-34              repeat rows 2 and 3

Border:       sc around the entire panel, 2x. (Note: for corners, sc, ch, sc in same st)

Back Panel

Ch 39

Row 1:       hdc in second chain from hook and each ch across (38 total)

Row 2:        ch 1, hdc in each st across (38)

Row 3 -28:            repeat row 2

Border:       sc around the entire panel, 2x. (Note: for corners, sc, ch, sc in same st) use yarn needle to sew to front panel.

Note: I sewed the panels together by placing the front sides together facing in (bobble side facing in). After sewing 3 sides together, flip it to right side out.

Stuff before sewing the fourth side

To stuff:

Insert empty pillowcase in the pillow, stuff with fiber fill, roll, or sew pillowcase shut (I used an off-white-colored pillowcase to blend in with the yarn). You can use a 18×18 pillow insert instead

Sew together fourth side. Weave in ends.

Pillow measures 18×18

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