- Purchase ready-made pillows at discount home goods or mass merchandise stores.
- Buy yarn to match the pillow, selecting about two or three different colors that
go together well.
- Purchase the "Medley of Grannies" pattern collection. These patterns are ideal for creating these types of crochet-trimmed
pillows, offering the greatest variety of unusual motifs and stitches.
- Crochet several motifs of a pattern and connect them together into a bigger design.
See the pillows shown above. Notice how triangles are attached together to form
hexagons, hexagons are joined to form large florals, multiple squares are joined into
other striking designs. Experiment with creating different shapes by joining
together multiple crocheted motifs.
- Weave all ends of yarn into the back of the work. Then steam-press the completed
crocheted piece to flatten it a bit. If desired, crochet an edging row all around, like
a simple single crochet row. (see the edgings in the "Basics Booklet", available FREE to
Crochet Club members.
- Center the crocheted piece on top of the pillow and pin all around
to hold the crocheted piece in place.
- Using regular sewing thread, sew the crocheted piece onto the pillow, making many
small stitches all around.
- It would be GREAT to make "pillow
collections" to give as gifts - 2 or 3 similar-colored
pillows that complement each other well. These pillow gifts
will no doubt be very much appreciated!
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