Crochet Vibrant Floral Granny Square Pillow Cover Free Pattern

Materials Needed:

• Worsted weight yarn in cream, pink, orange, blue, yellow, purple, and green
• Crochet hook size H/5.0mm
• Tapestry needle
• 16x16 inch pillow insert

Abbreviations:

• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• dc – double crochet
• sl st – slip stitch
• sp – space
• st – stitch

Instructions:

Flower Motif:

1. With the flower color yarn, make a magic ring.
2. Round 1: ch 1, work 12 dc into the ring, sl st to the first dc to join. (12 dc)
3. Round 2: ch 1, (sc, ch 2, dc) in the same st, *(dc, ch 2, sc) in next st* repeat around, sl st to first sc. Fasten off.

Leaf and Background:

1. Attach green yarn in any ch-2 sp of the flower motif.
2. ch 1, sc in same sp, ch 3, skip two dc, *sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, skip two dc* repeat around, sl st to first sc. Fasten off.
3. Attach cream yarn to any sc.
4. Round 1: ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same space, ch 2, 2 dc in the same sp, dc in each sc and ch until corner ch-3 sp, *(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-3 sp, dc in each sc and ch* repeat for all corners, sl st to first dc.
5. Round 2: ch 3, dc in each dc around, working (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in each corner ch-2 sp, sl st to join. Fasten off.

Assembly:

1. Create 16 flower granny squares using various flower colors.
2. Arrange squares in a 4x4 grid and join using a whip stitch or your preferred joining method.
3. Once the front is complete, crochet a solid cream back panel in dc rows to match the size of the front.
4. Join front and back panels using sc around, leaving one side open for the pillow insert.
5. Insert pillow and close the opening with sc or buttons if desired.