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How to Crochet a Decorative Pillow Cover with a Snowflake Motif
Materials
Crochet Hook K/10.5 or 6.5 mm hook
Yarn Weight (4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Materials:
RED HEART® With Love®: 3 skeins 1623 Mallard A; 1 skein 1101 Eggshell B
Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 6.5 mm [US K-10½ for pillow]; 9 mm [US N-13] for snowflake.
Yarn needle
Stitch marker
Sewing needle
Matching sewing thread, 18” (45.5 cm) x 18” (45.5 cm)
Poly-filled pillow form insert
Size Specifications
Size: Pillow Cover Measures 16” (40.5 cm) wide x 18” (45.5 cm) tall.
Gauge/Tension
Gauge/Tension: With 2 strands of A held together as one and smaller hook, 10¾ sts and 11¾ rows = 4” (10 cm) in sc. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
Directions
Special Abbreviations
picot: Ch 3, slip st in 3rd ch from hook.
Special Technique
adjustable ring: Holding yarn a few inches from the end, wrap around two fingers. Insert hook into wrap, pull up a loop, ch 1, remove loop from fingers. Work stitches of first round into the ring. To tighten ring, pull gently but firmly on yarn tail.
Note About Technique
Notes: For a smooth, firm finish, pillow cover is worked in the round with yarn held doubled in unjoined rounds. The width has a 2” (5 cm) negative ease. It measures 2” [5 cm] shorter than the pillow form for a tight, firm fit.
Keep the pillow insert handy to check for fit. Alter the size of the pillow cover by adding or subtracting beginning chains & rounds as desired.
Snowflake motif is worked separately in joined rounds with yarn held doubled and is sewn onto the pillow top using matching sewing thread & a sharp sewing needle for best results.
Cover Instructions
With the smaller hook and 2 strands of A held together as one, ch 86 and, without twisting ch, join with a slip st in the first ch.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around, do not join—86 sc. Work in a spiral. Place marker in the first st and move marker up as work progresses.
Round 2-57: Sc in each st around. Fasten off, leaving a sewing length. Turn the cover inside out and whip stitch 1 end closed. Turn right side out, insert pillow form and whip stitch end closed. Set aside.
Snowflake Motif Instructions
With B, make an adjustable ring.
Round 1: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1 here and throughout), [dc, ch 1] 11 times in ring, join with a slip st in 3rd ch of the beginning ch-4—12 ch-1 spaces.
Round 2: Slip st in next ch-1 space, ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), 2 dc in next ch-1 space, *ch 2, dc in next ch-1 space, 2 dc in next ch-1 space; repeat from * 5 times, ch 2, join with a slip st in the top of the beginning ch-3—6 ch-2 spaces.
Round 3: Ch 3, dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next ch-2 space, dc in each of next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, join with a slip st in the top of the beginning ch-3—6 ch-3 spaces.
Round 4: Ch 4, [skip next st, dc in next st, ch 1] twice, *(dc, ch 3, dc) in ch-3 space, [ch 1, skip next st, dc in next] 3 times; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, join with a slip st in the top of the beginning ch-3—6 ch-3 spaces; 24 ch-1 spaces.
Round 5: Ch 3, [dc in next ch-1 space, dc in next dc] 3 times, *dc in next ch-3 space, ch 7, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each of the next 6 ch (spoke made), dc in the same space in Round 4**, [dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 space] 4 times, dc in dc; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, dc in next dc, dc in the next ch-1 space, join with a slip st in the top of the beginning ch-3—6 spokes.
Round 6: Ch 3 (counts as hdc, ch 1), [skip next st, hdc in next st, picot, ch 1] 3 times, skip next st, *skip the first ch of spoke, slip st in the next ch, slip st in the next 4 ch sts of spoke, [ch 4, hdc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next 2 ch, slip st in the top middle of spoke] twice, working on the opposite side of the spoke, slip st in each of the next 4 sc, [ch 1, skip next st, hdc in next st, picot, ch 1] 5 times, skip next st; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, ch 1, skip next st, hdc in next, picot, ch 1, skip next st, slip st to the 2nd ch of the beginning ch-3, picot, slip st in the first ch-1 space. Fasten off.
Weave in ends.
Finishing Instructions
Finishing: To shape the snowflake, mist with water, flatten and pin out to shape. After the motif is dry, center and pin to the pillow. Using matching sewing thread and sewing needle, sew the snowflake motif to the pillow around the edges.
Abbreviations
A, B = color A, B; ch = chain; dc = double crochet; hdc = half double crochet; sc = single crochet; st(s) = stitch(es); () = work directions in parentheses into the same st; [ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified; * = repeat whatever follows the * as indicated.
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Scarlett
Jan 04, 2020 09:38 AM
I like it a lot!
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Maya
Jan 04, 2020 09:52 AM
Really nice cushion
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Annabelle
Jan 04, 2020 10:08 AM
What a nice pillow!
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Mia
Jan 04, 2020 11:01 AM
Oh my gosh, it's so cute
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Susan
Jan 05, 2020 11:03 AM
Yes, I also fall in love with this cushion
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