Crochet Mermaid Dreams Pillow Free Pattern

First of all, I don’t even know how it’s been nearly a year since I’ve posted here! It just flew by! Don’t worry, I never put down my hooks and I never stopped designing. I did spend a lot of time focusing on dyeing yarn though! There was a lot to learn through experimentation and it was quite the process! But more recently I’ve been putting all of these yarns to use!

I had a couple throw pillows in my dye studio that needed covers so I figured what better project for these hand-dyed yarns! I used shell stitches, which are so classic and really flatter so many yarns! So whatever yarn you decide to use, I think you’ll really enjoy making these!

They’re very quick and beginner-friendly too! I designed them with a zipper at the bottom that way they’re easily washable but you could easily stitch it shut if you’d rather not deal with sewing a zipper in.

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Yarn

#4 worsted weight yarn: Approximately 100 yards each of 3 different colors (A, B, C)

Example is made with hand-dyed cotton yarn. You might try Lily Sugar n Cream or Lion Brand Re-Up.

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Materials  

US Size I/9 (5.5mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge, yarn needle, scissors, 14” pillow insert

Optional: 14” zipper in a color that matches A, sewing needle & thread

Difficulty  

Easy

Finished Measurements

14” square

Gauge

2 shells and 6 rows = 3” 

Abbreviations

ch(s) – chain(s), sc – single crochet, hdc – half double crochet, dc – double crochet, st(s) – stitch(es), sl st – slip stitch

Special Stitches  

Shell = 5 dc in same st

Notes  

1. The pillow is worked in joined rounds from bottom up. Top will be crocheted shut and a zipper can be sewn into the bottom to make the pillow insert easily removable for washing. If you do not want to sew a zipper in, the bottom can be stitched shut with a yarn needle and a scrap of A.
   
2. The ch 1 at the beginning of rounds does not count as a st. The ch 3 at beginning of rounds will count as 1 dc.

Instructions

With A, ch 96, sl st to join to 1^st ch.

Round 1: Ch 1 (does not count as a st now and through out), 1 sc in each st around, sl st to join to 1^st sc – 96 sc.

Round 2: Ch 1, 1 sc in 1^st st, skip 2 sts, 1 shell in next st, skip 2 sts, *1 sc in next st, skip 2 sts, 1 shell in next st, skip 2 sts; repeat from * around, sl st to join to 1^st sc – 16 sc + 16 shells.

Round 3: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc now and through out), 2 dc in same st, skip 2 sts, 1 sc in next st, skip 2 sts, *1 shell in next st, skip 2 sts, 1 sc in next st, skip 2 sts; repeat from * around, 2 dc in same st as ch 3 + 2 dc at beginning of round (these sts will count as 1 shell), sl st to join to top of ch 3 – 16 sc + 16 shells.

Rounds 4-9: Repeat rounds 2-3 three times. Fasten off A after round 9.

With B:

Rounds 10-17: Repeat rounds 2-3 four times. Fasten off B after round 17.

With C:

Rounds 18-25: Repeat rounds 2-3 four times.

Round 26: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st, 1 sc in next st, 1 hdc in next st, 1 dc in next st, 1 hdc in next st, *1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 1 dc in next st, 1 hdc in next st; repeat from * around until 1 st remains, 1 sc in final st, sl st to join to 1^st sc – 48 sc + 32 hdc + 16 dc.

To close up the top:

Turn pillow inside out and fold in half with the st you left off on at the end. Insert your hook into the 1^st st on both sides and make 1 sc. Continue to work this way across making 1 sc in each st, going through both sides. Fasten off when you reach the other end.

Zipper:

Use a sewing needle and thread to attach your zipper to the bottom of the pillow.

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