Rainbow Diamond
Accent Pillow
Double Crochet in Bold Shades
This is the pattern to make a 14 inch accent pillow. I have also included the instructions for making the back piece of the pillow as well as the crocheted front piece.
Materials Needed
- F Hook (3.75 mm)
- Stitch markers
- scissors
- Yarn needle (for burying the ends)
- Yarn (worsted weight/ 4) in the listed colors
- 14 inch pillow form
- fabric for backing of pillow. (I used a camouflage towel for the backing.)
- sewing needle
- Sewing Machine or Serger
- coordinating sewing thread to match contrasting color.
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A | Red | I | Light Blue |
B | Perfect Pink | J | Royal Blue |
C | Pumpkin | K | Delft Blue |
D | Country Peach | L | Navy |
E | Bright Yellow | M | Orchid |
F | Pale Yellow | N | Dark Orchid |
G | Frosty Sage | ||
H | Meduim Thyme | CC | Soft Grey Mix |
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ch | chain | sc | Single Crochet |
Instructions
You will be making this from the center contrasting color to the corner point. Once you have completed one side, you will work the other side from the starting chain to the other corner point, reversing the color pattern.
When changing colors, insert new color on last step of sc from previous row.
When changing colors, insert new color on last step of sc from previous row.
Color | Row | Stitches | Stitch Count | |||||
CC | Chain 68, turn | |||||||
1 | sc in second from hook, | 66 sc, | ch1, turn | 67 | ||||
2 | sc in second from hook, | 64 sc | ch1, turn | 65 | ||||
M | 3 | sc in second from hook, | 62 sc | ch1, turn | 63 | |||
4 | sc in second from hook, | 60 sc | ch1, turn | 61 | ||||
5 | sc in second from hook, | 58 sc | ch1, turn | 59 | ||||
6 | sc in second from hook, | 56 sc | ch1, turn | 57 | ||||
CC | 7 | sc in second from hook, | 54 sc | ch1, turn | 55 | |||
K | 8 | sc in second from hook, | 52 sc | ch1, turn | 53 | |||
9 | sc in second from hook, | 50 sc | ch1, turn | 51 | ||||
10 | sc in second from hook, | 48 sc | ch1, turn | 49 | ||||
CC | 11 | sc in second from hook, | 46 sc | ch1, turn | 47 | |||
I | 12 | sc in second from hook, | 44 sc | ch1, turn | 45 | |||
13 | sc in second from hook, | 42 sc | ch1, turn | 43 | ||||
14 | sc in second from hook, | 40 sc | ch1, turn | 41 | ||||
15 | sc in second from hook, | 38 sc | ch1, turn | 39 | ||||
CC | 16 | sc in second from hook, | 36 sc | ch1, turn | 37 | |||
G | 17 | sc in second from hook, | 34 sc | ch1, turn | 35 | |||
18 | sc in second from hook, | 32 sc | ch1, turn | 33 | ||||
19 | sc in second from hook, | 30 sc | ch1, turn | 31 | ||||
CC | 20 | sc in second from hook, | 28 sc | ch1, turn | 29 | |||
F | 21 | sc in second from hook, | 26 sc | ch1, turn | 27 | |||
22 | sc in second from hook, | 24 sc | ch1, turn | 25 | ||||
23 | sc in second from hook, | 22 sc | ch1, turn | 23 | ||||
24 | sc in second from hook, | 20 sc | ch1, turn | 21 | ||||
CC | 25 | sc in second from hook, | 18 sc | ch1, turn | 19 | |||
D | 26 | sc in second from hook, | 16 sc | ch1, turn | 17 | |||
27 | sc in second from hook, | 14 sc | ch1, turn | 15 | ||||
28 | sc in second from hook, | 12 sc | ch1, turn | 13 | ||||
CC | 29 | sc in second from hook, | 10 sc | ch1, turn | 11 | |||
B | 30 | sc in second from hook, | 8 sc | ch1, turn | 9 | |||
31 | sc in second from hook, | 6 sc | ch1, turn | 7 | ||||
32 | sc in second from hook, | 4 sc | ch1, turn | 5 | ||||
CC | 33 | sc in second from hook, | 2 sc | ch1, turn | 3 | |||
34 | sc in second from hook, | tie off | 1 |
Border
Rnd 1: Using CC sc around the entire pillow face, doing 3 stitches in each corner.
Rnd 2: dc in each sc around entire pillow, making 3 stitches in the corners.
Rnd 2: dc in each sc around entire pillow, making 3 stitches in the corners.
Copyright 2015 by Taune Lynea