Who loves bulky yarn? I know I do but I don’t really get a lot of time to work with it. But this week, this week is different. This week I have a great way to use up your bulky yarn, with the Charismatic Pillow crochet pattern!
First I want to say Happy Birthday to Fairfield! They sent me some lovely polyfil to celebrate and I’m just one among 80 talented designers who are celebrating the 80 days of Fairfield! I hope you like this design and check out so many lovely products from Fairfield, like polyfil that I used for this pillow. And don’t forget to enter their giveaway!
So this week’s design was inspired by my the Pretty Bobble Pillow, my last bulky weight pillow that I just love to pieces. I love how it turned out, all geometric and fun, and that’s the vibe I brought into this week’s pattern. I also wanted it to be simple, keep it to 2 colors – then you can customize it to your home decor colors. That is if you have colors, I don’t have colors. My decorating is as varied as my patterns these days. 😀
Oh, and the name. The name comes from the super squishy tweed yarn I used for this design – Charisma from Michael’s Stores. I just thought Charismatic Pillow was a great name for this crochet pattern. I hope you like it as much as I do 😀
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Level
Easy
Materials
- US J (6.00 mm) crochet hook
- I used this Furls Streamline
- Size #5 Bulky weight yarn
- 2 colors
- 14 oz/ 434 yds total
- A: 12 oz/ 372 yds |B: 2 oz / 62 yds
- I used Charisma Tweed from Michaels
- Notions: scissors, measuring tape, yarn needle
- Polyfil
Gauge
- 12 sc x 13 rows = 4”
Terms/ Stitches used
- RS: right side
- Rnd: round
- Join
- St: stitch
- Ch: chain
- Sc: single crochet
- Bbl: bobble stitch (explained below)
Notes
- Bbl (Bobble stitch): *yarn over, insert your hook into the specified st, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, yarn over, pull through all 5 loops on your hook.
- This pattern is worked in 3 sections: the Front, the Back, and Securing. The Front and Back are worked back and forth in rows, with a turn at the beginning/ end of the row. The Securing is worked around the edge of both pieces.
- The ch 1 at the beginning of the row does not count as a stitch.
- The stitches in the sides portion are a combination of single crochets and bobble stitches. The directions will only tell you what color (ie: Color A, Color B, etc…) and the number in the parentheses tells you how many single crochet/ bobble sts to make. EX: B: (1), A: (1), B: Bbl, means sc, sc, bobble in color B, A, B (in the order). Rounds with just A: (10) mean just single crochets are worked.
- You will need to know how to create a slipknot on your hook for this pattern.
- Color A is mustard (Charisma Tweed in mustard) and color B is off white (Charisma Tweed in cream).
Approx finished product dimensions (measurements may vary by gauge and yarn used)
| Height: 13” |
| Width: 20.5” |
Charismatic Pillow crochet pattern instructions
Front
(RS) Row 1: A: Ch 61, sc into the second ch from the hook and into the next 59 sts – 60 sc
Row 2: A: Ch 1, turn, (60) – 60 sc
Row 3: A: Ch 1, turn, (35), B: (25) – 60 sc
Row 4: B: Ch 1, turn, (1) + *Bbl + (1),* repeat from * to * 11 more times, A: (35) – 48 sc, 12 Bbl
Rows 5 – 6: A: Ch 1, turn, (60) – 60 sc
Row 7: A: Ch 1, turn, (39), B: (21) – 60 sc
Row 8: B: Ch 1, turn, (1) + *Bbl + (1),* repeat from * to * 9 more times, A: (39) – 50 sc, 10 Bbl
Rows 9 – 10: A: Ch 1, turn, (60) – 60 sc
Row 11: A: Ch 1, turn, (45), B: (15) – 60 sc
Row 12: B: Ch 1, turn, (1) + *Bbl + (1),* repeat from * to * 6 more times, A: (45) – 53 sc, 7 Bbl
Rows 13 – 14: A: Ch 1, turn, (60) – 60 sc
Row 15: A: Ch 1, turn, (49), B: (11) – 60 sc
Row 16: B: Ch 1, turn, (1) + *Bbl + (1),* repeat from * to * 4 more times, A: (49) – 55 sc, 5 Bbl
Rows 17 – 18: A: Ch 1, turn, (60) – 60 sc
Row 19: A: Ch 1, turn, (55), B: (5) – 60 sc
Row 20: B: Ch 1, turn, (1) + *Bbl + (1),* repeat from * to * once more, A: (55) – 58 sc, 2 Bbl
Fasten off color B for this section.
Row 21: A: Ch 1, turn, (60) – 60 sc
Row 22: A: Ch 1, turn, (55), B: (1) + *Bbl + (1),* repeat from * to * once more – 58 sc, 2 Bbl
Row 23: B: Ch 1, turn, (5), A: (55) – 60 sc
Rows 24 – 25: A: Ch 1, turn, (60) – 60 sc
Row 26: A: Ch 1, turn, (49), B: (1) + *Bbl + (1),* repeat from * to * 4 more times – 55 sc, 5 Bbl
Row 27: B: Ch 1, turn, (11), A: (49) – 60 sc
Rows 28 – 29: A: Ch 1, turn, (60) – 60 sc
Row 30: A: Ch 1, turn, (45), B: (1) + *Bbl + (1),* repeat from * to * 6 more times – 53 sc, 7 Bbl
Row 31: B: Ch 1, turn, (15), A: (45) – 60 sc
Rows 32 – 33: A: Ch 1, turn, (60) – 60 sc
Row 34: A: Ch 1, turn, (39), B: (1) + *Bbl + (1),* repeat from * to * 9 more times – 50 sc,10 Bbl
Row 35: B: Ch 1, turn, (21), A: (39) – 60 sc
Rows 36 – 37: A: Ch 1, turn, (60) – 60 sc
Row 38: A: Ch 1, turn, (35), B: (1) + *Bbl + (1),* repeat from * to * 11 more times – 48 sc, 12 Bbl
Row 39: B: Ch 1, turn, (25), A: (35) – 60 sc
Fasten off color B.
Rows 40 – 41: A: Ch 1, turn, (60) – 60 sc
Fasten off color A. Weave in all your ends.
Back
(RS) Row 1: A: Ch 61, sc into the second ch from the hook and into the next 59 sts – 60 sc
Rows 2 – 41: A: Ch 1, turn, (60) – 60 sc
Fasten off, weave in your ends.
Securing
Begin with the wrong sides of both the Front and Back pieces touching and with the RS of the Front facing you, create a slipknot on your hook (this will make your next st a standing sc), sc into the first st of Row 41 (you will be working into both pieces here and throughout), sc into the next 59 sts, ch 1 at the corner and rotate your piece so you’re working down the row ends, sc into the next 41 row ends, ch 1 at the corner and rotate your piece, sc into the next 60 sts of the other side of Row 1, ch 1 at the corner and rotate your piece, sc into the next 41 row ends, *note* fill your pillow with stuffing before finishing off these last 41 sts, ch 1 at the corner and join with a slip st – 202 sc, 4 ch -1 spaces
Fasten off, weave in your ends.
