Three pillow covers. Ideas for Knitted Cushion Covers Crochet Cushion Cover Patterns for Beginners

Crochet pillow made of openwork squares

An original pillow, crocheted from squares with a delicate pattern, will decorate your home. It will add comfort and sophistication to it at the same time. These pillows can be scattered on the sofa or placed in a crib. They are comfortable and practical.

Difficulty level: 3 (out of 5)

Size: 34*34 cm +- 3 cm.

You will need:

Materials: 210 g cotton yarn and pillow cover. It is better to choose a simpler shade, pastel. Too bright colors will begin to irritate the eye in the second week.

Tools: crochet hook No. 1.6.

Knitting technique: openwork squares and flowers

Knitting patterns

Knitting elements

We knit 18 pieces of openwork squares according to the first pattern. On one side we will need 9 such squares, three in one row. Then we knit flowers. The number of colors is equal to the number of squares. We knit them according to the second pattern. We attach a flower to the center of the square, where there should be a small hole.

Assembly and finishing of the product

According to the diagram and drawing, we connect all the squares. Let us remind you that there will be 9 squares on one side, and on the other too. On one side we leave a hole for the pillow. We stuff the pillow cover and put the pillowcase on the pillow.

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If you are interested in knitting, then you have probably not only been involved in making clothes, but also tried to make various interior items from threads to decorate your home. This is very important, because charming things for the home created with your own hands have wonderful good energy and create an atmosphere of warmth and comfort. Regardless of the era or fashion, knitted pillows, where the covers are knitted by hand, are of great importance. They can have different purposes and shapes, be square and rectangular, round and oval. In addition, knitted pillowcases can be made in the original form of a cushion or pouf.

If you have thick plush-like yarn in your arsenal of threads, you can knit an original pillow in the shape of lips.

To work, you will need three skeins of polyester yarn and number eight circular knitting needles. The size of the cover is sixty centimeters (cm) by forty, and the density of the fabric should be seven loops (P) and thirteen rows (R) in a square pattern of ten by ten cm. This original product gives the impression of a plush toy in the shape of lips in a bow, and is knitted quite easily . Both halves must be knitted exactly the same, in stocking stitch. At the same time, to achieve the desired shape of the fabric, it is necessary to periodically increase and decrease loops. The product can be an excellent gift for friends and family if you associate it with a suitable holiday, such as a birthday or New Year.

Principles and techniques of making covers

Making knitted pillowcases with your own hands is different in that this handicraft is quite easy to do. Here, only the diagram with a description that corresponds to the relief present on a particular pillow is used. Knitting pillows can be an excellent teaching example for beginning knitters, especially if the pillow shape is a rectangle:

Before you start knitting, you need to measure the pillow you have chosen in order to knit the corresponding cover with knitting needles. Then, as usual, you need to knit a sample to determine the density of the fabric. In this case, knitting the sample must be done with the same knitting needles and relief that you have chosen for the main fabric. Using the same knitting needles and the same pattern, you then need to knit the cover itself. The pillowcase should have dimensions that are at least a centimeter larger than the pillow, otherwise it will shrink inside the cover and lose its shape. We start knitting with a set of P, and continue to knit the shape we need with the selected pattern. If you don't have enough yarn, knit the top half of the pillowcase, and cut the bottom half out of fabric of a suitable shade. Having finished knitting, fold both halves of the pillow face inward and sew them together, then turning them right side out. After this, you need to sew a zipper onto the open area of the cover:

If the selected relief allows, the product is knitted in one continuous strip. Having finished knitting, fold it in half, right side inward, and then sew it on the sides:

Knitting various pillow patterns

In this lesson we will look at knitting simple pillow patterns. Even an inexperienced needlewoman can easily make such knitted pillows with her own hands. If women like a modern style that implies minimalism in the home, then you will like these models. For such pillows, you can choose the most primitive reliefs and patterns and knit them with thick threads, which looks quite original. Pay attention to what stylish models are obtained with this combination:

The blue pillow is knitted in garter stitch and decorated with large buttons. For the gray model, a woven relief was used, the diagram and description of which is here:

The next pattern is the pine cone pattern you see on these pillows:

The only difficulty is to arrange all the cones evenly, at the same distance from each other. The following pillows are knitted in the same way, but with different shades of yarn. Here, a triangular figure, knitted with a Pearl pattern, stands out in garter stitch. The decoration is a large bow made in garter stitch:

Now let's move on to looking at more complex knitting patterns. Specimens for which the “Scythe” or “Arana” relief is chosen look great. In this case, you can get creative and knit braids with the simplest displaced P, or aranas, where the relief is more complex and intricate:

A variety of braided braids look great with patterns like knit stitch, or other combinations of knit and purl stitches. The second group of models is made up exclusively of braids that are not diluted with other patterns:

Video: Cushion with a braid pattern

Openwork cushion covers

For a beautiful pillow with knitting needles with openwork, you just need to find a pattern you like, such as this one:

Often the openwork in the pillow is present only on the upper part of the cover. The bottom looks good when knitted in stockinette stitch. It’s easy to decorate this model by sewing matching beads or a thin satin ribbon to the pillowcase. The openwork relief looks very expressive if there is a pillowcase of a contrasting shade underneath. And here is a model with a heart-shaped openwork section, which is decorated with crocheted flowers and beads:

The following pillow with an openwork pattern is intended for wedding rings:

This wedding pillow model has an openwork knitted insert and is an important wedding accessory. For knitting you will need thin cotton yarn. The insert is knitted on thin, even needles No. 3.5. The pad is a square, the side of which is eighteen cm. The size of the openwork knitted insert is eleven by twenty-six cm. For knitting, you also need to stock up on a small pad of the same size and a light satin ribbon. The openwork insert pattern is knitted according to the pattern we give below:

Jacquard Cushion Covers

For lovers of jacquard patterns, we offer knitting pillows, decorated with colored patterns:

You just need to find a beautiful jacquard pattern and knit a pillowcase using it. Here, for example, is a very beautiful original diagram of a jacquard pattern that can be placed on a pillow:

Video: Knitted pillow with a floral pattern

A selection of patterns for knitting pillows and pillowcases

Dimensions

Each case – 30 x 30 cm

You will need

For each cover, melange yarn (45% silk, 45% mohair, 10% wool; 100 m/50 g) - 50 g each in pastel colors (= color A), green-red (color B) and blue-turquoise (= color C); hook No. 4; for each case 2 buttons with a diameter of 28 mm.

Patterns and schemes

Square

Start with a thread ring and knit according to. diagram 1-4th circular rows, with each circular row starting with the number of ch indicated on the diagram. and finish the connection. Art. or Art. s/n.

If necessary, pass through the connection. Art. to the beginning of the next circular row.

Basic pattern

Knit st. s/n in circular rows, with each circular row starting with 3 vp. instead of 1st tbsp. s/n and finish 1 connection. Art. in the 3rd ch. rise.

Knitting density

15th century s/n x 8 rub. = 10 x 10 cm, knitted with the main pattern;
1 crocheted square = 10 x 10 cm.

Completing of the work

Two covers in patchwork style

For each cover, knit 6 squares from each thread of three colors, while performing only the 1st–4th circular rows.

Sew the squares in any order into a rectangle of 6 rows of 3 squares, while constantly capturing only the back wall of the loop.

Now fold the first and last rows so that there are 3 x 3 squares on the front and back sides.

Sew the side seams and sew 6 cm on both sides at the cut.

For fasteners, make 2 chains of ch. 40 cm long. Pull these chains along the open edges through the corners of the squares and tie them with a bow.

Case with round motif

For the front side, start with a square of color A. To do this, knit the 1st–5th circular rows.

Then knit with the main pattern as follows:

6th and 7th circular rows, thread color C: knit 1 tbsp in the corners. s/n, 3 v.p. and 1 tbsp. s/n = 8 additions in each circular row;

8-12th circular rows, thread color B: knit 2 tbsp in the corners. s/n, 3 v.p. and 2 tbsp. s/n = 16 additions in each circular row.

After 12 rounds there will be 45 stitches on each side. s/n.

Knit the back side in the same way, only up to the 6th circular row with thread of color A, then 7–11th circular rows with thread of color C and the last circular row with thread of color B.

At the same time, skip the middle 25 stitches for the cut in the 8th circular row on one side between the corners. s/n, tying 25 vp. In the next circular row v.p. tie st. again s/n.

Tie the upper edge of the cut (initial row of vp) with st. b/n, then tie the entire cut around the connection. st., while making 2 buttonholes evenly along the top edge.
To do this, skip, respectively, 4 p. and perform 8 v.p.

Connect the front and back sides, inserting the hook only into the back wall of the loop.

Sew buttons.

Photo: Diana Creative magazine No. 9/2015

/ 02/20/2016 at 22:51

Good day, friends!

If you have time and patience, and you can’t imagine yourself without needlework, then you’ve probably thought about how to decorate your home. After all, home comfort cannot be imagined without cute little things created for the interior with your own hands. It is from such things that a special energy comes, which creates a warm homely atmosphere.

It somehow happens to me that I don’t often make things for home decor. I prefer making clothes. But then the desire arose to create something from this series and start with pillows. For some reason, they are the ones most associated with home comfort, relaxation and some special warmth, the feeling of which only a home environment can give.

And so, before coming up with something of my own, using existing materials, I decided to look for ideas on the vast expanses of the Internet.

And having seen enough of it, I wanted to systematize these ideas a little and make an article in which I would consider various knitted pillows with diagrams and descriptions. More precisely, we will talk about knitted pillow covers.

So, let's start the review by describing the general principles of working on creating pillow covers, and then consider their various possible options.

It is noteworthy that knitting pillow covers does not require special patterns or descriptions (except for rare, very difficult to make items). You just need to look carefully at the chosen model, and it immediately becomes clear how it needs to be knitted using the patterns already in your arsenal.

Any beginning knitter can master knitting such things. It’s easy to learn and hone your knitting skills on pillows. After all, in fact, you don’t need to knit any complex parts - we just knit an even rectangle or square, and that’s all.

So, before we start work, we select the pillow on which we will knit a cover and measure it.

We knit a small sample from the yarn, with the knitting needles and the pattern that we chose for work. We calculate the knitting density. Then we estimate the dimensions of the cover parts. They must be at least 1 cm larger than the size of the pillow so that it fits properly in it. Moreover, we take into account that some part will get on the seams.

We cast on loops and knit a rectangle or square of the desired size. Moreover, you can knit only one, the upper part of the cover, and the lower part can be cut out of some dense fabric that matches the color of the knitted fabric.

Or you can spend more time and knit both halves of the cover. What if you have to turn the pillow on all sides? Everywhere needs to be beautiful.

After the parts are knitted, we sew along the edges on three sides, placing the parts face to face. Then we turn it inside out. For fastening, we sew a zipper along the edges of the open part of the cover.

Note. You can “sew” the parts together using a crochet stitch along the face. At the same time, in addition to connecting the parts, you can also additionally make a beautiful crochet binding - even with cloves, even with lace, even with ruffles - a matter of taste and imagination.

Depending on the type of pattern used to knit the cover, you can knit a continuous long piece at once. Then simply fold it in half, face inward, and sew the sides together.

You can make a pillow cover in the form of an envelope with a patch flap and fasten it with buttons. But in my opinion, this option is not very practical for use: the welt loops often stretch and the buttons come undone. But that’s just how you like it.

Now let's look at the options.

The simplest pillows

Such pieces are suitable for beginner knitters, as well as those who prefer a minimalist style in the interior. They are carried out by the most simple patterns, but you must admit, there is something in this too. Moreover, as you can see, the yarn and knitting needle can be taken quite thick, which will allow you to knit the cover very quickly.

The blue pillow is made in the most ordinary way garter stitch, and the gray one has a pattern reminiscent of a wicker basket for berries. At the request of readers, I provide a diagram and description of this pattern:

Pillows with openwork patterns

Here you just need to choose the openwork pattern you like and knit the details of the case with it. You can knit the upper half of the cover with an openwork pattern, and the lower half, for example, stockinette stitch.

If desired, you can sew beads on the openwork fabric and thread a satin ribbon somewhere into the holes. Only under such a cover you need to additionally hem some fabric of a contrasting color so that the openwork looks more expressive.

You can crochet additional decorations and sew them on top, decorating them with beads. Like, for example, this pillow with a heart and crocheted flowers.

Cushions with jacquard patterns

It’s the same here - choose the jacquard pattern you like, select the yarn - and go!

An interesting solution is obtained using different colors in openwork wavy patterns. Knitting is not difficult, but it turns out beautifully. We select the colors and width of the stripes to suit your taste.

Cushion covers assembled from individual elements

Such covers can be made either plain or multi-colored. The idea is that different pieces are knitted and then joined into a single whole. Moreover, the direction of knitting when assembling these “spare parts” can be different, which, in fact, gives the product a special charm.

In this photo, the pillow on the right is made using this technique: individual rectangles are knitted with a pattern of stripes with offset loops, which are connected in different directions of the knitting stroke.

For variants of covers assembled from individual elements, you can profitably use leftover yarn. Here are the pillows assembled from multi-colored elements:

The cover for the first pillow is sewn from separate strips made with the pattern “ Braids» from yarn of different colors. And for the second pillow, scraps are simply knitted in different patterns and from different yarns.

Pillows knitted with openwork squares will decorate your home and add coziness.

Roses in your hands will “bloom” quickly), since they are made from thick yarn with a thick hook according to a very simple pattern.

Operating procedure:

The final goal of the work is a rectangular pillow with small roses - size 40 x 60 cm. The upper part of the pillowcase consists of 42 fragments, made with crochet number 3 from the remains of wool yarn (white, yellow, green, blue and black). For each fragment you need 10-15 g of yarn, depending on its quality.

Knitting the fragment begins from the center, with a chain of 12 air loops. They are closed with a half-column - the 1st circle is obtained.

2nd circle - 4 chains of 4 air loops, secured with half-columns on a ring through 2 loops of the chain.

After the 7th round, green leaves are knitted, making 4 double crochets from the top point of the rose petal and 1 chain crochet between them and 2 single crochets between the petals (lower point). Along the entire circle from double crochet to single crochet, 2 chain stitches are knitted.

9th circle - double crochets made of black yarn.

To ensure that all fragments are the same size, the edges of the finished fragment are lightly moistened with cold water and placed on the template. It is done like this: draw a square of the required size on a board and drive 8 small nails into the corners of the square and in the middle of each side. The wet fragment, rose side up, is placed on the nails and, after it has dried, removed. Next, use the template for the next fragment.

The finished fragments are connected to each other using single crochets of blue yarn: first, in strips of 6 fragments (the short side of the pillowcase) - a total of 7 strips, then they are connected to each other.

It is better to make the lower part of the pillowcase from blue or black wool fabric. Fill the pillow with filling and that's it, your job is done.

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