Categories: Decor, Pillow, Crochet, Cushions

This giant pillow pal makes a great decoration for a child’s room, or floor cushion for gaming or hanging out in a teen or young adult’s room. The button closure allows you to easily remove the Fairfield Soft Touch® 32” Round Pillow Insert to wash the Kodiak Bear Pillow Pal cover in case of a spill. The Kodiak Bear Pillow Pal crochet pattern is available here on Underground Crafter.

Free crochet pattern: Kodiak Bear Pillow Pal by Underground Crafter

What you need to make this project

Materials: Fairfield Soft Touch® 32” Round Pillow Insert; Red Heart Super Saver yarn (100% acrylic, 7 oz/198 g/364 yd/333 m) – 5 skeins in 365 Coffee (CA), 1 skein in 336 Warm Brown (CB), and 1 skein in 311 White (CC), or approximately 1,638 yd (1,498 m) in CA, 100 yd (91.5 m) in CB, and 30 yd (27.5 m) in CC in any medium weight yarn.; 7/8”/22 mm sew-through or shank buttons – 10 buttons.; 24 mm brown safety eyes – 1 pair.

Supplies: US Size G-6/4 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.; Yarn needle.; Clover Quick Locking Stitch Marker set.

Instructions

Step One

The Kodiak Bear Pillow Pal starts with a series of circles using simple crochet stitches (chain, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, and slip stitch) and increases. The Muzzle, Nose, Eyes, and Front and Back are crocheted in the round, while the Ears and Mouth are crocheted flat in rows.

Finished Size

Fits a 32” (81.5 cm) round pillow form.

Gauge

Muzzle = 8.25” (21 cm) diameter in pattern. Exact gauge is not critical for this project. Stitches should be tight so that pillow doesn’t show through.

Step Two

For this project, you’ll start by crocheting the pieces for the Front, Back, Muzzle, Nose, Eyes, Ears, and Mouth.

Step Three

Once you have all of your pieces ready, you can start to assemble the Front by sewing pieces to the face. Then, you’ll use a single crochet seam on the right side to join the Front and Back. You can slide in your Fairfield Soft Touch® 32” Round Pillow Insert now to check for fit.