How to Make a Cozy Crochet Cable Pillow

The Crochet Cable Pillow is a cozy and stylish addition to your home decor that combines the warmth of crochet with the intricate look of cables. It's a fun and rewarding project that allows you to showcase your skills and creativity while creating something functional and beautiful for your living space.

The texture created by the cables adds depth and interest to the pillow, making it a standout piece that will impress guests and provide comfort for lounging. Whether you're an experienced crocheter or looking to try something new, the Crochet Cable Pillow is a satisfying and enjoyable project that will quickly become a favorite in your home. So grab your yarn and hook, and let's get crocheting!

Finished Measurement

18 inches square

Materials

• Garnstudio Drops Alaska medium (worsted) weight wool yarn (1 3/4 oz/77 yds/50g per skein): 9 balls #03 light grey
• Size J/10/6mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• 18-inch-square pillow form
• Tapestry needle

Gauge

12 dc = 4 inches; 6 1/2 dc rows = 4 inches

Take time to check gauge.

Pattern Notes

• Weave in ends as work progresses.
• Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
• Chain-3 at the beginning of the round does not count as a stitch unless otherwise stated.

Special Stitches

• Corner:

  (2 dc, ch 2, dc) in indicated ch-2 sp.

• 2 Front Post Treble Crochet Crossover Spaced (2 fptr-cross-sp):

  Sk next 2 fptr and next bptr, fptr in each of next 2 fptr. working behind 2 sts just made, bptr in sk bptr, working in front of 3 sts just made, fptr in each of 2 sk fptr.

• 2 Front Post Treble Crochet Shifted Left (2 fptr-left):

  Sk next 2 sts, bptr in next st, working in front of st just made, fptr in each of 2 sk sts.

• 2 Front Post Treble Crochet Shifted Right (2 fptr-right):

  Sk next st, fptr in each of next 2 sts, working behind sts just made, bptr in sk st.

• 2 Front Post Treble Crochet Crossover in Front (2 fptr-cross-front):

  Sk next 2 fptr, fptr in each of next 2 fptr, working in front of 2 sts just worked, fptr in each of 2 sk fptr.

• 2 Front Post Treble Crochet Crossover in Back (2 fptr-cross-back):

  Sk next 2 fptr. fptr in each of next 2 fptr, working behind 2 sts just worked, fptr in each of 2 sk fptr.

Pillow

Front Panel

Ch 4, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form ring.

Note: Rnds will begin from central st of the first edge of square.

Rnd 1: Ch 3 (count as a dc), dc in ring, ch 2, [3 dc in ring, ch 2) 3 times, dc in ring, join in top of beg ch-3. (12 dc, 4 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 2: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), (bptr in next dc, fptr in next dc, corner (see Special Stitches) in next ch-2 sp, fptr in next dc) 4 times, join in first bptr at beg of rnd. (28 sts, 4 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 3: Ch 3, bptr in first bptr, working in front of st just made, fptr in each of 2 sts before first bptr, sk next 2 fptr (will be worked at end of rnd), [bptr in next dc, corner in next ch-2 sp, bptr in next dc, 2 fptr-cross-sp (see Special Stitches)] 3 times, bptr in next dc, corner in next ch-2 sp, bptr in next dc, reaching between first bptr and first 2 fptr, fptr in each of 2 fptr sk at beg of rnd, join in first bptr. (44 sts, 4 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 4: Ch 3, (bptr in next bptr, 2 fptr-left (see Special Stitches), bptr in each of next 2 dc, corner in next ch-2 sp, bptr in each of next 2 dc, 2 fptr-right (see Special Stitches)] 4 times, join in first bptr. (60 sts, 4 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 5: Ch 3, [bptr in each of next 2 bptr, 2 fptr-left, bptr in next bptr, bptr in each of next 2 dc, corner in next ch-2 sp, bptr in each of next 2 dc, bptr in next bptr, 2 fptr-right, bptr in next bptr) 4 times, join in first bptr. (76 sts, 4 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 6: Ch 3, [bptr in each of next 2 bptr, 2 fptr-right, bptr in each of next 2 bptr, 2 fptr-right, corner in next ch-2 sp, 2 fptr-left, bptr in each of next 2 bptr, 2 fptr-left, bptr in next bptr] 4 times, join in first bptr. (92 sts, 4 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 7: Ch 3, (bptr in first bptr, 2 fptr-right, bptr in each of next 2 bptr, 2 fptr-right, bptr in next bptr, bptr in each of next 2 dc, corner in next ch-2 sp, bptr in each of next 2 dc, bptr in next bptr, 2 fptr-left, bptr in each of next 2 bptr, 2 fptr-left] 4 times, join in first bptr. (108 sts, 4 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 8: Ch 3, bptr in first bptr, working in front of bptr just made, fptr in each of 2 sts before bptr just made, sk next 2 fptr (will be worked at end of rnd), (bptr in each of next 2 bptr, 2 fptr-right, bptr in each of next 4 bptr, fptr in each of next 2 dc, corner in next ch-2 sp, fptr in each of next 2 dc, bptr in each of next 4 bptr, 2 fptr-left, bptr in each of next 2 bptr, 2 fptr-cross-sp] 3 times, bptr in each of next 2 bptr, 2 fptr-right, bptr in each of next 4 bptr, fptr in each of next 2 dc, corner in next ch-2 sp, fptr in each of next 2 dc, bptr in each of next 4 bptr, 2 fptr-left, bptr in each of next 2 bptr, reaching hook between first bptr and first 2 fptr at beg of rnd, fptr in each of first 2 sk sts, join in first bptr. (124 sts, 4 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 9: Ch 3, (bptr in first bptr, 2 fptr-left, 2 fptr-right, bptr in each of next 5 bptr, 2 fptr-cross-front (see Special Stitches), corner in next ch-2 sp, 2 fptr-cross-front, bptr in each of next 5 bptr, 2 fptr-left, 2 fptr-right) 4 times, join in first bptr. (140 sts, 4 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 10: Ch 3, (bptr in each of next 2 bptr, 2 fptr-cross-back (see Special Stitches), bptr in each of next 5 bptr, 2 fptr-right, 2 fptr-left, bptr in next dc, corner in next ch-2 sp, bptr in next dc, 2 fptr-right, 2 fptr-left, bptr in each of next 5 bptr, 2 fptr-cross-back, bptr in next bptr] 4 times, join in first bptr. (156 sts, 4 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 11: Ch 3, [bptr in first bptr, 2 fptr-right, 2 fptr-left, bptr in each of next 4 bptr, 2 fptr-left, 2 fptr-right, bptr in next bptr, bptr in each of next 2 dc, corner in next ch-2 sp, bptr in each of next 2 dc, bptr in next bptr, 2 fptr-left, 2 fptr-right, bptr in each of next 4 bptr, 2 fptr-right, 2 fptr-left) 4 times, join in first bptr. (172 sts, 4 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 12: Ch 3, bptr in first bptr, 1 fptr back in each of 2 previous fptr, sk next 2 fptr (will be worked at end of rnd), [bptr in each of next 2 bptr, 2 fptr-left, bptr in each of next 4 bptr, 2 fptr-cross-front, bptr in each of next 4 bptr, fptr in each of next 2 dc, corner in next ch-2 sp, fptr in each of next 2 dc, bptr in each of next 4 bptr, 2 fptr-cross-front, bptr in each of next 4 bptr, 2 fptr-right, bptr in each of next 2 bptr, 2 fptr-cross-sp] 3 times, bptr in each of next 2 bptr, 2 fptr-left, bptr in each of next 4 bptr, 2 fptr-cross-front, bptr in each of next 4 bptr, fptr in each of next 2 dc, corner in next ch-2 sp, fptr in each of next 2 dc, bptr in each of next 4 bptr, 2 fptr-cross-front, bptr in each of next 4 bptr, 2 fptr-right, bptr in each of next 2 bptr, working hook between first bptr and first 2 fptr, fptr in each of 2 fptr sk at beg of rnd, join in first bptr (188 sts, 4 ch-2 sps).

Rnd 13: (Ch 3, [bptr in next bptr, 2 fptr-left, bptr in each of next 2 bptr, 2 fptr-left, bptr in each of next 2 bptr, 2 fptr-right, 2 fptr-left, bptr in each of next 3 bptr, fptr in each of next 2 fptr, bptr in each of next 2 dc, corner in next ch-2 sp, bptr in each of next 2 dc, fptr in each of next 2 fptr, bptr in each of next 3 bptr, 2 fptr-right, 2 fptr-left, bptr in each of next 2 bptr, 2 fptr-right, bptr in each of next 2 bptr, 2 fptr-right] 4 times, join in first bptr. (204 sts, 4 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 14: Ch 3, [bptr in first bptr, 2 fptr-right, bptr in each of next 3 bptr, fptr in each of next 2 fptr, bptr in each of next 2 bptr, 2 fptr-left, 2 fptr-right, bptr in each of next 3 bptr, fptr in each of next 2 fptr, bptr in each of next 2 bptr, bptr in each of next 2 dc, corner in next ch-2 sp, bptr in each of next 2 dc, bptr in each of next 2 bptr, fptr in each of next 2 fptr, bptr in each of next 3 bptr, 2 fptr-left, 2 fptr-right, bptr in each of next 2 bptr, fptr in each of next 2 fptr, bptr in each of next 3 bptr, 2 fptr-left] 4 times, join in first bptr. (220 sts, 4 ch-2 sps) Fasten off.

Back Panel

Rnd 1: Ch 4, join in first ch to form ring, ch 3 (counts as a dc), dc in ring, ch 2, (3 dc in ring, ch 2) 3 times, dc in ring, join in top of beg ch-3. (12 dc, 4 ch-2 sps)

Rnds 2-14: Ch 3 (count as a dc), dc in each dc around, corner in each ch-2 sp, join in 3rd ch at beg of rnd. (220 dc, 4 ch-2 sps after rnd 14) Fasten off.

Assembly

With WS of Front and Back Panels together, work 1 row of reverse sc around 3 edges of the Pillow matching sts of last rnd. Insert pillow form and close 4th edge with reverse sc, join in first st. Fasten off.