Crochet Pattern: Twin Textures Pillow

The Twin Textures Pillow is the first pattern in the Hygge Home Crochet Along with CAL Central. This reversible, textured pillow works up quickly in a super bulky weight yarn. It uses the basketweave stitch pattern and the pebble stitch pattern for different looks on each side. This pattern is listed as intermediate, but I’ve include a link to a video tutorial to help with the post stitches. Even crochet beginners should be able to make this project.

Twin Textures Pillow, free crochet pattern in Red Heart Sweet Home yarn by Underground Crafter

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I’m so excited to be kicking off the Hygge Home Crochet Along with CAL Central! If you’re just hearing about this crochet along, you can get all the details here, or by clicking the Hygge Home image below. To join the CAL…

  • You can join in by crocheting the patterns as you have time.
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  • If you’d like to chat with other crocheters, join the CAL Central Facebook group or visit this thread in the CAL Central Ravelry group.
  • By the end of the CAL, you’ll have up to 10 awesome projects. Make your home hygge while having fun with us!

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2019 Hygge Home Crochet Along with CAL Central and Red Heart Yarns

Let me tell you about the Twin Textures Pillow! First, I should mention that while whites, creams, and neutrals are often associated with hygge, when I think of comfy and cozy, I must have color. That’s just how I roll! I’m a very tactile person, so textures also make me feel at ease. Naturally, basketweave comes to mind when I think about textures and that’s how I started the pillow.

Twin Textures Pillow, free crochet pattern in Red Heart Sweet Home yarn by Underground Crafter | Basketweave side of pillow on bed

I wanted to use both a solid and a multicolor yarn (as I said, I LOVE color), but basketweave can be a little bit over the top in multiple colors. Instead, I choose a simple texture, the pebble stitch, for the variegated yarn side of the pillow.

Twin Textures Pillow, free crochet pattern in Red Heart Sweet Home yarn by Underground Crafter | Pebble Stitch side of pillow on bed

I used Red Heart Sweet Home. (Bernat Blanket is a good substitute if you can’t find Sweet Home.) It’s a chenille-type yarn, so it’s very plush and soft. It’s super bulky weight, so this pillow works up quickly. And, unlike some chenille yarns it doesn’t shed while you’re crocheting.

Twin Textures Pillow, free crochet pattern in Red Heart Sweet Home yarn by Underground Crafter | Basketweave side of pillow on couch

Sweet Home comes in HUGE skeins with almost 200 yards, so there’s plenty to play with. I think Sweet Home would make a great coordinating blanket, too.

Twin Textures Pillow, free crochet pattern in Red Heart Sweet Home yarn by Underground Crafter | Pebble stitch side of pillow on couch

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Twin Textures Pillow

Crochet Pattern by Underground Crafter

Twin Textures Pillow, free crochet pattern in Red Heart Sweet Home yarn by Underground Crafter

This reversible, textured pillow works up quickly in a super bulky weight yarn. It’s the first pattern in the Hygge Home Crochet Along with CAL Central.

Finished Size

  • Approximately 18.5” (47 cm) square to loosely fit an 18” (46 cm) square pillow form.

Materials

  • Red Heart Sweet Home yarn (100% polyester, 10.5 oz/300 g, 193 yd/177 m) – 1 skein each in 1514 Spruce (CA) and 9680 Rain Forest, or approximately 193 yd (177 m) in each of 2 colors in any super bulky weight yarn. (Bernat Blanket is a good substitute if you can’t find Sweet Home.)
  • US N/P-15/10 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge.
  • Yarn needle.
  • Fairfield Soft Touch Pillow 18” x 18”.

Gauge

  • 7 sts = 4” (10 cm) across in basketweave stitch. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.

Abbreviations Used in This Pattern

  • BL – back loop – Marly Bird has a helpful video for identifying the back loop here.
  • BPdc – back post double crochet – Yo, insert hook from back around front to back of st in previous round, yo and draw up a loop, (yo and draw through 2 loops) twice. A video tutorial for this stitch is available here.
  • CA – Color A
  • CB – Color B
  • ch – chain
  • dc – double crochet
  • FPdc – front post double crochet – Yo, insert hook from front around back to front of st in previous round, yo and draw up a loop, (yo and draw through 2 loops) twice. A video tutorial for this stitch is available here.
  • sc – single crochet
  • sl st – slip stitch
  • sp – space
  • st(s) – stitch(es)
  • yo – yarn over
  • * Repeat instructions after asterisk as indicated.
  • () Repeat instructions between parentheses into same stitch or space.

Pattern Note

  • A photo tutorial for the whipstitch join is available here.

Pattern Instructions

Panel A

Twin Textures Pillow, free crochet pattern in Red Heart Sweet Home yarn by Underground Crafter | Basketweave side of pillow on bed
  • With CA, ch 32 (or a multiple of 8 sts, + 8).
  • Row 1: Turn, skip 3 ch (counts as dc), dc in next ch and each ch across. (30 sts)
  • Row 2: Turn, ch 3 (counts as dc, here and throughout), *FPdc around each of next 4 sts,** BPdc around each of next 4 sts; repeat from * across, ending last repeat after ** with 1 st remaining, dc in last st.
  • Row 3: Turn, ch 3, *BPdc around each of next 4 sts,** FPdc around each of next 4 sts; repeat from * across, ending last repeat after ** with 1 st remaining, dc in last st.
  • Row 4: Repeat Row 2.
  • Row 5: Repeat Row 3.
  • Row 6: Repeat Row 3.
  • Row 7: Repeat Row 2.
  • Rows 8-9: Repeat Rows 6-7.
  • Rows 10-25: Repeat Rows 2-9, changing to CB in last yo of last dc of final Row, continue on to Panel A Border.

Panel A Border

  • Round 1: (Right Side) Turn, ch 1, sc in same st and in each st across, turn to work along side, ch 2, sc in side of each row (or, work 25 sc evenly across), turn to work along foundation chain, ch 2, sc in unworked side of each ch, turn to work along side, ch 2, sc in side of each row (or, work 25 sc evenly across), ch 1, sc to first sc to join (counts as second ch in ch-2 sp). (110 sts + 4 ch-2 sp)
  • Round 2: Ch 1, sc in same ch-2 sp, *scBL in each st across to next ch-2 sp,** (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp; repeat from * around, ending last repeat after ** at first ch-2 sp, sc, ch 1, sc to first sc to join (counts as second ch in ch-2 sp). (118 sts + 4 ch-2 sp)
  • Repeat Round 2 until Panel A measures approximately 18” (46 cm) square. Fasten off.

Panel B

Twin Textures Pillow, free crochet pattern in Red Heart Sweet Home yarn by Underground Crafter | Pebble Stitch side of pillow on bed
  • With CB, ch 31 (or a multiple of 2 sts, + 1).
  • Row 1: Turn, skip 1 ch, *sc in next st, dc in next st; repeat from * across. (30 sts)
  • Row 2: Turn, ch 1, starting in first st,*sc in next st, dc in next st; repeat from * across.
  • Repeat Row 2 until Panel B measures the same length as Panel A before the Border, changing to CA in last yo of last dc of final Row. Repeat Border as for Panel A.

Assembly and Finishing

Twin Textures Pillow, free crochet pattern in Red Heart Sweet Home yarn by Underground Crafter | Inserting pillow form
  • Position Panel A and Panel B with Right Sides together. Working on the Wrong Sides and using a long strand of yarn (approximately 6 yds/5.5 m long) and yarn needle, whipstitch Panel A and Panel B together on 3 sides, leaving the bottom (foundation chain) unjoined (see Pattern Notej).
  • With yarn needle, weave in ends.
  • Insert pillow form inside of pillowcase.
© 2019 by Marie Segares (Underground Crafter). This pattern is for personal use only. You may use the pattern to make unlimited items for yourself, for charity, or to give as gifts. You may sell items you personally make by hand from this pattern. Do not violate Marie’s copyright by distributing this pattern or the photos in any form, including but not limited to scanning, photocopying, emailing, or posting on a website or internet discussion group. If you want to share the pattern, point your friends to this link: https://undergroundcrafter.com/2019/01/14/crochet-pattern-twin-textures-pillow. Thanks for supporting indie designers!

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