If you are looking for a simple spring project, here it is – crochet pillow Sophia. I bought this green and yellow yarn in winter, hoping that I could create something cheerful for when the weather will start getting warmer and spring will be just around the corner. And now it is! 🙂
This pattern is beginner friendly: you only need to know how to chain, make a single crochet and how to connect with a slip stitch. Photo instructions below show the main steps steps how to make this crochet pillow.
My pillow is very small, only 28.0 x 28.0 cm, but it is very easy to adjust the size, you just need to follow the formulas that I wrote in the notes section. Also, I sewed my pillow up, but if you prefer to have a zipper so you could take out your pillow from the case, you can easily do that as well. If you are not sure how to do that, you can take a look at my tutorial showing how to sew in a zipper in a crochet pouch, the principle is very similar.
I hope that you will like my pattern for a crochet pillow Sophia and give it a try. You can also take a look at my other crochet pillows: an easy three color pillow and an easy mini pillow.
Good luck!
Pinterest: Also, you can save it to Pinterest for later here.
Materials
- Yarn: any thicker yarn will work. I used Strik & Smil SIGNE Acrylic yarn, 50 g (~133 m) (green and yellow).
- Hook: as suggested on your yarn label. I used hook size 4.0.
Abbreviations (US terms)
- st: stitch
- sl st: slip stitch
- ch: chain
- sc: single crochet
- rep **: repeat from * to *
Notes
The size of my crochet pillow is 28.0 x 28.0 cm. You will be working in rounds. Photo instructions below show the main steps how to make the pillow case. For this beginner friendly pattern I use the single crochet mesh stitch, which is a repeat of one round and consists only of chains and single crochets.
It is easy to adjust the size of this pillow. With your green yarn make a chain which length would be equal to the width of your pillow plus two chains. Then work in rounds until you reach the height of the green part 1 = the height of your pillow x 0.2. Then change your yarn color and keep working in rounds until the height of the yellow part = the height of your pillow x 0.25. Then change your yarn color to green again and keep working in rounds until you reach the height of your pillow (the height of the green part 2 = the height of your pillow x 0.55).
Pattern
Make a chain which length would be equal to the width of your pillow plus 2 chains. I chained 50.
Round 1: sc in the third chain from your hook. *ch 1, skip one st, sc in the next st*, rep ** until the end of the row. Ch1, sc in the same st. Turn your work, *ch 1, skip one st, sc in the next st*, rep ** until you reach the beginning of the round. Ch 1, join with a sl to the first sc of this round.
Round 2: ch 1, sc in the very first st (sc of the previous round). *ch 1, skip one st, sc in the next st*, rep ** until the end of the round. Ch 1, join with a sl to to the first sc of this round.
For the rest of the pattern keep repeating round 2. When the height of the green part 1 reaches the height of your pillow x 0.2, change color to yellow (I changed after 11 rounds). Keep working in rounds. When the height of the yellow part reaches the height of your pillow x 0.25, change color to green (I changed after round 25). Keep working in rounds until you reach the height of your pillow. Insert your pillow and sew it up.
Photo instructions for the crochet pillow Sophia
Round 1
1. Make a chain which length would be equal to your pillow’s width. Then make two additional chains.
2. Next make a single crochet in the third chain from your hook.
3. Chain one.
4. Skip one stitch and make a single crochet.
5. Chain one, skip one stitch and make a single crochet. Keep working in the same way until the end of the row.
6. Then chain one and make a single crochet in the same stitch. Turn your work. Now you will be working on the other side of the chain.
7. Chain one, skip one stitch, make a single crochet in the next stitch. Keep working in the same way until you reach the beginning of this first round.
8. Then chain one.
9. Join with a slip stitch to the first single crochet of this round.
Round 2
10. Then chain one and make a single crochet in the single crochet of the previous round.
11. Chain one.
12. Skip one stitch and make a single crochet (in the single crochet of the previous round).
13. Keep working in the same way until the end of the round. Chain one.
14. Join with a slip stitch to the first single crochet of this round.
Round 12
15. When you need to change your yarn color, in the beginning of the round chain one with your yellow yarn.
16. Then pull the end of the green yarn to tighten the yellow yarn. Chain one with the yellow yarn. Then work in the same way as before: make a single crochet in the single crochet of the previous round, chain one, skip one stitch and make a single crochet.
Round 26
17. When you reach the desired height of the yellow part, change the yarn color again.
18. Keep working in the same way as before until you reach the height of your pillow.
Finished pillow case
19. The pillow case is ready.
Sewing up the crochet pillow
20. Take a piece of green yarn and a tapestry needle.
21. Insert the needle grabbing just two loops from each side like it is shown in the picture.
22. Pull the yarn through. Then insert the needle in the next two loops like it is shown in the picture. Insert the pillow (filling) and finish sewing it up.
Finished crochet pillow Sophia
23. Done!
Enjoy your crochet pillow!
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