Solid Granny Square Pillow and Cushion free pattern

If you want to make a set of cushions using the same pattern as the pillow, in the solid granny square, then make fronts and backs of 4x4=16 squares.

FULL 48 SQUARE PILLOW PATTERN HERE

The original pillow I made, I actually joined it with Aran weight yarn,

 giving a slightly chunkier looking band to each square.

Both weights of yarn mixed work well and both seem to fit a standard pillow well, i found all my pillows were all slightly different anyway so you can find one that fits better if they make up slightly different.

The Aran yarn weighed quite heavy, so to give you more accurate weights i am making the second pillow totally in DK

and the weights below will give you more accurate weights in DK.

WEIGHT SO YOU CAN WORK OUT YOUR PILLOW OR CUSHION

All weights are approximate and slightly more than you will need dependant on your tension

6squares weigh approx. 20g

10squares 32g

12squares 40g

joined

12squares joined together weigh 70g

working on all the figures you will need approx. 15g to make 4,

 3 round coloured squares.

Approx. 160g to join 48square (pillow) together plus a few more grams for the button band and to join the front to the back.

CONCLUSION

For a complete pillow you will need 2 balls of background yarn

and approx. 15g x 12 colours for 48squares enough to make a complete pillow

BUTTON BAND DETAILS

By adding just 4 rows to one side of the open end will give you a button band that pops inside the pillow or cushion 

 space you 5 colourful button evenly across the button band

 and use the joining dc (tr), stitch spaces as button hole how easy is that?

 just push the button band inside the cushion, you can put a couple of stitches in the cornes but it isn't necessary i find, but you might prefer the look

Hope that helps when working out how much yarn you might need for a couple of pillows or a set of cushions

Maybe you prefer a blue version?

Same CONSTRUCTION....12 shades by 2 each for one side

Happy Hooking

Solid Granny Square Pillow..of 48 squares and join as you go

I finally got round to sharing the basic solid granny square pattern for the pillow I made some weeks ago...

Pillow 2 and 3 won't be long off completion with doing the decking a week or so ago, outside my work room, I decided that I needed three pillows to go on the seating.

 I've played around with this colour and that but decided in the end the red and plums and oranges worked best in this little cosy crochet corner of the garden

 And three pillows to go against the wall and at one end of the day bed we built to cover the recycling bins was just what was needed

 the circular cushions work great too but I wanted a more comfortable side and end....and 2pillows fit perfectly across the bed
link to circular cushion pattern here

Basic solid Granny Square Pattern Pillow

3 pillow fit perfectly around the day bed

US Terms in Black UK Terms in red

4mm hook

80g in 12 DK colours for one side of a pillow, 24squares

160g for both sides, 48 squares.

320g for the 96 squares: 2 complete pillows.

350g of dk in a background colour for one pillow 

700g dk for both pillows....

Basic solid Granny Square Pattern.

There are variations on this solid granny square pattern but this combination of stitches will give you a nice flat square.

I'm a lover of the finger wrap these days, it used less yarn than ch sts, and there is no end to deal with....

one finger tight wrap of 5 wraps

Round 1:ch2 counts as the first dc (tr), 2 more dc (2tr), ch3, [3dc (3tr), ch3,] rep [ ]twice more, sl st to complete. (3dc, (3tr) each side)

Round 2: Continue in the same colour.

ch2 counts as first dc (tr), 1dc (1tr), in the next 2sts, 2dc (2tr) ch3, 2dc (2tr), in the corner space, [1dc (1tr) in next 3sts, 2dc (2tr) ch3 2dc (2tr) in next corner sp], repeat [ ] to end, sl st to complete. (7dc, (7tr) each side) 

Round 3: Continuing with the same colour means you will be starting round 3, 2sts in from the corner 

ch2 counts as first dc (tr),

 1dc (1tr), in the next 4sts, [2dc, (2tr) ch3, 2dc, (3tr) in the ch3 corner sp, 1dc in next 7sts,] rep [ ] for all sides,

 finish with 2dc (2tr), ch3 2dc (2tr), in the last corner sp, and the last 2dc (2tr) of first row, sl st, to complete, 

cut and weave in ends. (11dc (11tr) each side)

Make 2 x 12 colours for each side of the pillow....24 squares a pillow side.

4th Joining round

You could just complete this round on each square in the background colour and stitch your squares together but I much prefer the detail stitch you get from 'join as you go' and having spend many years sewing I prefer to crochet my squares together.

Round 4: change colour, start in a ch3 corner sp, attach yarn ch 2 as first dc (tr), 1dc (1tr), more, ch3, 2dc, (2tr), in corner sp, [1dc (1tr), in next 11sts, 2dc (2tr) ch3, 2dc in corner sp,] repeat [ ] for all sides, sl st to complete cut off and weave in ends. (15dc (15tr) each side) 

METHOD 1 JOIN AS YOU GO

Complete the first square as above....then do round 4 on the first side of the second square 

when you get to the corner ch3, ch1, use the second ch st as a sl st into the corner of the first square, complete the ch3, with the last ch1 st, continue to do dc, (tr) sl st into matching st of first square until you reach the end of the row.

 ch1, sl st, into second corner of first sq, ch1, 

complete the second square as a normal round 4.

Make a front and a back of 24 squares each, 6rows of 4 squares
place wrong sides together and sc (dc), in every stitch matching the stitches of the two 

leaving one short end of the pillow open, 
add 4 rows of sc (dc) to one side of the opening as a button band, this sits inside the on end of the pillow
add 5 buttons evenly spaced to the button band,

use the spaces between the dc (tr) as button holes.

Granny Squares book 1: Blue shades yarn pack

To make the patterns on pages 84 and 124 

Yarn Packs now available in two colour ways 

Loremar.co.uk
 have generously offered a 10% discount on all my yarn packs and books by using the 
code YART 10 

 a second colour way will be added later today

the blue pack can be found here...

Loremar.co.uk
https://www.loremar.co.uk/colourpacks/yarn-art-daisy-hex-throw-special-aran-colour-pack

second colourway in plums and reds and copper...

square page 124 hex on page 84 

First copy of my new book GRANNY SQUARES AND SHAPES arrived today

It's been sitting in the letter box all day and I didn't know...

back cover...

 Front cover

 Very Very Happy...

It won't be long now before its on the shelves for you all to see....hope you love it as much as I do.

on pre order at Loremar.co.uk click to link
and a new release date 7th August

Happy Hooking all x