Round Crochet Cluster Stitch Pillow

Categories: Decor, Pillow, Crochet

This Round Crochet Cluster Stitch Pillow has a front made of rounds of cluster stitches worked in a pattern of 5 different colors. The back is made of rounds of half double crochet to create a more solid fabric. The two sides are joined using a single crochet stitch around the outside edge and a 14 inch round pillow insert is put inside as you are closing the pillow. I chose some bright pastel colors for my pillow because they give the pillow a springy feel but you could make it in any colors, use more colors, fewer colors, whatever you want.

What you need to make this project

Materials
Soft Touch ® Round Pillow 14"
Supplies
Medium weight yarn in desired colors, sample made with Red Heart With Love in Iced Aqua, Papaya, Minty, White and Daffodil
I crochet hook
scissors
yarn needle

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Soft Touch® Round Pillow 14″

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Instructions

  • finished pillow top

Step One

Begin by making the pillow top

Special stitches

Cluster Stitch: hdc3tog- (yo, insert in stitch, pull up yarn) 3 times, yo, pull through all 7 loops

Beginning Cluster Stitch: ch 2, hdc2tog- ch 2, (yo, insert in stitch, pull up yarn)  2 times, yo, pull through all 5 loops

Round 1: With first color begin with magic ring, in mr ch1, 8 sc, slip stitch to first sc to join (8 sc)
Round 2: ch 3 (counts as first hdc, ch 1), [hdc, ch 1] in each stitch around, join to second ch of beginning ch 3, finish off, cut yarn (8 hdc, 8 ch spaces)
Round 3: with new color work beginning cluster in one ch space, ch 2, [cluster, ch 2] in each space around, join to beginning cluster, finish off, cut yarn (8 clusters, 8 ch spaces)
Round 4: with new color work beginning cluster in one ch space, [ch 2,cluster, ch 2] in same space, [cluster, ch 2, cluster, ch 2] in each space around, join to beginning cluster, finish off, cut yarn (16 clusters, 16 ch spaces)
Round 5: with new color work beginning cluster in one ch space, ch 2, [(cluster, ch 2, cluster, ch 2) in next space, (cluster, ch 2) in next] repeat around, join to beginning cluster, finish off, cut yarn (24 clusters, 24 ch spaces)
Round 6: with new color work beginning cluster in first ch space, ch 1, [(cluster, ch 1, cluster, ch 1) in next space, (cluster, ch 1) in next 2 spaces] repeat around, join to beginning cluster, finish off, cut yarn (32 clusters, 32 ch spaces)
Round 7: with new color work beginning cluster in first ch space, ch 1, [(cluster, ch 1, cluster, ch 1) in next space, (cluster, ch 1) in next 3 spaces] repeat around, join to beginning cluster, finish off, cut yarn (40 clusters, 40 ch spaces)
Round 8: with new color work beginning cluster in first ch space, ch 1, [(cluster, ch 1, cluster, ch 1) in next space, (cluster, ch 1) in next 4 spaces] repeat around, join to beginning cluster, finish off, cut yarn (48 clusters, 48 ch spaces)
Round 9: with new color work beginning cluster in first ch space, ch 1, [(cluster, ch 1, cluster, ch 1) in next space, (cluster, ch 1) in next 5 spaces] repeat around, join to beginning cluster, finish off, cut yarn (56 clusters, 56 ch spaces)
Round 10: with new color work beginning cluster in first ch space, ch 1, [(cluster, ch 1, cluster, ch 1) in next space, (cluster, ch 1) in next 13 spaces] repeat around, join to beginning cluster, finish off, cut yarn (60 clusters, 60 ch spaces)
Round 11: with new color work beginning cluster in first ch space, ch 1, [cluster, ch 1] in each space around, join to beginning cluster, finish off, cut yarn (60 clusters, 60 ch spaces)
Round 12: with new color work beginning cluster in first ch space, ch 1, [cluster, ch 1] in each space around, join to beginning cluster, finish off, cut yarn (60 clusters, 60 ch spaces)

 

  • finished crocheted pillow back

Step Two

Make the back of the pillow

With white (or desired color) start with magic ring

beginning ch 2 does not count as a stich

Round 1: in mr, ch 2, 8 hdc, join to first hdc (8hdc)
Round 2: ch 2, 2 hdc in each stitch, join to first hdc (16 hdc)
Round 3: ch 2, [2 hdc in first stitch, 1 hdc in next] repeat around, join to first hdc (24 hdc)
Round 4: ch 2, [2 hdc in first stitch, 1 hdc in next 2 stitches] repeat around, join to first hdc (32 hdc)
Round 5: ch 2, [2 hdc in first stitch, 1 hdc in next 3 stitches] repeat around, join to first hdc (40 hdc)
Round 6: ch 2, [2 hdc in first stitch, 1 hdc in next 4 stitches] repeat around, join to first hdc (48 hdc)
Round 7: ch 2, [2 hdc in first stitch, 1 hdc in next 5 stitches] repeat around, join to first hdc (56 hdc)
Round 8: ch 2, [2 hdc in first stitch, 1 hdc in next 6 stitches] repeat around, join to first hdc (64 hdc)
Round 9: ch 2, [2 hdc in first stitch, 1 hdc in next 7 stitches] repeat around, join to first hdc (72 hdc)
Round 10: ch 2, [2 hdc in first stitch, 1 hdc in next 8 stitches] repeat around, join to first hdc (80 hdc)
Round 11: ch 2, [2 hdc in first stitch, 1 hdc in next 9 stitches] repeat around, join to first hdc (88 hdc)
Round 12: ch 2, [2 hdc in first stitch, 1 hdc in next 10 stitches] repeat around, join to first hdc (96 hdc)
Round 13: ch 2, [2 hdc in first stitch, 1 hdc in next 11 stitches] repeat around, join to first hdc (104 hdc)
Round 14: ch 2, [2 hdc in first stitch, 1 hdc in next 12 stitches] repeat around, join to first hdc (112 hdc)
Round 15: ch 2, [2 hdc in first stitch, 1 hdc in next 13 stitches] repeat around, join to first hdc, finish off, cut yarn (120 hdc)

  • joining pillow
  • closing crochet pillow

Step Three

Holding the back and the front wrong sides together single crochet around the edge working 1 single crochet in each stitch through both layers. When you are about halfway around insert the pillow form and continue crocheting around the edge until you are all the way around. Join to the first single crochet, finish off and cut yarn. Weave in ends.