Big Colorful Throw & Pillows Patterns

Big Colorful Throw & Pillows Patterns

Intermediate Hook H or any size which will result in stitch gauge Motif Throw

A colorful motif throw with joining motifs, pompon trim, and matching pillows worked in Aunt Lydia's Heavy Rug Yarn.

Gauge
3 dc = 1 inch

Materials

  • Aluminum Crochet Hook · H or any size which will result in stitch gauge

Pattern instructions

Motif

Starting

With Yellow ch 4, join to form a ring.

1st Round

Ch 1, work 8 sc in ring, join in 1st sc, cut yarn.

2nd Round

Attach Orange in same st, ch 3, 4 dc in same st, drop loop from hook, insert hook in 3rd st of ch, pick up dropped loop and pull through, * ch 2, 5 dc in next sc, drop loop, insert hook in 1st dc, pick up loop and pull through (popcorn st), repeat from * 6 times, ch 2, join in top of 1st popcorn st, cut Orange.

3rd Round

Attach any color in a ch 2 loop, ch 3, 4 dc in same loop, * 5 dc in next loop, repeat from * all around, join in 3rd st of ch.

4th Round

Ch 3, 1 dc in next st, 3 dc in next st, * 1 dc in each of next 4 sts, 3 dc in next st, repeat from * all around ending with 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, join.

5th Round

Ch 3, 1 dc in each st, join.

6th Round

Ch 3, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, 3 dc in next st, * 1 dc in each of next 6 sts, 3 dc in next st, repeat from * all around ending with 1 dc in each of next 3 sts, join.

7th Round

Ch 3, 1 dc in each of next 3 sts, 3 dc in next st, * 1 dc in each of next 8 sts, 3 dc in next st, repeat from * all around ending 1 dc in each of next 4 sts, join.

8th Round

Ch 3, 1 dc in each of next 4 sts, 3 dc in next st, * 1 dc in each of next 10 sts, 3 dc in next st, repeat from * all around ending 1 dc in each of next 5 sts, join, cut yarn.

9th Round

Attach White, work 1 sc in each st and 3 sc in each corner st, join, cut yarn.

Additional Motifs

Work 23 more motifs working from 3rd to 8th rounds in assorted colors.

Joining Motifs

1st Round

With Yellow work 1st round colors same as Motif.

2nd Round

Attach Chartreuse and work same as 2nd round of motif.

3rd Round

Attach White in any ch 2 loop, ch 4, 1 trc, 5 dc in same loop, * 5 dc, 2 trc in next loop, 2 trc, 5 dc in next loop, repeat from * twice, 5 dc, 2 trc in next loop, join, cut yarn.

Additional Joining Motifs

Work 14 more joining motifs to correspond.

Finishing

Finishing

Sew motifs tog through back loops of sts, and sew joining motifs in each space as illustrated.

Pompons

Open skein of White, cut one end. Cut Carpet and Button Thread into 18 inch lengths, fold thread in half, and tie skein tightly at 1 inch intervals. Cut between tying. Shape and trim pompons. Attach 1 pompon to each point of all motifs and tie 2 pompons spaced evenly between all points.

Pillows

Materials

1—70 yd. skein each Orange and Yellow. 2—70 yd. skeins White. 8—70 yd. skeins assorted colors will make 4 pillows. Kapok or shredded foam rubber.

Pillows

Work 2 motifs of any 2 main colors same as bedspread. Sew motifs tog leaving an opening. Fill with kapok or shredded foam rubber. Sew opening closed. Finish with pompons or if desired omit pompons.

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