Knit And Crochet Pillow Pattern / All About The Yarn Pillow

This knit and crochet pillow pattern is cute + quirky and is the perfect way to experiment with yarn weights and textures! Sometimes it’s just all about the yarn, amiright?! 😉

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I couldn’t resist playing with two (well, really three) different yarn weights for this knit and crochet pillow pattern. The star of the show is a gorgeous hand-spun yarn from Knit Collage for the front panel. It’s complemented by the perfect neutral shade from Hobby Lobby for the back, and the pillow is complete with a pop of color from Lionbrand for the bobbles.

The result is a fun and quirky mix of texture, color, knit and crochet. It really is all about the yarn!

All About The Yarn Pillow / knit and crochet pattern

measurements

• finished pillow height measures approximately 15” (including bobbles)
• finished pillow width measures approximately 15”  (including bobbles)

pattern difficulty level: advanced beginner

what you will need:

• Color A 1 skein Knit Collage Wanderlust (or approximately 30 yds) in Frolic or another #7 jumbo weight yarn.
• Color B 1 skein Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn! (or approximately 105 yds) in Linen or another #4 aran weight yarn.
• Color C 1 skein Lion Brand Yarn Wool Ease Thick & Quick (or approximately 25 yds) in Butterscotch or another #6 super bulky weight yarn.
• Size US 19/15mm knitting needles, or size needed to obtain gauge. To save time make sure to check gauge.  GAUGE (jumbo weight): 5 STS X 8 ROWS = 4”x4” in stockinette
• Size US 9/5.5mm knitting needles, or size needed to obtain gauge. To save time make sure to check gauge. GAUGE (aran weight): 16 STS X 22 ROWS = 4”x4” in stockinette
• Size US H/5mm crochet hook 
• Tapestry needle
• 12×12 pillow form (I used and love this Foamily Premium Hypoallergenic Stuffer Pillow from Amazon)

pattern notes:

• Pay careful attention to the seaming instructions to ensure that your pillow sides are attached evenly.

abbreviations:

• CO – cast on
• K – knit
• P – purl
• BO – bind off
• ST/STS – stitch/es
• REP – repeat
• RS – right side
• WS – wrong side

knit and crochet pillow pattern:

front panel

With Color A and US 19/15mm knitting needles, CO 15.

Row 1: P

Row 2: K

Row 3: P

Rows 4-20 (or until your work measures 13”): REP rows 2 and 3.

BO off all STS.

Weave in ends.

back panel

With Color B and US 9/5.5mm needles, CO 49.

Row 1: P

Row 2: K

Row 3: P

Rows 4-69 (or until your work measures 13”): REP rows 2 and 3.

BO off all STS.

Weave in ends.

assembling pillow

seaming left side

With right sides of both panels facing you (back panel – purl side, front panel – knit side) line up the right edge of the back panel with the left edge of the front panel. (left photo below) Begin at the bottom with a long enough strand of Color B to stitch all the way around the pillow. (see arrows for seaming direction in left photo below)

First, place tapestry needle under approximately 6 purl STS (ST counts may vary slightly.  Be sure to keep them consistent across the entire side) from the right side of back panel, (right photo above) pull needle and yarn strand through.

Next, place needle under the left-slanted part of the ST from the front panel. (left photo below) Tug your yarn strand slightly as you go to keep your seam even. (right photo below)

Continue seaming this way until you reach the end of your side.  The RS of your finished side seam should look like the photo below

seaming top and bottom

Fold pillow in half with WS touching. (photo below)

First, insert tapestry needle with yarn strand through the inside part (left photo below) of approximately 5 top STS (ST counts may vary slightly.  Be sure to keep them consistent across the entire top and bottom) from your back panel. Then, insert tapestry needle through the outside part of 1 top ST from your front panel. (right photo below)

Next, insert tapestry needle into the inside part of approximately 3 top STS from your back panel. (left photo below) (remember that your ST counts may vary slightly, just be sure to keep them consistent across the top and bottom) Then, insert tapestry needle through the outside part of 1 top ST from your front panel again. (right photo below) 

Continue seaming this way (3 top STS from back panel, 1 top ST from front panel…) until you have approximately 5 top STS left on your back panel and 1 on your front panel.  Insert tapestry needle through the inside part of the last 5 top STS from your back panel, and finish your top seam by inserting your tapestry needle through the outside part of last top ST from your front panel. You will repeat these instructions for the bottom of your pillow after the pillow form has been inserted.

Your finished top and bottom seam should look like the photo below.

seaming right side

Seam right side the same as the left, except instead of inserting the tapestry needle through the left-slanted part of the ST on the front panel, you will insert it through the part of the ST indicated with circles in the photo below.  (Be sure to keep your ST count consistent.)

Insert pillow form and seam bottom the same as the top.  Fasten off.  Weave in ends.

crochet bobble border

You will be making two cluster stitches and joining them together to form each “bobble”.

With the back side of the pillow facing you, using color C, and 5mm hook, attach yarn at the top right corner of the pillow along the seam.

Cluster stitch:

CH 5

In 3^rd CH from hook *begin a DC, (yarn over, insert hook, yarn over pull up a loop, yarn over pull through two loops on hook…) but do not yarn over and pull through last two loops on hook. REP from * two more times. (You will have 4 loops on hook) Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops on hook. (This will give you a cluster stitch)

CH 3

Make second cluster stitch in the top (left photo below) of your first cluster stitch, join with SL ST in the base (right photo below) of first cluster.

CH 2, attach with SLST approximately 1.25” from beginning base CH of bobble along the seam. (photo below)

Here’s a quick video that takes you through the steps!

Be careful not to pull the pillow seam too much when making your bobbles.  Hold the bobble at the base while you are working with it to prevent this from happening.  Continue making your bobble border around all sides of the pillow until last bobble.  To finish, SLST in the base of first bobble made.  Fasten off.  Weave in ends. Enjoy your new pillow!

shop this post

• Knit Collage Wanderlust Yarn in Frolic
• Lion Brand Yarn Wool Ease Thick & Quick in Butterscotch
• Foamily Premium Hypoallergenic Stuffer Pillow 

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