Spring Blossoms Pillow
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-4 at beginning of round counts as first treble crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Puff stitch (puff st): [Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp to equal 4 chs] 5 times, yo, draw through all 11 lps on hook. Beginning treble cluster (beg tr cl): Ch 3, *yo twice, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook]
twice, rep from *, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook.
Treble cluster (tr cl): *Yo twice, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice, rep from * twice, yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook. Double crochet cluster (dc cl): Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] 3 times, yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook.
PILLOW TRIANGLE MOTIF
Make 12. Rnd 1 (RS): With aqua, ch 5, join (see Pattern Notes) to form a ring,
ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), puff st (see Special Stitches), tr in ring, ch 5, [(tr, puff st, tr, ch 1) in ring, (tr, puff st, tr, ch 5) in ring] twice, (tr, puff st, tr, ch 1) in ring, join in 4th ch of beg ch-4. Fasten off. (6 puff sts, 3 ch-5 sps, 3 ch-1 sps, 12 tr)
Rnd 2: Join cream in any ch-5 sp, (ch 4, 3 tr, ch 5, 4 tr) in same ch-5 sp, ch 3, hdc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, [(4 tr, ch 5, 4 tr) in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, hdc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3] around, join in beg ch-4. Fasten off. (3 hdc, 6 ch-3 sps, 3 ch-4 sps, 24 tr)
Rnd 3: Join green in 3rd ch of any ch-5 sp, ( beg tr cl— see Special Stitches, ch 3, tr cl— see Special Stitches) in same ch for beg corner, *ch 4, tr cl between 3rd and 4th tr of next 4-tr group, ch 4, ( dc cl— see
Special Stitches, ch 3, dc cl) in next hdc, ch 4, tr cl between 3rd and 4th tr of next 4-tr group, ch 4**, (tr cl, ch 3, tr cl) in 3rd ch of next ch-5 sp for corner, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg tr cl. Fasten off. (18 tr cls, 18 ch sps)
Rnd 4: Join cream in any ch-3 sp of corner, ( ch 3— see Pattern Notes, 2 dc, ch 7, 3 dc) in same corner ch sp, *ch 3, sc in next ch sp, ch 4, sc in next ch sp, [ch 3, sc in next ch sp] twice, ch 4, sc in next ch sp, ch 3**, (3 dc, ch 7, 3 dc) in next corner ch-3 sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off.
JOINING MOTIFS
Row 1: Holding 2 Motifs with RS facing, join cream with sc in any ch-7 sp, ch 2, sc in ch-7 sp in adjacent Motif, *ch 2, sc in center dc in next 3-dc group on starting Motif, ch 2, sc in center dc on adjacent Motif*, [ch 2, sc in next ch sp on starting Motif, ch 2, sc in next ch sp on adjacent Motif] 6 times, rep from * to *, ch 2, sc in ch-7 sp on starting Motif, ch 3, sc in same ch-7 sp, ch 2, sc in ch-7 sp on adjacent Motif, ch 2, sc in middle dc on starting Motif, ch 2, sc in middle dc on adjacent Motif, rep between [ ] 6 times, rep from * to *, ch 2, sc in ch-7 sp on starting Motif, ch 2, sc in ch-7 sp on adjacent Motif. Fasten off. Follow Placement Diagram for joining order. With a length of cream, sew center ch sps tog (center will be covered by the Center Flower). Once the 6 Hexagon groups are joined, steam-block pinning in Hexagon shape and let dry completely. Rep Joining Motifs with rem 6 Motifs for the reverse side of the Pillow.
CENTER FLOWER
Make 2.
Rnd 1: With aqua, ch 6, join to form a ring, [ch 4, puff st in ring, ch 4, sl st in ring] 6 times, leaving 8-inch length, fasten off. (6 petals)
Trim
Note: There are 3 ch-7 sps in each Motif, 1 at center and the other 2 are along outside edge of the Hexagon, start Trim in the bottom right ch-7 sp of any Motif.
Rnd 1: Join cream with sc in any bottom right ch-7 sp on outer edge, *ch 5, dc in next sp, [ch 5, sc in next sp] 8 times, rep from * around joining along outer edge of 5 Hexagons, working across the 6th Hexagon in sps of front Hexagon only, ch 5, dc in next sp, [ch 5, sc in next sp] 8 times, join in beg sc. Fasten off. Rep Trim on 2nd Hexagon piece. Sew a Flower to the center of each Hexagon.
FABRIC PILLOW
Use crocheted Hexagon as a template or make a template from craft paper, allowing 1/2-inch seam allowance. Cut 2 pieces of fabric. With RS tog, sew fabric pieces tog leaving a 4-inch opening. Turn RS out, stuff with fiberfill, sew opening closed.
Joining Hexagons
Align Motif sts using care that all 6 points are evenly matched, pin Hexagons tog and working in ch-5 sps, work (sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc) in each ch-5 sp around, inserting pillow before closing, join in beg sc. Fasten off.