The Patriotic Lace Crochet Pillow in Red is one in a series of pillows made in…….you guessed it, Red, White, and Blue!
Designed to quickly add a bit of patriotic flair to your home decor this 4th of July, the pillow panels work up using chains and double crochet stitches and are then stitched together with single crochet! Yep, only basic stitches!
You can find patterns for the White pillow here and the Blue pillow here!
But don’t let the fun stop in July! Simply change yarn colors to your heart’s content to make a beautiful home accent piece that lasts all year long!
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Let’s Make Our Pillow!
Materials
- Crochet Hook, Size L/11 (8.0 mm)
- Stitch Marker(s)
- Scissors
- Tapestry Needle
- 14 x 14 inch Pillow, pillow form, or make your own pillow (I made mine with fabric and stuffed it with Poly-fil)
- Yarnspirations Caron One Pound (worsted 4-Medium, 100% acrylic, Approx 812 yds/742 m, 16 oz/453.6 g), Color (A) Scarlet, less than 1 skein
Design Notes
- This pattern is written using US crochet terminology.
- This pattern is written in rows that are turned.
- This pattern can be modified to fit various types of pillows but will need to be worked in the stitch multiples noted. See the gauge information and pattern below for further direction.
- I noted above that I made my pillow forms for this pattern. This is super easy to do! Simply cut squares of fabric the size you want your finished pillow to be, plus a little extra for seam (sewing) allowance. So my panels were cut 15 inches x 15 inches (38 cm x 38 cm) (giving me 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) seam allowance). I sewed two panels together with right sides of fabric facing each other, leaving a small opening large enough to add stuffing, turned the panels right side out, stuffed and shaped to my liking and then hand stitched the hole shut. For extra fun, and to make each individual pillow incorporate red, white, and blue, I bought material in each of the three colors and when sewing the fabric panels together I sewed a white and red fabric piece together and then worked the crochet in blue. A red and blue fabric piece together and then crocheted in white. You get the idea!
Abbreviations/Stitches Used
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- rep – repeat
- Row(s) – Row(s)
- sc – Single crochet
- sl st – Slip stitch
- st(s) – Stitch(s)
- * – work from * as directed in pattern
- ( ) – repeat sequence within ( ) as many times as directed
Gauge
I made several swatches and personally found it easiest to just make the pillow as my swatch since I could tell within the first few rows if it was going to be the right size. I measured the length of the beginning chain and the height of the work after 4 rows. We’ll use these two measurements to help make sure that we are obtaining gauge.
My chosen pillow form size is 14 x 14 so I made my chain 2 inches smaller than this so that it is a snug fit when stretched over the pillow form. So my original chain, NOT STRETCHED, is just shy of 12 inches long, but when stretched it reaches to the edges of my pillow. The first four rows of the pattern measure 2.5 inches high.
Slight variations from this should be fine, but if you are significantly higher or lower in your numbers then increase or decrease your hook size accordingly. Height is easily adjusted by working fewer or more rows to accommodate your size of pillow.
The Pattern
Make 2
Pattern is worked in chain multiples of 16 + 6.
- Ch 38
>Design Note: Remember that the chain, NOT STRETCHED, should measure approximately 2 inches shorter than your pillow form, but when stretched should reach end to end.
- Row 1: Dc in 6th ch from hook, (ch 1, skip next ch, dc in next ch) 3 times, dc in each of next 2 ch, *(ch1, skip next ch, dc in next ch) 7 times, dc in each of next 2 ch; rep from * across to within last 8 ch sts, (ch 1, skip next ch, dc in next ch) 4 times, turn.
- Row 2-4: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), skip next ch-1 space, dc in next dc, (ch 1, skip next st, dc in next dc) 3 times, dc in each of next 2 dc, *(ch 1, skip next st, dc in next dc) 7 times, dc in each of next 2 dc; rep from * across to within last 8 sts, (ch 1, skip next st, dc in next dc) 4 times, ending with last dc in next ch of turning ch, turn.
>Design Note: The height of your work here using an L/8.0 mm hook should be 2.5 inches (6.35 cm) to obtain the gauge that I was working in. If your size differs you can start over and change your hook size, or finish with the hook you are using and make adjustments by adding or subtracting rows. Just make sure that the width works when stretched reaches across your pillow.
- Row 5: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), skip next ch-1 space, dc in next dc, (ch 1, skip next st, dc in next dc) twice, (dc in each dc) 5 times, dc in each of next 6sts; rep from * across to within last 6 sts (ch 1, skip next st, dc in next dc) 3 times, ending with dc in 3rd ch of turning ch, turn.
- Row 6: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), skip next ch-1 space, dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next dc, dc in each of next 10 sts, *(ch 1, skip next st, dc in next dc) 3 times, dc in each of next 10 sts; rep from * across to last 4 sts, (ch 1, skip next st, dc in next dc) twice, ending with last dc in 3rd ch of turning ch, turn.
- Row 7: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), skip next ch-1 space, dc in each of next 15 sts, *ch 1, skip next st, dc in each of next 15 sts; rep from * across to within last 2 sts, ch 1, skip next st, dc in 3rd ch of turning ch, turn.
- Row 8: Rep Row 6
- Row 9: Rep Row 5
- Row 10: Rep Row 2
>Design Note: You’ll now repeat rows 2-10 for the pattern. So if you need to increase or decrease the height of the pattern this is how you do it!
- Row 11: Rep Row 2
- Row 12: Rep Row 3
- Row 13: Rep Row 4
- Row 14: Rep Row 5
- Row 15: Rep Row 6
- Row 16: Rep Row 7
- Row 17: Rep Row 8
- Row 18: Rep Row 9
- Row 19: Rep Row 10
- Row 20: Rep Row 2
- Row 21: Rep Row 3
Measure by placing your panel on top of your pillow to make sure that the panel fits over one side of your form, stretching it some to ensure that it’s not too small or too big.
- If this is your first panel, fasten off and weave in your ends. If this is your second panel, DO NOT fasten off, but weave in your starting tail. Block your pieces if desired.
When both panels are completed place them wrong sides together, lining up the pattern holes along the outer edges. Ch 1, sc the panels together working in the ch spaces rather than through the actual sts. I put 2-3 sc in the larger spaces and one in between sts in the areas where the dc are right beside each other. Sc 5-6 times in the corners in order to nicely round the corner.
Once you have sc around three edges of the panel insert your pillow form into the pocket you just created and sc the final edge together. Sl st to the first sc, fasten off and weave in end.
Looking for more great patterns?
These may be of interest! 1. Stars and Stripes Basket 2. Simple Crochet Treat Basket 3. Fantastic Crochet Fox
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