For the past 2 weeks I’ve been working on my first ever poncho pattern, and although I’m very excited about it, the process of making it has been a little boring. I’ve been working with only one color, back and forth in rows, the same stitch for over 150 rows… You can imagine how monotonous it could be. And in the middle of making the second poncho, which I’m going to take the pictures of for the photo tutorial, I felt that I needed something colorful, and interesting and happy and quick to make. All at the same time. So, I decided to make a crochet pillow.
I was wondering which pattern I should use? Should I use one of my existing patterns, should I try some new pattern from my Pinterest crochet board, or should I come up with a new pattern? I grabbed my crochet hook, played around a little bit and came up with this flowery granny square.
Then I looked at my yarn stash in search for the appropriate yarn, and first thing that caught my eye was the green glittering yarn I have had for ages. I think that we should always have something shiny and sparkling in our lives, even if it’s a simple skein of yarn. I decided to use it as the background. Then I chose several other bright colors, and the ivory color to balance everything.
If you don’t live in Serbia, you can skip this section where I write about the yarn, because unfortunately, you can’t buy this yarn anywhere outside Serbia, nor you can order it online. All the yarn I used was manufactured by St. George. The green glittering yarn is “Una” 50g/115m 50% acrilyc, 45% cotton, 5% metallized polyester.
The ivory yarn is “Cotton classic” 100% cotton, 50g/120m, and yellow, orange, pink and blue yarn is “Cotton Cable”, 100% cotton, 50g/95m.
I used 3.5 mm crochet hook. At first I didn’t know which method of joining squares to use. In the end, when I finished all 9 squares I decided to use join-as-you-go method to join the squares together which I think works well with these squares.
As with all of my previous pillows I didn’t crochet the back side. I just took a piece of plaid fabric, installed a zipper and sewed it on at the back of the crocheted piece. Nice and easy.
What else can I say about this pillow? First, that I really like how it turned out! I especially like the colors and the yarn I used. Second, that I decided to make the pattern and tutorial for this flowery granny square. Not sure about the whole pillow, though. Will see. Maybe I will also make a baby blanket using the same square pattern. I’m curious to see how it would look, and I have so much yarn in my stash that I could use in that project. Or in some another project…
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Update: The flowery granny square pattern and step-by-step tutorial is now available in Dada’s place shop, (payment options: Credit cards & PayPal), in my Ravelry shop, and in my Etsy shop. (payment option: PayPal)
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Hello Dragana!! I’m Patricia from Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and love your blog.
Across the distance I want to.know how to crochet this square.
Can you teach me? =)
Hi Patita!
I really love how crochet connects people from all around the world! ? I’m making the pattern and step-by-step tutorial on how to make this square at the moment, so stay tuned… You can sign up for my newsletter if you don’t want to miss what is new on my blog.
xo Dragana ?
Love it… just gorgeous ❤️❤️ Will love to have the pattern
Thank you so much Vivian! ? ? I’m making the pattern, hope it will be available soon!
Hi Dada, I’m in Los Angeles, Ca. I love your designs. I can’t wait to make them. Thank you for all you do.
Hi Lily,
Los Angeles?! Wow! Lucky you! ? Thanks for your comment! I’m glad you love my work! ? ?
Hi your patterns are just lovely thank you for all your hard work carol from new zealand
Hi Carol,
You’re welcome! Thank you for your lovely comment! ?
Hi Dada,
I am from Lake Oswego, Oregon.
Love this pattern and the colors you chose! When you do the tutorial can you also include just a text option. This way I can print the instructions without pictures and “save a tree”.
Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
Hi Ross,
I’m really glad to hear that you like this pattern! ? Yes, I will include the written pattern, and the crochet chart as well.
You do such beautiful work Dada, always eager to see your next project. I am working on your Primavera Flower Granny Square Afghan. Excellent directions and easy for me to follow(I’m a beginner) Again, thank you for sharing your talent. I am from St. Louis, Missouri. USA
Hello Lisa and hello St. Louis! ?
Thank you for your comment! ? I’m so glad to hear that you’re making the Primavera afghan, and that you find the tutorial easy to follow! That’s great! ?
Todo lo que haces es muy hermoso, te admiro
Gracias! ? ?
Morning Dada, what a awesome blog, love all your patterns and designs, I live in South Africa
Hi Charlotte from South Africa! ? Thank you for your kind words! I’m so happy that crochet is a language that so many creative people use to connect the whole world! I’m happy that I’m fluent in crochet, and that I have crochet friends all over the world! And I’m very grateful for that! ? ?
As always, this is beautiful. I so admire your work! I will watch for the pattern for this square! Simply Lovely!!
Dear Dragana,
I am always in awe of your works and it has inspired me to crochet my own pillows. I would like to know if you have ever thought of making a tutorial on how to install the fabric backings on your crochet pieces?
Love
Dini <3
Dear Dini,
Thank you so much for your kind comment! ? Actually, I made a tutorial on how to add the fabric on the back of the pillow, and it’s a part of my flowery cushion pattern. You can find it here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/199656843/crochet-cushion-patterncushion
Dragana ?
Hi Dada love the cushion, I cant find the patter for it can you help please
many thanks
Sandra
Hi Sandra,
I haven’t made the pattern for the cushion, yet. I’m working on the flowery square pattern, and it will be available soon.
xo Dragana