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Pillow

Submitted by Annette Petavy on 3 January 2006 - 9:11am. Categorized As:

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by Annette Petavy

Introduction

Pillow Every pregnant woman in this world should have her own little pillow to carry around or keep on the sofa for quick (or extensive) naps – you’re just so tired when your pregnant.

Thinking about it, expecting fathers need one too. Both parents would be wise to "stock up" on sleep. There will be so little of that once the baby arrives.

Materials List

Yarn: Phildar Coton Micro Fibres. 129 m/141 yds per 50 g/1,76 oz ball. 50% cotton, 50% acrylic.
3 balls each of Ecru (color A below) and Lin (color B below)
If substituting yarn, choose one that is easily washable.
Hook: I used a 3mm hook, which is between a C-2 and a D-3 US hook.
Zipper
Pillow form or fill
Needle

Finished Size

40x40 cms/15 ¾ x 15 ¾ inches

Gauge

26 stitches and 25 rows in single crochet = 10 cms/4 inches

Notes

The pattern uses US terminology
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
sl st = slip stitch

About the design: The front part of this cushion cover is loosely based on the classical quilt pattern known as "Log Cabin". You make a square in the center and then crochet strips around it. When I made it, it felt like some kind of structured free-form (if you can imagine free-form in a single type of yarn and only two colors) – I even wondered whether I should make a formal pattern of it or not. I finally decided to tell you exactly what I did, though, even though your own choices could give an equally good, or better, result.

Should you choose to follow the "pattern table" below, don’t worry too much about achieving exactly the same number of stitches as I did. I’d even advise you to try to get a bit below my numbers on strips 18 and 20. Ahem. But a good blocking should straighten everything out, as it did for me.

Notes

In order to tell the right side from the wrong, and the "top" from the "bottom", I fastened a safety pin on the right side of the fabric, with the closure oriented towards the "top" according to the schematic.
Each strip will be fastened off at the end, with the new strip begun with a sl st in the upper right corner.
All strips should start on the "right" side, except where indicated.
Work over ends as you work each strip.

Special stitches used:

Name	Explanation
Griddle stitch	sc, dc, sc, dc… and so on. On second and following rows, dc in sc and sc in dc.
Crumpled griddle stitch	Like Griddle stitch, but on second and following rows, dc in dc and sc in sc.
Back and front loop single crochet	Over an even number of stitches: sc in front loop only, sc in back loop only, sc in front loop only, sc in back loop only… All rows are worked in the same way.
Crunch stitch	Slip stitch, hdc, slip stitch, hdc… and so on. On second and following rows, hdc in slip stitch and slip stitch in hdc.

This schematic shows how the front of the pillow is constructed:

The Pattern

Pattern

Front of pillow

Strip number