LOVE Puff Pillow Pattern
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Intro:
I needed a win. I needed a project that used some of my gorgeous hand dyed yarn (that I collect but never seem to use!?!)— I wanted to make something, complete it and squish it-quickly. So my LOVE puff pillow was borm.
I had just come off of 3 blankets in January, a temperature blanket I had started and re-started 3 times, a new sweater wip that required my full time attention and wasn’t receiving and my first collab with Ravenswood Fibre Co. What a month! As I sat down to get started on my next blanket (and pattern collab)— I thought “Oh my. I need something for me.”
Of course, once I got started I thought—I need to share this!!! So here we are. I hope you love everything about it-I hope you dive into your gorgeous stash of yarns—I hope you love each satisfying mini puff stitch granny and I hope you end up with a squishy, colourful addition to your home. Happy Valentines!
L, M
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Materials
US 5.0mm crochet hook
18 x 18” Washable Pillow Form
Needle for weaving in ends
Yarn
Sewrella Yarn Classic Worsted (218yds/ 100g):
Kingdom (578yds/ 265g) Colour A
You Need to Calm Down (164yds/ 75g) Colour B
WeCrochet Swish Worsted (110yds/50g): *affiliate link
Frosting (104yds/ 47g) Colour C
Pucker (44yds/ 20g) Colour D
Highlighter Yellow (42yds/ 19g) Colour E
Gulfstream (36yds/ 16g) Colour F
Finished Size
18” x18” square pillow
Glossary (using US Crochet Terminology)
st- stitch
sts- stitches
ch- chain
ch sp- chain space
yo- yarn over
sl st- slip stitch
sc- single crochet
dc- double crochet
cl st(s)- cluster stitch(es)
puff- puff stitch
How to puff stitch (puff): yo and insert hook into st, yo and pull up a loop (pull up to about the height of a dc). Repeat this 2 more times. There should be 7 loops on your hook. yo and pull through all 7 loops.
Pattern Notes
The pillow panel yarn quantities are broken down as follows:
Panel 1 (LOVE): 216g of Colour A, 65g of Colour B.
Panel 2 (Granny Square): 49g of Colour A, 10g of Colour B, Colours C-F are all listed above and only used on this panel-so the quantities are the same.
Each mini puff stitch granny square consists of 1 round and measures 1.25” inches across.
This pillow is made up of 2 panels that are single crocheted-or seamed together to finish.
Each panel measures approximately 18” square.
Gauge will affect yarn quantities and measurements. If gauge is not met-your panels will not fit the pillow. This pattern uses a thinner worsted weight yarn.
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Panel 1
Pattern Graph
Pattern
Mini Puff Stitch Granny Square:
** Make 1 of these panels following the pattern chart shown above.
Round 1
Ch 4.
Sl st into 4th chain from hook (creates centre ring to work into).
Ch 2 (counts as first dc), puff into the centre ring, 1 dc (creates first “granny cluster”).
Ch 2, 1 dc, puff into centre ring, 1 dc (creates second “granny cluster”).
Ch 2, 1 dc, puff into centre ring, 1 dc (creates third “granny cluster”).
Ch 2, 1 dc, puff into centre ring, 1 dc, (creates fourth “granny cluster”).
Ch 2, join round with sl st to the top of first puff st (not the ch 2).
Fasten off, weave in all ends.
How to Crochet the LOVE Puff Granny Square and Seam them Together Video Tutorial:
Assembling Panel 1 Squares
Using Colour A, with the right sides facing (or working on the wrong sides of your squares); line them up and sl st together in the blo (Note: the back loops of these squares are the outside loops which looks like the front loops- but we’re working on the wrong side of the square so they’re actually the back loops!)
When joining each square: start your sl sts in the second ch of your corners.
At the end of your squares make sure to sl st together the first ch of your corners before joining the next pair of squares.
Sl st across each row until all squares are joined.
Fasten off, weave in ends.
Next, sl st the columns together using the same technique.
Fasten off, weave in ends.
Panel 1 Border
Using Colour A, join yarn in any corner and work a sc into each stitch around.
Where two corners meet put 1 sc on either side.
In corners of panels work 3 sc.
Join with sl st into top of first sc.
Fasten off, weave in ends.
Panel 2
Pattern
Granny Square:
Round 1
With Colour B, Ch 4.
Sl st into 4th chain from hook (creates centre ring to work into).
Ch 2 (counts as first dc), puff into the centre ring, 1 dc (creates first “granny cluster”).
Ch 2, 1 dc, puff into centre ring, 1 dc (creates second “granny cluster”).
Ch 2, 1 dc, puff into centre ring, 1 dc (creates third “granny cluster”).
Ch 2, 1 dc, puff into centre ring, 1 dc, (creates fourth “granny cluster”).
Ch 2, join round with sl st to the top of first puff st (not the ch 2).
Fasten off.
Round 2
With wrong side facing, join Colour A into any corner, Ch 2 (counts as first dc).
2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc into same corner space (creates first corner).
In next corner sp work 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc (creates second corner).
In next corner sp work 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc (creates third corner).
In next corner sp work 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc (creates fourth corner).
Join round with sl st into top of the first official dc (not the ch 2).
Fasten off.
Round 3
With wrong side of previous round facing, join Colour E, Ch 2 (counts as first dc).
2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc into same corner space (creates first corner).
In next space between granny shells work 3 dc.
In next corner sp work 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc (creates second corner).
In next space between granny shells work 3 dc.
In next corner sp work 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc (creates third corner).
In next space between granny shells work 3 dc.
In next corner sp work 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc (creates fourth corner).
In next space between granny shells work 3 dc.
Join round with sl st into top of the first official dc (not the ch 2).
Fasten off.
Round 4-22
Continue working traditional granny square as in Round 3 (increasing each round with an additional granny shell on each side of square).
Please see the table below for colour sequence of each round.
Round 23
Using Colour A, join yarn in any corner and work a sc stitch in each stitch around panel.
In the sp between granny shells work an extra sc.
In the corners work 4 sc.
Join with sl st into top of first sc.
Fasten off, weave in all ends.
**For additional help on how to crochet a granny square please see the video tutorial below. *Note: I use the mini puff stitch granny as the first round in the written pattern which will differ from the video tutorial.
Part 3: Assembling Your Panels
Align panels with right sides facing up/out.
With Colour B, join into the top of any st, ch 1.
Sc panels together. Make sure to sc into every stitch along leaving approximately half of the last side open (do NOT fasten off).
Insert pillow into opening.
Continue to sc along remainder of side to close pillow cover.
Sl st into the top of the first sc (not the ch 1).
Fasten off, weave in all ends.
~ The End ~
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