Square Crochet Pillow Cover – Free Pattern
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PERSIAN BUTTERCUP PILLOW COVER
This is another great stash busting pattern that you can use to make any square crochet pillow case and use it to decorate your home and your creative corner.
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Persian Buttercup crochet pillow cover can be made with any yarn and hook and you can use your favorite color combination for it, add your creative touch or simply use the yarn you already have.
This is especially useful if you have a bunch of old and worn out pillows (like I do :)) that you’ve kept for when you have time to restore them. And, no, I’m not a pillow collector, I just can’t throw them away :)))) …
These square crochet pillows are fabulous additions to chairs, sofas, beds… and they can make a difference in creating, for you only, perfectly tailored space.
Crochet Squar e Pillow Cover Worked in Rounds
What I like with these square pillow designs is that they are worked in round, in one piece and unless you want to seam them closed (as I did), without any seaming whatsoever.
Crochet Square Pillow Cover General and Size Adjustment Instructions
Start with a foundation chain that is the same length as a diagonal of your square pillow.
Sc (dc or any stitch you want to use actually, but I suggest that regardless the stitch pattern, you start and finish with single crochet as it gives the neat look) in the 2nd (if you’re working a single crochet) ch from hook and in each ch across.
Rotate your work clockwise and work sc across the opposite side of the foundation chain without any increasing or decreasing.
You should have the same number of sts on both sides of the foundation chain (e.g. Ch 49, you should have 48 sc on one side and 48 on the other side).
At the end of the rnd, sl st to join. Ch1 (or make more chains depending on the height of a stitch you’re using) and continue working in rounds, on right side all the time. The piece will soon bend into the shape of the rectangle.
Continue working in rounds without increasing or decreasing until you reach the desired size.
To close the cover, you can simply slip stitch to join after inserting the pillow. Or, you can use buttons or a zipper to close.
The length of the foundation chain is the length of the diagonal of your square pillow. Fold the edges together along the diagonal to create a square shape and prepare for seaming.
Insert the pillow.
Inspiration for my square pillow
I’ve been thinking of making one of these square crochet pillow covers for a while, as I really wanted to use make my old pillows look beautiful again and my living room shine :), but… you know… there was always something else to finish first… Then I saw a perfect opportunity after designing my Warm My Heart Blanket and having more than enough yarn left to create a gorgeous blanket-pillow set. And even though the stitches pattern is different, they go perfectly together.
I used chunky yarn and 7 mm crochet hook, so the Persian Buttercup Pillow Cover was done in a day. If you chose some light weight yarn, you will need more time and more stitches to start with for the pillow size I used.
You can follow my work on
ABOUT THE PERSIAN BUTTERCUP PILLOW COVER CROCHET PATTERN
SKILL LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE
YARN
Yarn Weight: #5 Chunky / Bulky. I used gorgeous Hayfield Bonus Chunky Tweed (96% Acrylic
4% Viscose; 127 m / 150 yds; 100g / 3.5 oz) per skein, three different colors.
Colors:
C1: 790 Dark Grey Mix, 100 m (109 yds), 1 skein
C2: 814 Light Grey Mix, 100 m (109 yds), 1 skein
C3: 568 Grape, 100 m (109 yds), 1 skein
HOOK
7 mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
OTHER
yarn needle, scissors, measuring tape, a 35 cm (13.8”) X 35 cm (13.8′)’ pillow
GAUGE
10 sts x 5 rows of dc = 10 cm (4”) square
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
For 35 cm (13.8”) X 35 cm (13.8′)’ pillow
Pillow cover approximately: 48 cm / 18.9” long X 29 cm / 11.4” high when laid flat
CONSTRUCTION
The pillow cover is worked in rnds joined with a slip st without turning and in one piece without increasing or decreasing, The shape of the pillow cover is a rectangle. The length of the longer side equals the length of the diagonal of the square pillow.
ABBREVIATIONS AND STITCHES USED
The pattern is written using standard US crochet terminology.
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
BPsc – back post single crochet
sc BLO – single crochet back loop only
dc – double crochet
dc BLO – double crochet back loop
only
FPdc – front post double crochet
BPdc – back post double crochet
puff – puff stitch
st(s) – stitch(es)
yo – yarn over
RS – right side
WS – wrong side
( ) – additional explanation
[ ] – work as many times as directed
NOTES
- Read carefully through the entire pattern, especially Special Stitches & Notes sections,
before making your pillow cover.
- Pillow cover is worked in rnds, joined with sl st without turning.
- Ch1 at the beginning of rnd does not count as a stitch.
- Ch2 at the beginning of rnd counts as dc.
- St counts are given in Italics at the end of each row.
- Repeat counts are given in Bold to make following the Instructions easier.
- Foundation chain is a multiple of 4 + 1 for the turning chain so the size is easy to adjust.
- The shape of the pillow cover is a rectangle, open on one side.
- The top is seamed to close the cover on the diagonal.
- But, if you like to make your cover easily removable, you can choose to use the buttons or a zipper closing instead of the seaming.
SPECIAL STITCHES
sc BLO – insert hook under the back loop only of the indicated stitch (the loop furthest
from you, not under both loops), and pull up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops on hook.
BPsc – insert hook from back to front to back around post of indicated stitch, yo and pull up
a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook.
dc BLO – yo and insert hook under the back loop only of the indicated stitch (the loop
furthest from you, not under both loops), and pull up a loop, [yo, pull through 2 loops on
hook] twice.
FPdc – yo, insert hook from front to back to front around post of indicated stitch, yo and
pull up loop, [yo, pull through 2 loops on hook] twice.
BPdc – yo, insert hook from back to front to back around post of indicated stitch, yo and
pull up a loop [yo, pull through 2 loops on hook] twice.
puff – [yo and insert hook into the indicated stitch, yo, pull up a long loop] 5 times – 11
loops on hook. Yo, pull through 10 loops on hook, yo and pull through last 2 loops
Persian Buttercup Pillow Cover
PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS
WITH C1
Ch 49.
Rnd 1: ch1, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each chacross (48 sts at this point; rotate clockwise to
work along bottom of foundation ch), sc in each st across the bottom of foundation chain, sl st to join the rnd – 96 sts
WITH C2
Rnd 2: ch2, dc BLO in each st around, sl st to join the rnd – 96 sts
WITH C1
Rnd 3: ch2, BPdc around next st, [FPdc around next st, BPdc around next st] around, sl st to join
the rnd – 96 sts
WITH C2
Rnd 4: ch2, dc BLO around, sl st to join the rnd – 96 sts
WITH C3
Rnd 5: ch1, BPsc around same st, BPsc around next 2 sts, puff in next st, [BPsc around next 3 sts,
puff in next st] around, sl st to join the rnd – 96 sts
WITH C2
Rnd 6: ch2, dc BLO in next 2 sts, sc in next st (top of puff), [dc BLO in next 3 sts, sc in next st] around, sl st to join the rnd – 96 sts
WITH C3
Rnd 7: ch1, sc in same st, sc BLO around, sl st to join the rnd – 96 sts
WITH C2
Rnds 8-9: ch2, dc around, sl st to join the rnd – 96 sts
WITH C1
Rnd 10: ch2, BPdc around, sl st to join the rnd – 96 sts
Rnd 11: ch2, dc around, sl st to join the rnd – 96 sts
WITH C2
Rnd 12: ch1, sc in same st, sc BLO around, sl st to join the rnd – 96 sts
WITH C3
Rnd 13: ch1, sc in same st, sc BLO around, sl st to join the rnd – 96 sts
WITH C2
Rnd 14: ch2, dc BLO around, sl st to join the rnd – 96 sts
WITH C1
Rnd 15: ch2, BPdc around next st, [FPdc around next st, BPdc around next st] around, sl st to join
the rnd – 96 sts
WITH C2
Rnd 16: ch2, dc BLO around, sl st to join the rnd – 96 sts
WITH C1
Rnd 17: ch2, BPdc around next st, [FPdc around next st, BPdc around next st] around, sl st to join
the rnd – 96 sts
WITH C2
Rnd 18: ch2, dc BLO around, sl st to join the rnd – 96 sts
WITH C3
Rnd 19: ch1, BPsc around same st, BPsc around next 2 sts, puff in next st, [BPsc around next 3 sts,
puff in next st] around, sl st to join the rnd – 96 sts
WITH C2
Rnd 20: ch2, dc BLO in next 2 sts, sc in next st (top of puff), [dc BLO in next 3 sts, sc in next st]
around, sl st to join the rnd – 96 sts
WITH C1
Rnd 21: ch1, sc in same st, sc BLO around, sl st to join the rnd – 96 sts
WITH C3
Rnds 22-23: ch1, sc in same st, sc BLO around, sl st to join the rnd – 96 sts
Fasten off.
FINISHING
Weave in ends. Insert the pillow and seam the top to close the cover.
WITH C1
Align the stitches and close the cover using sl st. Work through inner loops (through the back loops of the stitches of the side closer to you, and the front loops of the stitches of the side further away from you).
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