Sandstone Squares Pillow & Throw
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Pillow: 16 inches square Throw: 451/2 inches square
MATERIALS
• Red Heart Super Saver Stripes medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (5 oz/ 236 yds/141g per skein):
10 skeins #4969 latte stripe
• Size L/11/8mm Tunisian crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• Size J/10/6mm standard crochet
hook • Tapestry needle
• Locking stitch marker
• 16-inch square pillow form
• 3/4-inch shank buttons: 3
GAUGE
Reverse TSS: 15 sts = 4 inches; 15 rows = 4 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Each row in Tunisian crochet consists of a forward pass where stitches are picked up and a return pass where stitches are worked off the hook. The loop remaining on hook at end of return pass is first stitch of following row. Right side of work is always facing. Throw is worked in strips, picking up stitches from previous Squares. Fasten off yarn only at conclusion of strip. For Throw, refer to Placement Diagram for number and type of Squares to make.
Crochet cast on: Form slip knot (see illustration) on standard crochet hook, position Tunisian hook in left hand, resting it on top of yarn coming from ball and directly under lp on standard hook, yo, draw yarn through lp on standard hook. *The yarn will now be above Tunisian hook. Slide it around front of hook to the back, yo, draw through lp on standard hook, rep from * until 1 fewer sts than needed are on Tunisian hook. Slide final lp on standard hook on Tunisian hook. Reverse Tunisian simple stitch
(rev TSS): With yarn in back, insert hook from right to left under back leg of next vertical bar, yo and draw up lp. End stitch (end st): Insert hook under both vertical bars of final st in row, yo, draw up lp. Cluster (cl): Yo, draw through 4 lps on hook.
PILLOW PILLOW BACK
Row 1 (RS): Working crochet cast on (see Special Stitches), cast on 117 sts. (117 sts) Row 1 return: Yo, draw through first lp on hook, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] 56 times, cl (see Special Stitches), [yo, draw through 2 lps] 57 times. (1 lp on hook—see Pattern Notes) Row 2: [ Rev TSS (see Special Stitches) under next st] 56 times, pick up a lp under horizontal bar at top of cl (at top of 4-lp cl formed in previous row return mark this lp with locking marker), [rev TSS under next st] 56 times, end st (see Special Stitches). (115 sts) Row 2 return: Yo, draw through first lp, *[yo, draw through 2 lps] until 2 lps rem before marked lp, yo, draw through 4 lps (marked st
will become center in cl of 3 vertical bars), rep from * until 1 lp rem. (1 lp on hook) Row 3: *Rev TSS under next st, rep from * until cl, pick up lp under horizontal bar at top of cl (move marker to this lp on hook), rep from * until 1 st rem, end st. (2 fewer sts than previous row forward pass) Row 3 return: Rep row 2 return. Rows 4–57: Rep row 3 and row 3 return, noting that there will be 2 fewer sts on hook at the end of forward pass of each row. Row 58: Pick up lp under horizontal bar at top of cl, work end st. (3 sts) Row 58 return: Yo, draw through all 3 lps. Fasten off.
LOWER PILLOW FRONT Make 1.
Work as for Pillow Back through row 34 return.
Bind off: [Sl st as if to rev TSS under next st] 23 times, sl st under horizontal bar at top of cl, [sl st as if to rev TSS under next st] 23 times, sl st as if to work end st under final st. Fasten off.
UPPER PILLOW FRONT Make 1.
Row 1: Using crochet cast on, cast on 65 sts. (65 sts) Row 1 return: Yo, draw through first lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps] 30 times, yo, draw through 4 lps, [yo, draw through 2 lps] 31 times. (1 lp on hook)
Row 2: [Rev TSS under next st] 30 times, pick up lp under horizontal bar at the top of cl (mark this
lp), [rev TSS under next st] 30 times, work end st. (63 sts)
Row 2 return: Yo, draw through first lp, *yo, draw through 2 lps, rep from * until 2 lps rem before marked lp, yo, draw through 4 lps (marked st will become center 1 in a cl of 3 vertical bars), rep from *
until 1 lp rem. (1 lp on hook)
Row 3: *Rev TSS under next st, rep from * until cl, pick up lp under horizontal bar at top of cl (move marker to this lp on hook), rep from * until 1 st rem, work end st. (2 fewer sts than previous row forward pass) Row 3 return: Rep row 2 return. Row 4: Rep row 3. Row 5 buttonhole row: *[Rev TSS under next st] 13 times, yo, sk next st, [rev TSS under next st] 13 times**, yo, sk cl (mark the yo), rep from * to **, work end st. (57 sts) Row 5 return: Rep row 2 return. Rows 6–30: Rep row 3 and row 3 return, noting that there will be 2 fewer sts on hook at the end of forward pass of each row. Row 31: Pick up lp under horizontal bar at top of cl, work end st. (3 sts) Row 31 return: Yo, draw through all 3 lps. Fasten off.
FINISHING
With WS facing, place Lower Front on Back, place Upper Front on
Back, (Upper Front will overlap Lower Front for 8 rows; if necessary use locking st markers to keep everything in place).
Joining & Edging
Rnd 1: With RS facing, working through both layers, join yarn in bottom corner, ch 1, 3 sc in same place as beg ch-1, sc in opposite side of each ch or end of row around, working through all 3 layers at overlap area, placing 3 sc in each corner, join (see
Pattern Notes) in beg sc. Rnd 2: Ch 1, reverse sc (see Stitch Guide) in each st around, join in beg reverse sc. Fasten off.
THROW SQUARE A
Used for first Square only. Row 1: Working crochet cast on (see Special Stitches), cast on 34 sts. (34 sts)
Row 1 return: Yo, draw through first lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps] 15 times, yo, draw through 3 lps, [yo, draw through 2 lps] 16 times. (1 lp on hook) Row 2: [ Rev TSS (see Special Stitches) under next st] 15 times,
pick up a lp under horizontal bar at top of cl (at top of 4-lp cl formed in previous row return mark this lp with locking marker), [rev TSS under next st] 15 times, work end st (see Special Stitches). (33 sts)
Row 2 return: Yo, draw through first lp, *yo, draw through 2 lps, rep from * until 2 lps rem before marked lp, yo, draw through 4 lps (marked st will become center in cl of 3 vertical bars), rep from * until
1 lp rem. (1 lp on hook)
Row 3: *Rev TSS under next st, rep from * until cl, pick up lp under horizontal bar at top of cl (move marker to this lp on hook), rep from * until 1 st rem, work end st. (2 fewer sts than previous row forward pass) Row 3 return: Rep row 2 return. Rows 4–16: Rep row 3 and row 3 return, noting that there will be 2 fewer sts on hook at end of forward pass of each row. Row 17: Pick up lp under horizontal bar at top of cl, work end st. (3 sts) Row 17 return: Yo, draw through all 3 lps, do not fasten off (see Pattern Notes) unless this is the last Square in the strip; do not fasten off at the end of final strip. (Fasten off only at end of Squares 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63 and 72).
SQUARE B
Used when there is a finished Square below but no Square to the left.
Row 1: Working in ends of rows, sk final row of current Square, pick up lp in end of each rem row along left edge of current Square (17 sts), sl standard crochet hook under final st on Tunisian hook, ch 1 (this replaces the slip knot to beg crochet cast on), cast on 17 sts. (34 sts) Row 1 return–row 17 return: Work as for Square A.
SQUARE C
Used when there is no Square below, but there is a Square to the left.
Row 1: Using crochet cast on, cast on 17 sts, working in ends of rows along right edge of Square to the left, pick up lp in end of each row. (34 sts) Row 1 return–row 17 return: Work as for Square A.
SQUARE D
Used when there is a Square below and a Square to the left.
Row 1: Working in ends of rows, sk final row of current Square, pick up lp in end of each rem row along left edge of current Square (17 sts), working in ends of rows along right edge of Square to the left, pick up lp in end of each row. (34 sts) Row 1 return–row 17 return: Work as for Square A.
Edging
Rnd 1: Transfer final lp on Tunisian hook to standard hook; working in ends of rows or opposite side of foundation chs, sc in each st around, working 3 sc in each corner. Rnds 2 & 3: Sc in each sc around, working 3 sc in center sc of each corner. Rnd 4: Ch 1, reverse sc (see Stitch Guide) in each sc around, join (see Pattern Notes) in beg sc. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Block Pillow and Throw to measurements.