Size 12½" Round
MATERIALS: COLORS:
1 White
1 Pink
1 Light Blue
1 Aluminum Crochet Hook Size "G"
1 - 12½" diameter white foam pillow
GAUGE: 3½ st = 1"
BLUE PILLOW FRONT:
In white, chain 4, join with sl st to first chain to form ring, ch 1.
Row 1: Work 11 sc in ring (12 st) join with sl st to first ch 1, ch 1.
Row 2: Work 2 HDC in each sc, join with sl st (24 st) ch 1.
Row 3: Starting here, working in HDC, increase in every other stitch, join (36 st) ch 1.
Row 4: Increase 1 HDC in every fourth st, join (45 st) ch 1.
Row 5: Increase 1 HDC in every fifth st (54 st) join, ch 1.
Row 6: Increase 1 HDC in every sixth st (63 st) join, ch 1.
Row 7: Increase 1 HDC in every seventh st (72 st) join, ch 1.
Row 8: Increase 1 HDC in every eighth st (81 st) slip to join, fasten and break thread.
Row 9: Tie on pink working 1 row sc with no increase, ch 1.
Rows 10, 11, 12: Work 3 more rows of pink increasing 9 more stitches in each row (108 st) sl st to join, fasten and break thread.
Rows 13-17: Tie on light blue yarn, ch 1 and working in HDC, continuing to increase 9 st evenly around each row, work 5 rows of light blue (153 st), join with sl st. Fasten and break thread.
PILLOW BACK:
Same as front but worked entirely in blue.
Pink pillow is worked with back entirely in pink and front, in center, white, next circle blue, and outer circle pink.
FINISHING:
Ruffle around center white ring:
Row 1: In white, join to last row of white, sc and working between st of white row and next pink row, (ch 3, sc) in each st around. Join with sl st to first sc, ch 1.
Row 2: Sl into first loop sc and in this and every other loop around work (ch 3, sc, ch 3, sc). Join with sl st to first sc, fasten and break thread.
Holding front and back of pillow together with wrong sides on inside, in blue, sc around ½ the outer edge, working st through both pieces at same time, loosely. Insert foam pillow between 2 pieces and continue to work in sc around outer edge of both halves enclosing pillow, sl to first sc, fasten and break thread.
OUTSIDE RUFFLE:
Row 1: In white: Join in top sc st, ch 1, sc, * ch 5, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc, repeat from * around, join with sl st in first st, ch 1.
Row 2: Sl st into first loop, (ch 5, sc, ch 5, sc) in same loop, * (ch 5, sc, ch 5, sc) in next loop, repeat from * around. Join with sl st to first st. Fasten and break thread.
FLOWERS:
In blue: Embroider 4 flowers with pink french knot centers. Over center ring of white make crocheted soft button ½" round, attach and work one row back stitch in pink around button.