crochetguideKnow these stitches: double crochet, chain, slip stitch, single crochet
Materials and yarn planning
Yarns we’ve reviewed that suit it: Knit Picks Dishie Cone yarn, Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton worsted yarn, Paintbox Yarns Cotton Aran. For the hook, choose by size and handle.
To buy for a set, make one complete motif first and weigh it: multiply by the number you need, add a little for joins and finishing, and divide by the ball weight on the label. A rectangular swatch cannot predict yarn for this shape. With a total length instead, the yarn-length-to-balls calculator gives the ball count.
Finished size and gauge
Work rounds until each square measures the cushion size or 1 cm less, so the cover fits snugly. Each round adds about two double crochet heights to the width.
The gauge calculator compares your swatch with the pattern. A stitch name you do not know is in the abbreviation chart; a UK pattern’s names are in the US/UK term reference.
The pattern
Count rows for this patternTwo squares
- Work the solid granny square pattern: 12 double crochets in Round 1, then add 16 each round with (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in every corner: 28, 44, 60, 76, 92, 108, 124, 140.
- Keep going until the square measures the cushion size. Make a second square with the same number of rounds.
Join and fill
- Hold the squares wrong sides together. Join three sides with single crochet through both layers, working 3 single crochets into each corner space.
- Insert the cushion, then join the fourth side the same way. Fasten off and hide the end inside.
Check the work
Every round adds 16 double crochets: 4 corners of 4 new stitches each. Both squares need the same number of rounds.
- If the square twists, check the corner groups: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in every corner space.
- If the cover is loose, join with a smaller hook or work one round fewer.
Updated . Stitch counts checked row by row; we haven’t crocheted a sample of this one yet. How the patterns are checked. Keep your yarn label, hook and swatch on the printable project worksheet.