Flower Blossoms Pillow
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
22 inches wide x 121/2 inches long
MATERIALS
• Cascade Yarns Noble
Cotton medium (worsted) weight wool yarn (31/2 oz/
220 yds/100g per skein): 4 skeins #24 celadon
1 skein #52 bright rose, #49 baby pink, #55 cornflower blue, #30 yellow, #58 navy and #25 watercress
• Size F/5/3.75mm crochet hook
or size needed to obtain gauge • Size H/8/5mm crochet hook • Tapestry needle
• 12-inch x 22-inch pillow form
GAUGE
With size F hook: 4 wt sts = 2 inches; 8 wt st rows = 2 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Wattle stitch (wt st): (Sc, ch 1, dc) in indicated st. Single crochet join (sc join):
Place a slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo and pull up a lp, yo and draw through both lps on hook. Surface slip stitch (surface sl st): Insert hook in indicated sp, yo, pull lp to RS and through lp on hook.
PILLOW FRONT PANEL
With size F hook and celadon, ch 66.
Row 1: Working in back bar
of ch (see illustration), sc in 2nd ch and in each ch across, turn. (65 sc)
Back Bar of Chain
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, [ wt
st (see Special Stitches) in next st, sk next 2 sts] across to last sc, sc in last st, turn. (2 sc, 21 wt sts)
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, wt st in ch-1 sp of each wt st across, sc in last st, turn.
Rep row 3 until piece measures 21 inches long. Fasten off.
BACK PANEL
With size H hook and 2 strands of celadon held tog, ch 38.
Row 1: Working in back bar of ch, dc in 3rd ch from hook (beg sk chs do not count as a st) and in each ch across, turn. (36 dc)
Row 2: Ch 2, dc in each dc across, turn.
Rep row 2 until piece measures same length as Front Panel. Fasten off.
Flower
Make 15 bright rose/baby pink and 9 cornflower blue/ yellow.
Rnd 1: With size F hook and navy, make a slip ring (see illustration), ch 3 (counts as first
dc), 11 dc in ring, join (see Pattern Notes) in top of beg ch-3.
Fasten off. (12 dc) Rnd 2: Working in back lps only (see Stitch Guide), sc join (see Special Stitches) bright rose in any st, sc in same st, 2 sc in each st around, join in first sc. (24 sc) Rnd 3: {Ch 3 (does not count
as first dc), [2 tr in next st] twice, ch 3, sl st in each of next 2 sts} around, working last sl st in base of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (6 large petals)
Rnd 4: Working in unworked front lps of rnd 1, join baby pink in front lp of rnd 1 directly below center of any large petal, [ch 2, 3 dc in next st, ch 2, sl st in next st] 3 times, sl st in next st, rep between [ ] twice. Fasten off. (5 small petals)
With cornflower blue and yellow, rep rnds 1–4.
Leaf Make 5.
With size F hook and watercress, ch 16.
Working in back lp of chs (see
illustration), sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next ch, sc in each of next 2 chs, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, 2 tr in next ch, tr in each of next 4 chs, dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next ch, sl st in last ch, ch 1, rotate Leaf to work in opposite side of ch, working in back lps only, sl st in next ch, sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, tr in each of next 4 chs, 2 tr in next ch, dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sc in each of next 2 chs, sl st in each of last 2 chs. Fasten off.
ASSEMBLY & FINISHING
Refer to photo as a guide for placement of all pieces.
Flowers
Pin all Flowers on Front Panel. With matching yarn, sew Flowers to Panel, working through rnd 2 and tips of each large petal.
Stems
Working from bottom edge, insert hook in base of any st, with watercress held under work, place slip knot on hook, draw through to RS, insert hook in any st above, yo and draw through lp on hook (first surface
sl st made), work surface sl sts
(see Special Stitches) evenly and upward, ending under Flower, fasten off. Rep until all Flowers have Stems. Work in Stems for each Leaf to desired length.
Leaves
Place Leaves on Stems and with matching yarn, sew through center “vein” to Panel.
Joining Border
Rnd 1: With size F hook, WS of Panels held tog, Front Panel facing and working through both thicknesses, sc join celadon in any st, sc evenly around, inserting pillow form as work progresses, change color (see Stitch Guide) to watercress in last st, join in first sc. Rnd 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in each st around, working (dc, ch 1, dc) in each corner, join in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. CW