I love textured pillows to brighten up my sofas and chairs. Making the pillow covers removable allows me to wash them and store them flat when changing out for the season.
Using bulky or super bulky yarn makes the texture stand out. The ribbed texture in this pillow cover reminds me of a cozy sweater!
Another bonus of working with chunky yarn is that the projects work up quickly. You can make this pillow cover in a couple of hours. That’s my kind of project!
Materials Used:
I used Bernat Softee Chunky super bulky 6 weight yarn in Teal
You can use any chunky yarn.
(If you choose to use a lighter weight yarn, just be mindful of the measurements. Your beginning chain should be between 18”-19” wide. The pillow cover will still need to measure at least 42” long.)
10mm crochet hook
Tapestry needle
20” x 20” pillow form
3 buttons
Chain 37 to cover a 20” x 20” pillow form.
Herringbone half double crochet stitch: Yarn over and place your hook in the stitch. Yarn over to pull the yarn through the stitch. You’ll have 3 loops on your hook. Pull the first loop through the 2nd loop. Now you’ll have 2 loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through the last 2 loops.
This is one of my favorite stitches. Being slightly slanted, the stitch adds interest to any project.
Placing the stitch in the back loop only of each stitch gives the project a ribbed texture.
Row 1:
First, skip the first chain. Find the second chain from the hook. Turn to see the horizontal bar at the back. That’s the back bump.
Next, make a herringbone half double crochet in the back bump of that second chain from the hook.
From now on, make a herringbone half double crochet in the back bump of each chain across.
After the last stitch:
Chain 1 and turn your work.
Row 2:
Place a herringbone half double crochet in the back loop of the first stitch.
Now, make a herringbone half double crochet in the back loop of each stitch across.
In the last stitch, make your herringbone half double crochet in the full stitch. Alternately, you can go in the back loop and a loop of the chain from the row below.
Rows 3 until you reach at least 42” for the overlap:
Repeat row 2.
On the final row, herringbone half double crochet in the back loop of the first 9 stitches.
Chain 1 to make a button loop.
Now, make a herringbone half double crochet in the next 9 stitches.
Chain 1.
Next, make a herringbone half double crochet in the next 9 stitches.
Chain 1.
Finally, herringbone half double crochet in the last 9 stitches.
You can fasten off here.
Sewing the pillow cover seams:
Fold over your pillow cover with right sides together. Find where you want to overlap. The part that overlaps will be tucked inside. When you turn the pillow cover right side out, it will overlap correctly.
Use stitch markers or tie with yarn to make sure the seams match up on either side. Use the lines formed by the pattern to help you keep the sides even.
Now, you can use a tapestry needle and a very long piece of yarn to sew the seams together. If you prefer, you can crochet the edges with either a slip stitch or single crochet.
Be careful to go through all the thicknesses of the pillow cover when you get to the part that overlaps. It will be quite thick.
When the seams are complete, turn the pillow cover right side out.
Line up the buttons with the line from the pattern.
Sew the buttons on to match up with the button loops. You can use thread. If your button holes are large enough, you can use a larger needle and yarn. Make sure the button holes are going in the same direction for all the buttons.
Place your pillow form inside and push the corners to make it square.
That’s it! You made a beautiful textured pillow cover that’s washable.
If you would like to make another pillow cover, try this one . You can also go to the pillow covers menu to see all my pillow cover patterns.
Here’s the full video tutorial on YouTube:
