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Cathedral Glass Pillow

- Design by Debra Arch

FINISHED MEASUREMEN­T

16 inches in diameter

MATERIALS

• Lion Brand Ferris Wheel medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (3 oz/270 yds/ 85g per cake):

2 cakes #601 summer day • Lion Brand Feels Like Butta medium (worsted) weight polyester yarn (31/2 oz/218 yds/ 100g per ball):

1 ball #153 black • Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or

size needed to obtain gauge • 16-inch-diameter #A-STR16

Fairfield Soft Touch pillow form • Tapestry needle

GAUGE

8 dc = 2 inches; 2 rows = 2 inches

PATTERN NOTES

All rounds are worked with right side facing throughout. Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-3, treble crochet at end of round counts as last chain-7 space unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Single crochet under next loop center (sc under next lp

center): Insert hook from right to left under ch lps on each side of next indicated lp center, yo, pull up lp, yo, draw through both lps on hook to complete as sc.

Double crochet under next loop center (dc under next

lp center): Yo, insert hook from right to left under ch lps on each side of next indicated lp center, yo, pull up lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice to complete as dc.

PILLOW PILLOW SIDE

Make 2. Rnd 1 (background): With black, make a slip ring (see illustrati­on), ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), 11 dc in ring, join (see Pattern Notes) to 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (12 dc) Rnd 2: Working in back lps (see

Stitch Guide), ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around, insert hook in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, drop black to WS, yo with summer day, draw through lp on hook to join. Fasten off black. (24 dc)

Rnd 3: With summer day, working in back lps, ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next st, [2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc] around, insert hook in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, yo with black, draw through lp on hook to join changing to black. Fasten off summer day. (36 dc) Rnd 4: With black, ch 1, fptr

(see Stitch Guide) around post of beg ch-3 in rnd 1, sl st in back lp of each of next 2 sts, [fptr around post of next st in rnd 1, sl st in back lp of each of next 2 sts] around, join to top of first fptr of rnd. Fasten off black. (24 sl sts, 12 fptr)

Rnd 5: With summer day, inserting hook in tops of sts of rnd 3 and working over sl sts of last rnd, sk first fptr, join summer day in same st as first sl st made, ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in next st, ch 1, sk next fptr, [2 dc in each of next 2 sts, ch 1, sk next fptr] around, join to top of beg ch-3. (48 dc, 12 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 6: Ch 3, dc in each of next 3 sts, dc in next ch-1 sp, [dc in each of next 4 sts, dc in next ch-1 sp] around, join to 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (60 dc) Rnd 7: Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in each of next 3 sts, ch 1, sk next dc, [2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 3 sts, ch 1, sk next dc] around, join to 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (60 dc, 12 ch-1 sps) Rnd 8: Ch 3, [dc in each st to within 1 st of next ch-1 sp, 2 dc in next st, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp] around, join to 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (72 dc, 12 ch-1 sps) Rnd 9: Ch 3, [dc in each st to next ch-1 sp, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp] around, join to 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (96 dc) Rnd 10: Ch 3, dc in each of next 2 sts, ch 1, [dc in each of next 8 sts, ch 1] around, ending with dc in each of next 5 sts, join to 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (96 dc, 12 ch-1 sps) Rnd 11: Ch 3, [dc in each st to within 1 st of next ch-1 sp, 2 dc in next st, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp]

12 times, dc in each rem st, join to 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (108 dc, 12 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 12: Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in each st to next ch-1 sp, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in each of next 4 sts, ch 1, sk next st, [2 dc in next st, dc in each st to next ch-1 sp, dc in ch-1 sp, dc in each

of next 4 sts, ch 1, sk next st] around, join to 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (120 dc, 12 ch-1 sps) Rnd 13: Rep rnd 8. (132 dc, 12 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 14: Ch 3, dc in each of next 4 sts, ch 1, sk next st, [dc in each of next 5 sts, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in each of next 5 sts, ch 1, sk next st] 11 times, dc in each of next 5 sts, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, join to 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (144 dc, 12 ch-1 sps) Rnd 15: Rep rnd 11. (156 dc, 12 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 16: Ch 3, [dc in each st to next ch-1 sp, dc in next ch-1 sp] 12 times, dc in each of next 7 sts, join to 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (168 dc)

Rnd 17: Ch 3, dc in each of next 12 sts, ch 1, sk next dc, [dc in each of next 13 sts, ch 1, sk next dc] around, join to 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (156 dc, 12 ch-1 sps) Rnd 18: Rep rnd 8. Fasten off. (168 dc, 12 ch-1 sps)

Overlay

Rnd 1: With rnd 4 facing, join black to top of any fptr, [ch 7, sl st in top of next fptr (lp made)] 11 times, ch 3, tr (see Pattern Notes) in same fptr as beg sl st join. (12 ch-7 lps)

Rnd 2: Ch 4, sl st in next ch-1 sp in rnd 7 (lp center made), ch 4, sl st in center of next ch-7 lp of last rnd, [ch 4, sl st in next ch-1

sp of rnd 7 (lp center made), ch 4, sl st in center of next ch-7 lp of last rnd] around. Fasten off. (12 lp centers) Rnd 3: Join black to any ch-1 sp of rnd 10 (lp center made), [ch 6, sc under next lp center (see

Special Stitches) of rnd 7, ch 6, sl st in next ch-1 sp of rnd 10 (lp

center made)] around, working last sl st in top of beg join. Fasten off.

Rnd 4: Join black in any ch-1 sp of rnd 12 (lp center made), [ch 6, sc under next lp center of rnd 10, ch 6, sl st in next ch-1 sp of rnd 12

(lp center made)] around, working last sl st in top of beg join. Fasten off.

Rnd 5: Join black in any ch-1 sp of rnd 14 (lp center made), [ch 6, sc under next lp center of rnd 12, ch 6, sl st in next ch-1 sp of rnd 14

(lp center made)] around, working last sl st in top of beg join. Fasten off.

Rnd 6: Join black in any ch-1 sp of rnd 17 (lp center made), [ch 8, sc under next lp center of rnd 14, ch 8, sl st in next ch-1 sp of rnd 17

(lp center made)] around, working last sl st in top of beg sl st join. Fasten off. Rnd 7 (edging): Working in back lps of rnd 18, join black in first dc to left of any ch-1 sp, [loosely sl st in each st to next ch-1 sp, dc under next lp center (see Special Stitches)] around, join to top of beg join. Fasten off. ASSEMBLY

With WS of Pillow Sides tog, dc matching and working through both thicknesse­s, join black to any dc, sl st in each st around, inserting pillow form before closing, join in beg join. Fasten off.

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A rich stained glass color palette seems to glow behind an overlay of black post stitches. Using a deceptivel­y simple technique to achieve the complex leaded glass look, this pillow is sure to be the center of attention no matter where it is displayed!

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