Crocheting an Adorable Pillow: A Fun and Rewarding Project

Leyla

2025-03-31 01:20:21

Create a Cozy Handmade Pillow: Your Complete Guide to Crocheting Delightful Designs

Crocheting an adorable pillow is such a fun and rewarding project! The endless possibilities of colors and patterns make it a delightful way to add a cozy touch to any room. From cute animal shapes to stylish geometric designs, there is something for everyone to enjoy creating. Not to mention, the joy of snuggling up with a handmade pillow that you put love and effort into making is simply priceless. So grab your crochet hook, pick out some soft yarn, and let your creativity soar as you craft your very own charming and huggable pillow!

Ingredients for Your Crochet Pillow

Ingredients:

Crochet Hook: H/8-5.00MM

Craft Scissors

Yarn Sewing Needle

Pillow (17 inches length)

Yarn used: Less than half a skein for each (5) colors / Scrap yarn of Red Heart Super Saver / Medium 4

Thread and Sewing Needle

Stitch Guide

Stitch guide:

HDC = half double crochet

SC = single crochet

SS = slip stitch

ST(S) = stitch(es)

CH = chain

R[number] = Row

RND = Round

Create a Cozy Handmade Pillow: Your Complete Guide to Crocheting Delightful Designs

Front Side:

CH 41-

Color 1: R1: HDC into all of the STS for the entire row, at end of row, turn work.

**Color 1: R2: HDC into the first ST, CH 1, Skip 1 ST, and HDC into the following ST...(*Repeat method for the entire row, at end of row, turn work and switch colors.)

White: Color 2: R3: HDC into the first ST, CH 1, Skip 1 ST, and HDC into the following ST...(*Repeat method for the entire row, at end of row, turn work and switch colors.)

Color 3: R4: HDC into the first ST, CH 1, Skip 1 ST, and HDC into the following ST...(*Repeat method for the entire row, at end of row, turn work and switch colors.)

Color 4: R5: HDC into the first ST, CH 1, Skip 1 ST, and HDC into the following ST...(*Repeat method for the entire row, at end of row, turn work and switch colors.)

White: Color 2: R6: HDC into the first ST, CH 1, Skip 1 ST, and HDC into the following ST...(*Repeat method for the entire row, at end of row, turn work and switch colors.)

Color 5: R7: HDC into the first ST, CH 1, Skip 1 ST, and HDC into the following ST...(*Repeat method for the entire row, at end of row, turn work and switch colors.)

**From Row 8-Row 32: You will repeat the color method as well as technique from Row 2 to Row 7. Alternating your work with the corresponding theme.

Create a Cozy Handmade Pillow: Your Complete Guide to Crocheting Delightful Designs

At final Row, SS to complete work.

Finishing technique, HDC around the entire piece. 41 STS on the Bottom and Top. 50 STS for the Side (Left and Right)

Create a Cozy Handmade Pillow: Your Complete Guide to Crocheting Delightful Designs

Back Side:

CH 41

Color 1: R1: HDC into all of the STS for the entire row, at end of row, turn work.

Color 2: R2: HDC into all of the STS for the entire row, at end of row, turn work.

White: Color 3: R3: HDC into all of the STS for the entire row, at end of row, turn work.

Color 4: R4: HDC into all of the STS for the entire row, at end of row, turn work.

Color 5: R5: HDC into all of the STS for the entire row, at end of row, turn work.

White: Color 3: R6: HDC into all of the STS for the entire row, at end of row, turn work.

Color 1: R7-R8: HDC into all of the STS for the entire row, at end of row, turn work.

Color 2: R9-R10: HDC into all of the STS for the entire row, at end of row, turn work.

White: Color 3: R11-R12: HDC into all of the STS for the entire row, at end of row, turn work.

Color 4: R13-R14: HDC into all of the STS for the entire row, at end of row, turn work.

Color 5: R15-R16: HDC into all of the STS for the entire row, at end of row, turn work.

White: Color 3: R17-18: HDC into all of the STS for the entire row, at end of row, turn work.

**From Row 19-Row 35: You will repeat the color method as well as technique from Row 1 all the way to (Row 17-Row 18) Alternating your work with the corresponding theme. Exp: Row 19, same color/method as Row 1.

At final Row, SS to complete work.

Finishing technique, HDC around the entire piece. 41 STS on the Bottom and Top. 50 STS for the Side (Left and Right)

Create a Cozy Handmade Pillow: Your Complete Guide to Crocheting Delightful Designs

Next, with your yarn sewing needle and a strand of yarn, you will sew the sides and the bottom together only. Then you will slip your pillow into the cover, sewing it in securely.

Create a Cozy Handmade Pillow: Your Complete Guide to Crocheting Delightful Designs

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