A good pillow isn’t just a place to rest your head at night; it’s a small touch of comfort that can make your whole room feel cozier. The Woven Check Crochet Pillow Pattern brings this sense of comfort to the next level. This crochet pillow pattern creates a textured checkerboard design in vibrant colors that looks intricate but are easy enough for beginners. By weaving together different colors and making use of simple crochet techniques, you’ll end up with a stunning pillow that brings warmth and charm to your home decor. So, why not make this crochet pillow using the fluffy yarn and start crocheting?
Making Caron Woven Check Pillow Pattern
Materials
- Caron® One Pound™ (16 oz/453.6 g; 812 yds/742 m)
- Main Color (MC) Sunflower (10549) 2 balls
- Caron® Jumbo™ (12 oz/340 g; 595 yds/544 m)
- Contrast A Picnic (09056) 1 ball
- Contrast B Lush (09057) 1 ball
- Size U.S. I/9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge.
- 30″ [76 cm] square pillow form. Safety pins. Yarn needle.
Abbreviations
- Approx = Approximately
- Beg = Beginning
- Ch = Chain(s)
- Hdc = Half double crochet
- Pat = Pattern
- Rem = Remaining
- Rep = Repeat
- RS = Right side
- Sl st = Slip stitch
- St(s) = Stitch(es)
- Tog = Together
- WS = Wrong side
Measurement
- Approx 30″ [76 cm] square.
Gauge
- 12 hdc and 8 rows = 4″ [10 cm]
Step By Step Pattern
Note: Ch 2 at beg of the row does not count as a stitch.
Front
- Weaving Strips (Make 30 in MC,15 each in A and B.)
Ch 92.
- 1st row: (RS). 1 hdc in 3rd ch fromhook. 1 hdc in each ch to end of the chain. Turn. 90 hdc.
- 2nd row: (WS) Ch 2. 1 hdc in each hdc to end of row. Fasten off.
Finishing
Front WeavingLay all MC Weaving Strips, RS up, with sides of long edges touching to form a square. Use safety pins to hold Weaving Strips together along the left side. Weave 1 A Strip, RS up, through the MC Strips. Weave 1 BStrip, RS up, in opposite Strips from A. Rep with rem Strips, alternating A and B. See Diagram. When weaving is complete, secure the ends of the Strips with safety pins. With RSfacing, join MC with sl st to any corner. Ch 1. Working through all thicknesses, work sc evenly around sides to secure the ends of Strips, having 3 sc in each corner. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off.
Joining Front and Back:
OverlapBack pieces to match Front, with WS tog leaving an opening in centerback to insert pillow form. With facing, join MC with sl st to any corner of the Pillow. Ch 1. Through all thicknesses, work SC evenly around 4 sides of the Pillow, having 3 SC in each corner. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off. Insert pillow form.
