I designed this crochet textured throw pillow for my new home and I would love to share the pattern with you. I have been busy getting settled in the new place and I haven’t found time to blog much lately.
Texture is the new trend for Home Decor in 2018 and this crochet pillow pattern with bobbles and post stitches fits the trend to a T. This pattern is for a throw pillow case which can be washed. If you like to make it a throw pillow, all you have to do is opt not to make the opening.
Crochet Pattern
Materials
1. Worsted weight yarn. Caron One Pound in Off-white was used for the sample.
2. Hook- I (5.5mm)
3. Three 1 ¼ inch wooden buttons
4. Yarn needle for weaving in the yarn tails
Size
Fits 16 X 16 inches square pillow
Gauge
With I hook, 12 hdc sts= 4 inches
Yardage
Around 580 Yards
Stitch Abbreviations
The pattern is in standard American terms.
sc- single crochet
hdc- half double crochet
sl st- slip stitch
ch- chain
sk- skip
fphdc- front post hdc
fpsc- front post sc
Stitch Explanation
1. Front Post Half Double Crochet (fphdc) and Front Post Single Crochet (fpsc): It is worked like a regular hdc or sc stitch except for the way you insert your hook. You can see a tutorial on front post double crochet stitches here, the hook is inserted in the same way for all post stitches: Front Post Double Crochet Tutorial.
2. Bobble: *(YO, insert your hook into the next st and pull up a loop)5 times, yarn over and pull through all the loops except the last one on your hook, you will now have 2 loops left on your hook, YO and pull through the last 2 loops.
Front Panel
The beginning chain is a multiple of 6 + 7.
Row 1: Ch 55, 1 hdc in 3rd ch and across, turn.——53 sts
Row 2: Ch 1 ( does not count as a st here and throughout), 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st, fphdc in next st, *(1 hdc in next 5 sts, 1 fphdc in next), repeat from * until 2 sts are left, 1 hdc in last 2 sts, turn.——-53 sts
Row 3: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st, bphdc in next fphdc st, *(1 hdc in next 5 sts, 1 bphdc in next fphdc), repeat from * until 2 sts are left, 1 hdc in last 2 sts, turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st, 1 sc in next, fpsc in next fphdc, *(1 sc in next 5 sts, 1 bobble in next st on top of fphdc, 1 sc in next 5 sts, 1fpsc in next fphdc), repeat until 2 sts left, 1 sc in last 2 sts, turn.
Note: You will have to push the bobble to the front or make sure it is in front when you make the sc following it.
Row 5: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next, 1 bphdc in next fpsc, *(1 hdc in next 5 sts, 1 hdc on top of the bobble, 1 hdc in next 5 sts, 1 bphdc in next fpsc st), repeat from * until 2 sts left, 1 hdc in last 2 sts, turn.
Row 6: 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next, fphdc in next fphdc, (1hdc in next 5 sts, 1 fphdc in st on top of bobble, 1 hdc in next 5 sts, 1 fphdc in next fphdc), repeat from * until 2 sts left, 1 hdc in last 2 sts, turn.
Row 7: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next, bphdc in next fphdc, *(1 hdc in next 5 sts, bphdc in next fhphdc), repeat from * until 2 sts left, 1 hdc in last 2 sts, turn.
Row 8: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st, 1 sc in next, bobble on top of next fphdc, *(1 sc in next 5 sts, 1 fpsc in next fphdc, 1 sc in next 5 sts, 1 bobble on top of next fphdc), repeat until 2 sts left, 1 sc in last 2 sts, turn.
Row 9: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same, 1 hdc in next, 1 hdc on top of bobble, *(1 hdc in next 5 sts, 1 bphdc in next fpsc, 1 hdc in next 5 sts, 1 hdc on top of bobble), repeat from * to last 2 sts, 1 hdc in last 2, turn.
Row 10: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st, 1 fphdc in next st on top of bobble, *(1 hdc in next 5 sts, 1 fphdc in next fphdc, 1 hdc in next 5 sts, 1 fphdc in next st on top of bobble), repeat from * to last 2 sts, 1 hdc in last 2, turn.
Row 11: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st, bphdc in next fphdc, *(1 hdc in next 5 sts, bphdc in next fphdc), repeat to lst 2 sts, 1 hdc in last 2, turn.
Repeat Rows 4-11 until your front panel is a 16-inch square. Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Back Panels
Two back panels are worked, one with buttonholes and one with a button band to sew on the buttons.
Back Panel 1 (With Buttonhole Band)
Row 1: Ch 55, 1 hdc in 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in each st across. Turn.—–53 hdc
Row 2: Ch 1( does not count as a hdc), 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, 1 hdc in each st across. Turn.——–53 hdc
Repeat Row 2 until your work measures 8 inches.
Buttonhole Band
Rows 1-3: Ch 1 (not a sc here and throughout), 1 sc in same st as ch 1, 1 sc in each st across. Turn. ——53 sc
Row 4: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st as ch 1, 1 sc in next 10 st, ch 3, skip 3 st, 1sc in next 11 st, ch 3, skip 3 st, 1 sc in next 11 st, ch 3, skip 3 st, 1 sc in next 11 st. Turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st as ch 1, 1 sc in next 10 st, *(3 sc in next ch-3 space, 1 sc in next 11 st), repeat from * until the end. Turn.———53 sc
Rows 6 &7: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st as ch 1, 1 sc in each st across. Turn.
Fasten off at the end of Row 7 and weave in the ends.
Back Panel 2 (With Button Band)
Row 1: Ch 55,1 hdc in 3rd st from hook, 1 hdc in each st across. Turn.——–53 hdc
Row 2: Ch 2 ( does not count as a hdc), 1 hdc in each st across. Turn.
Repeat Row 2 until your work measures 8 inches
Button Band
Rows 1- 7: Ch 1 (not a sc here and throughout), 1 sc in same st as ch 1, 1 sc in each st across. Turn.—-53 sc
Fasten off at the end of Row 7 and weave in the ends.
Finishing the Pillow Cover
Keep the textured front panel right side up. Take the two back panels, Overlap the buttonhole band over the button band of the second panel and keep it over the front panel. Work a round of sc all around the cover distributing the stitches as uniformly as possible on the row ends. The sc is will be visible on the right side of the pillow. Sew on the buttons corresponding to the buttonholes.
Kerri
Sunday 25th of April 2021
I'm working on this pillow and just a tiny confused about hdc on top of bobble when the note says to skip the chain on top of the bobble. So do you hdc in the bobble?
Shehnaaz
Sunday 25th of April 2021
I just edited the pattern to do the bobble without the ch 1. This is a new trick I learned, instead of pulling through all the loops on your hook when making the bobble, pull through all loops except the last one, you will have 2 loops on your hook now YO and pull through the last 2 loops. This will eliminate the ch1 so you won't have to skip anything, just work hdc on top of the bobble.
jan
Monday 14th of September 2020
how do you have a band around the joining of the sides? If it was joined inside as you suggest what did you do to finish of the outside?
Shehnaaz
Monday 14th of September 2020
The sc row is worked on the outside. I just edited that part of the pattern. Sorry for the confusion.
Doreen Cronje
Friday 20th of March 2020
Do you have a you tube video,for this pillow pattern
Shehnaaz
Friday 20th of March 2020
Hi Doreen, I am sorry, I do not have a video for this pattern.
Debbie Swaim
Thursday 26th of December 2019
Beautiful pillow. My only request or wish :), is that there were more pictures of the stitches and the back (especially the buttonhole band and button band).
Valerie
Monday 1st of July 2019
This was my first pillow pattern. I think their is a typo making the back panel. I was wondering why front was 53 stitches and back was 48. Well I got to row 4 in first panel and it wouldn’t work following the pattern. Then I looked down and two rows later it said Stitch count should be 53 😯😯😯😯 I had to pull out the entire half panel and start over. But even having to do that I loved the look of this pillow and now I am on to another pillow pattern from this same person. 😀😀
Shehnaaz
Monday 1st of July 2019
Hi Valerie, I am really sorry about the error and the extra effort you had to put in. I just edited it. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.