Flower Blossoms Pillow

Add a bright pop of color to your home! Crocheted flowers and leaves are appliquéd to a simple textured background creating the perfect spring accent!

- Jennifer E. Ryan

EASY

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

22 inches wide x 121/2inches long

MATERIALS

• Cascade Yarns Noble

Cotton medium (worsted)

weight wool yarn (31/2oz/ 220 yds/100g per skein):

4 skeins #24 celadon

1 skein #52 bright rose, #49

baby pink, #55 cornflower blue, #30 yellow, #58 navy and #25 watercress

• Size F/5/3.75mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

• Size H/8/5mm crochet hook

• Tapestry needle

• 12-inch x 22-inch pillow form

GAUGE

With size F hook: 4 wt sts = 2 inches; 8 wt st rows = 2 inches

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Wattle stitch (wt st): (Sc, ch 1, dc) in indicated st.

Single crochet join (sc join): Place a slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo and pull up a lp, yo and draw through both lps on hook.

Surface slip stitch (surface sl st): Insert hook in indicated sp, yo, pull lp to RS and through lp on hook.

PILLOW

FRONT PANEL

With size F hook and celadon, ch 66.

Row 1: Working in back bar of ch (see illustration), sc in 2nd ch and in each ch across, turn. (65 sc)