The Arches Pillow

crochet pillow for any style

If you prefer modern, boho, or minimal style accents in your home the arches pillow is for you! I’ve been loving the look of bobbles to add texture and designs to my recent patterns. The Arches pillow can be added to a room with the  Pebble crochet blanket , the Helix Crochet Pillow and the Bobble crochet coaster. These all look great together!

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the yarn

I Used Red Heart Soft Essentials in the color Cocoa for this pillow pattern. I purchased it at Joann. This is a Bulky (5) yarn. Some good alternatives to this yarn would be Lion Brand Hue and me or Lion Brand Woolspun or any other bulky yarn as long as your gauge matches the pattern gauge.

Notes

• The ch1 throughout this pattern does not count as a st.
• I decided to use a ch1 at the beginning of each row instead of a ch2 or even a ch3 to give the blanket a cleaner, tighter edge.
  • OPTIONAL: Make 2 front panels for a double sided pillow. Keep in mind that this will increase the yards needed.

guage

6 sts x 5 rows in hdc = 2″x2″

size

14.5″x10.5″

Materials

• About 214 yds (a little less than 2 skeins) Red Heart, Soft Essentials
  • Color: Cocoa
• 6.5 mm • US size K-10.5 crochet hook. I use these.
• yarn needle
• 16″x12″ pillow insert

Abbreviations

• bo: bobble
• ch: chain
• hdc: half double crochet
• st(s): stitch(es)
• yo: yarn over

bobble stitch (bo)

Yo, pull up a loop, yo pull through two loops, yo pull up a loop, yo pull through two loops, yo pull up a loop, yo pull through two loops, yo pull up a loop yo pull through two loops. At this point there should be 5 loops on your hook, yo pull through four loops, yo pull through last two loops. Next st will be hdc.

pattern

• FRONT PANEL
• Begin
• Ch 32
• Row 1 hdc 2nd chain, hdc across, ch1, turn (31)
• Row 2 hdc 3, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 15, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 3, ch1, turn
• Row 3 hdc across, ch1, turn
• Row 4 hdc 3, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 15, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 3, ch1, turn
• Row 5 hdc across, ch1, turn
• Row 6 hdc 3, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 15, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 3, ch1, turn
• Row 7 hdc across, ch1, turn
• Row 8 hdc 4, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 13, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 4, ch1, turn
• Row 9 hdc across, ch1, turn
• Row 10 hdc 5, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 11, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 5, ch1, turn
• Row 11 hdc across, ch1, turn
• Row 12 hdc 6, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 9, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 6, ch1, turn
• Row 13 hdc across, ch1, turn
• Row 14 hdc 8, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 5, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 8, ch1, turn
• Row 15 hdc across, ch1, turn
• Row 16 hdc 12, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 12, ch1, turn
• Row 17 hdc across, ch1, turn
• Row 18 hdc across, ch1, turn
• Row 19 hdc across, ch1, turn
• Row 20 hdc 12, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 12, ch1, turn
• Row 21 hdc across, ch1, turn
• Row 22 hdc 8, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 5, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 8, ch1, turn
• Row 23 hdc across, ch1, turn
• Row 24 hdc 6, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 9, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 6, ch1, turn
• Row 25 hdc across, ch1, turn
• Row 26 hdc 5, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 11, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 5, ch1, turn
• Row 27 hdc across, ch1, turn
• Row 28 hdc 4, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 13, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 4, ch1, turn
• Row 29 hdc across, ch1, turn
• Row 30 hdc 3, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 15, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 3, ch1, turn

• Row 31 hdc across, ch1, turn
• Row 32 hdc 3, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 15, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 3, ch1, turn
• Row 33 hdc across, ch1, turn
• Row 34 hdc 3, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 15, bo, hdc, bo, hdc, bo, hdc 3, ch1, turn
• Row 35 hdc across

• BACK PANEL
• Begin
• Ch 32
• Row 1 hdc 2nd chain, hdc across, ch1, turn (31)
• Row 2-34 hdc across, ch1, turn
• Row 35 hdc across

SEAMING
Place front and back panels together, “right sides” facing each other. Seam around 3 sides and flip inside out. Insert pillow and seam remaining side closed.

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Find the Pebble Crochet Blanket here, the Helix Pillow here, and the Bobble crochet coaster pattern here.