by Here’s a step-by-step guide to making a crochet pillow pattern, ideal for beginners or intermediate crafters. You can customize colors, stitches, and sizes as you like.
🧶 Crochet Pillow Pattern Guide
🧵 Materials Needed:
- Worsted weight yarn (2-3 skeins depending on size)
- Crochet hook (Size H/8 or 5.0mm recommended)
- Pillow insert (commonly 16″x16″)
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
- Stitch markers (optional)
🪡 Step 1: Choose Your Pattern Style
Decide on the pillow design:
- Solid Color with Texture (e.g. bobble, waffle, or basketweave stitch)
- Granny Square Pillow
- Striped or Ombre Pillow
- Motif or Mandala Style
- Tunisian Crochet Pillow (advanced)
We’ll go with a basic textured square pillow for this guide.
🧩 Step 2: Crochet the Pillow Panels
You’ll need to crochet two panels the same size as your pillow insert.
🍂 Basic Textured Panel (Front & Back)
Pattern: Moss Stitch (also called linen stitch)
It creates a soft, modern texture.
Abbreviations:
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- sk = skip
- st = stitch
📏 Foundation:
- Chain an even number that matches the width of your pillow insert.
For a 16″x16″ pillow, ch 42 (approx. 15.5″ wide depending on your tension).
🧶 Row 1:
- Sc in the 4th ch from hook, ch 1, sk next ch, sc in next ch. Repeat * until the end. Turn.
🧶 Row 2:
- Ch 2 (counts as ch 1 + turning ch), sc in next ch-1 space, ch 1. Repeat * across. End with a sc in turning ch. Turn.
Repeat Row 2 until the piece is a square (about 15.5″ tall). Fasten off and weave in ends.
Make two panels like this.
🧵 Step 3: Join the Panels
Options for joining:
- Single Crochet Join: Adds a nice edge
- Slip Stitch Join: More subtle
- Whip Stitch: With yarn needle for invisible seam
To Join:
- Place panels with right sides facing out.
- Use single crochet or whip stitch to join 3 sides.
- Insert pillow form.
- Close the 4th side.
🎨 Optional Add-ons:
- Add buttons or zipper on one side if you want a removable cover.
- Decorate with tassels or pom-poms on corners.
- Try different stitch textures for each side.
✅ Final Tips:
- Block your panels before joining for a professional finish.
- Keep tension consistent to avoid a wonky shape.
- Experiment with variegated yarn for easy color effects.
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