Four Corners Pillow
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
18 inches square
MATERIALS
• Aunt Lydia’s Classic
Crochet size 10 crochet cotton (white: 400 yds per ball; solid colors: 350 yds per ball):
3 balls #1 white
1 ball each #450 aqua and
#856 peacock
• Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• 18-inch square pillow form • Large-eye needle
• Spray starch (optional) GAUGE 8 rows = 2 inches; 5 tr with 4 3-dc groups between = 2 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
Rounds begin with a slip stitch to chain-1 space or join in chain-1 space to right of a corner front post treble crochet.
Chain-3 at beginning of rows or rounds counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. When instructions indicate front post treble crochet around center double crochet, it refers to the center double crochet of 3-double crochet group.
This pillow consists of same pattern on both sides of the pillow. The instructions for side 1 colors are listed first and colors for reverse side are in parentheses.
PILLOW
CENTER MOTIF Rnd 1: With white, ch 6, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to
form a ring, ch 3 (see Pattern
Notes), 2 dc in ring, [ch 1, dc in ring (corner dc), ch 1, 3 dc in ring] 3 times, ch 1, dc in ring, ch 1, join in top of beg ch-3. (4 3-dc groups, 4 corner dc, 8 ch-1 sps) Rnd 2: Sl st to next ch-1 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same ch-1 sp, ch 1,
fptr (see Stitch Guide) around next dc, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, *ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1**, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, fptr around next dc, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (8 fptr, 8 3-dc groups, 16 ch-1 sps) Rnd 3: With aqua (peacock) join in ch-1 sp to right of a corner fptr (see Pattern Notes), ch 3, 2 dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, fptr around fptr, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, *ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in fptr, ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, fptr around fptr, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, rep from * around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (12 fptr, 12 3-dc groups, 24 ch-1 sps)
Rnd 4: Join peacock (aqua) with a sl st in a ch-1 sp to right of a corner fptr, ch 3, 2 dc in ch-1 sp ch 1, fptr around fptr, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp *[ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in fptr] twice, ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, fptr around fptr, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, rep from * around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (32 ch-1 sps, 16 3-dc groups, 16 fptr)
Rnd 5: Join aqua (peacock) in ch-1 sp to right of a corner fptr, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, ch 1, fptr around fptr, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, *[ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in fptr] 3 times, ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, fptr around fptr, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, rep from * 3 times, join in beg ch-3. Fasten off. (20 3-dc groups, 40 ch-1 sps, 20 fptr) Rnd 6: Join white in ch-1 sp to right of corner fptr, rep rnd 5 with more repeats between
[ ] each rnd, do not fasten off, sl st to ch-1 sp to start next round. (24 3-dc groups, 24 fptr, 48 ch-1 sps)
Rnd 7: Rep rnd 6. (28 3-dc groups, 28 fptr, 56 ch-1 sps) Rnd 8: Sl st to corner fptr, [ch 5, sl st in next fptr] around to beg sl st, join in beg st. (28 ch-5 sps)
Rnd 9: Sl st in ch-5 sp, ch 1, (sc, hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc, sc) in each ch-5 sp around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (28 scallops)
Rnd 10: Join aqua (peacock) in any sc on rnd 9, ch 1, sc in same st and in each st around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (196 sc)
Note: The following rnd is worked behind scallops in rnd 7, fold scallops forward as work progresses. Only corner fptr are worked over front side of scallops. Rnd 11: Join white in ch-1 sp to right of any corner fptr of rnd 7, ch 3, 2 dc in ch-1 sp, *ch 1, fptr over scallop and around fptr from rnd 7, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, [ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc where fptr and sl st were worked in rnd 8 (rnd 18
in rep rnds)] 6 times, ch 1, fptr around middle dc, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, rep from * 3 times. (32 3-dc groups, 32 fptr, 64 ch-1 sps) Rnd 12: Sl st to ch-1 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, *ch 1, fptr around
fptr, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, [ch 1, fptr around center dc (see Pattern Notes), ch 1, 3 dc in fptr] 7 times, ch 1, fptr around middle dc, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, rep from * 3 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (36 3-dc groups, 36 fptr, 72 ch-1 sps)
Rnd 13: Join peacock (aqua) (rnd 23 peacock) with sl st in a ch-1 sp to right of corner fptr, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, *ch 1, fptr around fptr, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, [ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in fptr] 8 times, ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, rep from * 3 times, join in beg ch-3. Fasten off. (40 3-dc groups, 40 fptr, 80 ch-1 sps) Rnd 14: Join aqua (peacock) (rnd 24 aqua) with a sl st in ch-1 sp to right of a corner fptr, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, *ch 1, fptr around fptr, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, [ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in fptr] 9 times, ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, rep from * 3 time, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (44 3-dc groups, 44 fptr, 88 ch-1 sps) Rnd 15: Rep rnd 14 with peacock (aqua) (rnd 25 peacock) with 1 more rep between [ ]. Fasten off. (48 3-dc groups, 48 fptr, 96 ch-1 sps) Rnds 16 & 17: Rep rnd 15 with white, do not fasten off. (rnd 16: 52 3-dc groups, 52 fptr, 104 ch-1 sps; rnd 17: 56 3-dc groups, 56 fptr, 112 ch-1 sps) Rnds 18 & 19: Rep rnds 8 and 9. At the end of rnd 19, fasten off. (rnd 18: 56 ch-5 sps; rnd 19: 56 scallops) Rnd 20: Join peacock (aqua) (rnd 30 peacock) in sc, ch 1, sc in
each st around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (392 sc) Rnds 21–30: Rep rnds 11–20, working rnd 11 rep in rnd 17 with color pattern rep used in first color section of motif. (rnd 29: 84 scallops; rnd 30: 588 sc)
There will be one more rep in each rnd between [ ]. Continue color pattern for first side, color pattern for working 2nd side are in parentheses ( ) and also for rnds 23–25 and 30 for 2nd side are in parentheses ( ).
TRIANGLE
Make 4.
These triangles are worked and joined along the sides of the motif in rnd 27 in the 3-dc groups along center motif, 1 triangle on each of 4 sides. Fold
down scallops and working with the front side of center motif facing to start, join white with a sl st in 11th fptr from a right corner fptr (counting corner fptr, fptr will already have sl sts in them from rnd 28), ch 5, sl st in next fptr to the left. Sl st across sts and chs to the left to the dc on the left of the next 3-dc group on center motif, turn.
Row 1: Ch 3, [3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in ch-5 sp, ch 3, sl st in left dc on next 3-dc group to the left on center motif, sl st across sts and chs to first dc of next 3-dc group to the left on center motif, turn. (2 3-dc groups, 3 ch-3 sps) Row 2: Ch 3, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in ch-3 sp, ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, ch 3, sl st in first dc of next 3-dc group to left on center motif, sl st across dc to left dc of same 3-dc group, turn. (3 ch-3 sps, 2 fptr, 4 ch-1 sps, 4 3-dc groups) Row 3: Ch 3, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, ch 1, bptr (see Stitch Guide) around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in fptr, ch 1, bptr around center dc, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in ch-3 sp, ch 1, bptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in fptr, ch 1, bptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, ch 3, sl st in left dc on center motif of same 3-dc group, sl st across sts and chs to first dc on next 3-dc group to left on center motif, turn. (3 ch-3 sps, 4 bptr, 6 3-dc groups, 8 ch-1 sps) Row 4: Ch 3, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, [ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in fptr] twice, ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in ch-3 sp, rep between [ ] twice, ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sl st in first
dc of next 3-dc group on center motif, sl st to left dc of same 3-dc group, turn. (3 ch-3 sps, 6 fptr, 8 3-dc groups, 12 ch-1 sps) Row 5: Ch 3, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, [ch 1, bptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in bptr] 3 times, ch 1, bptr around center dc, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in ch-3 sp, rep between [ ] 3 times, ch 1, bptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sl st in left dc of same 3-dc group where last join was made. Fasten off. (3 ch-3 sps, 8 bptr, 10 3-dc groups, 16 ch-1 sps)
Row 6: Join peacock (aqua) in first dc of next 3-dc group on center motif to left of last fastenoff, ch 3, turn, 3 dc in ch-3 sp,
[ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in fptr] 4 times, ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in ch-3 sp, rep between [ ] 4 times, ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, ch 3, sl st in first dc of next 3-dc group to the left on center motif. Fasten off. (3 ch-3 sps, 12 3-dc groups, 10 fptr, 20 ch-1 sps) Row 7: Join aqua (peacock) in left dc of 3-dc group where last fastened off, ch 3, turn, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, ch 1, bptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in bptr] 5 times, ch 1, bptr around center dc, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in ch-3 sp, rep between [ ] 5 times, ch 1, bptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, ch 3, sl st in left dc of same 3-dc group on center motif where last row was joined. Fasten off. (3 ch-3 sps, 14 3-dc groups, 12 bptr, 24 ch-1 sps) Row 8: Join peacock (aqua) in first dc of next 3-dc group to left of where last fastened off on center motif, ch 3, turn, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, [ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in fptr] 6 times, ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in ch-3 sp, rep between [ ] 6 times, ch 1, fptr
around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, ch 3, sl st in first dc of next 3 dc group to left on center motif. Fasten off. (3 ch-3 sps, 16 3-dc groups, 14 fptr, 28 ch-1 sps)
Row 9: Join white with sl st in left dc of same 3-dc group where last fastened off, ch 3, turn, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, [ch 1, bptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in bptr] 7 times, ch 1, bptr around center dc, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3,
3 dc) in ch-3 sp, rep between [ ] 7 times, ch 1, bptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in next sp, ch 3, sl st in left dc on center motif of same 3-dc group, sl st across sts and chs to first dc of next 3-dc group to left on center motif, turn. (3 ch-3 sps, 18 3-dc sps, 16 bptr, 32 ch-1 sps) Row 10: Ch 3, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, [ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in fptr] 8 times, ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in ch-3 sp, rep between [ ] 8 times, ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, ch 3, sl st in first dc of next 3-dc group to left on center motif, sl st to dc on left of same group, turn. (3 ch-3 sps, 20 3-dc groups 18 fptr, 36 ch-1 sps) Row 11: Ch 3, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, [ch 1, bptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in bptr] 9 times, ch 1, bptr around center dc, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in ch-3 sp, rep between [ ] 9 times, ch 1, bptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, ch 3, sl st in left dc of same 3-dc group on center motif, sl st across sts and chs to first dc of next 3-dc group on center motif, turn. (3 ch-3 sps, 22 3-dc groups, 20 bptr, 40 ch-1 sps) Row 12: Ch 3, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, [ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in fptr] 10 times, ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in ch-3 sp, rep between [ ] 10 times, ch 1, fptr around center dc, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, ch 3, sl st in first dc of