Pillows

Easy three color pillow

If you are looking for an easy project, you have found it. Even though it is pretty simple, it still leaves some space for your imagination to choose different color combinations.

For this pillow I use half double crochet slip stitch back loop only (hdc-slst-blo) which I saw on Daisy Farm Crafts website and fell in love with it. It is quite easy to make and by just repeating it row by row you get a beautiful pattern and give your items a nice texture. It is also stretchy, so it can be used for hats, scarfs, etc.

Good luck!

Easy three color pillow

PDF: If you prefer a printable PDF pattern without ads, you can buy it here.

Pinterest: Also, you can save it to Pinterest for later here.

Materials

  • Yarn: any dk (or thicker) yarn will work. I used Järbo Lady 50 g white, mustard yellow and jeans blue yarn.
  • Hook: as suggested on your yarn label. I used hook size 4.0.

Abbreviations (US terms)

Notes

You will be working in rows to make two pieces, the front and the back, then in rounds to connect them. The size of my pillow is 35×26 cm, but you can make any size you want. To adjust, start chaining until you reach the desired height of the pillow and use the same color yarn (A) until one third of the pillow width is reached. Then count the rows and use the same number of rows for the two other colors (B and C).

Pattern

The front side

Start with any number of ch until you reach the desired length (the height of the pillow) + 2 using yarn A. For my pillow I chained 44 + 2.

Row 1: Yarn A: hdc-slst in the third ch from your hook, then hdc-slst in every ch until you reach the end.

Row 2-18: ch 2, hdc-slst-blo in every st of the prev row (ch 2 does not count as a st).

Row 19-36: Change to yarn B and repeat row 2.

Row 37-54: Change to yarn C and repeat row 2.

Fasten off and weave in the ends.

The back side

The back side is exactly the same as the front side.

Connecting two pieces

Put both pieces together so that the colors would match. Start with yarn A where color A and B meet.

Round 1:

– sc in every row of both pieces until you reach the first corner.

– 3 sc in the corner, then sc in every st of both pieces until you reach the corner.

– 3 sc in the corner, sc in every row of both pieces until you reach color B.

– Change yarn to B, sc in every row of both pieces until you reach color C.

– Change yarn to C, sc in every row of both pieces until you reach the corner,

– 3 sc in the corner, sc in every st of both pieces until you reach the corner,

– 3 sc in the corner, sc in every row of both pieces until you reach color B (don’t forget to put your pillow or stuffing inside before you end the row!).

– Change yarn to B and sc in every row of both pieces until you reach color A.

– Change to yarn A and connect with a sl st.

Round 2: ch 1, sc in every st of the prev round, or 2 sc in the corners. Change yarn color as needed until you reach the end of the round, then connect with a sl st. Fasten off and weave in all ends.

Photo instructions

Changing yarn color

1a. When you need yarn color (B) to start from the next row, finish the current row with yarn color (A).

2a. Yarn over yarn color B.

3a. Pull the yarn color B through the loop on your hook. Now yarn color B is ready to use.

1b. When you need to change yarn color B to yarn color A working on the edge, make single crochets with yarn color B until only one stitch in that color is left to make.

2b. Start making the last single crochet with yarn color B: insert the hook in the next stitch, yarn over, pull the yarn through. You have two loops on your hook. Now stop.

3b. Yarn over yarn color A.

4b. Pull the yarn through both loops. Now yarn color A is ready to use.

Connecting two pieces

1. To connect two pieces, first put them together. Insert your hook in the first stitch of the first piece and the first stitch of the second piece. Your hook should be under both “v”s.

2. Yarn over.

3. Pull the yarn through both “v”s. Now you have two loops on your hook.

4. Yarn over.

5. Pull the yarn through both loops.

6. Continue making single crochets in the same way until you need to change the yarn color or until the end of the round. Then make the second round. Done!

Enjoy your pillow!

PDF: If you prefer a printable PDF pattern without ads, you can buy it here.

You can save this pattern to Pinterest here.

Three color pillow pin

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  • Nicola P
    January 18, 2021 at 5:55 pm

    How many balls of each colour did you use?

    • Nordic Hook
      January 18, 2021 at 7:32 pm

      Hi Nicola, I used one ball of each color.