Ingredients
- Worsted weight yarn, weight 4 medium, acrylic, about 1,020 total yards, or 6 skeins at about 170 yards per 100 g skein
- H-8 (5.0 mm) crochet hook
- Yarn needle for weaving in the ends
- Scissors
- Tape measure
- Three stitch markers
- One 1-inch button
- One 20-inch pillow form
Instructions
- Make a gauge swatch with your H-8 (5.0 mm) hook. Work 14 double crochet and 8 rows, then measure the center rather than the loose edge. Adjust your hook if your gauge differs noticeably.
- Chain 64.
- Row 1: Work 1 double crochet in the third chain from the hook, then work 1 double crochet in each chain across. You will have 62 double crochet.
- Row 2: Chain 2 and turn. Work 1 double crochet in the first stitch and in each stitch across. You will have 62 double crochet.
- Rows 3 through 62: Repeat Row 2 for 60 more rows. Count 62 double crochet before turning at the end of every row.
- Check the size after Row 62. Your rectangle should measure about 18 inches wide by 18 inches tall.
- Fasten off the first rectangle by cutting the yarn, leaving a 12-inch tail, and pulling the tail through the final loop.
- Make a second rectangle in exactly the same way.
- Place the two rectangles together with their right sides facing outward.
- Use stitch markers to hold the side edges and bottom corners. Join the first three sides with single crochet, working through both layers.
- For the open top edge, work 1 single crochet across the back rectangle only, then make the button loops across the front flap.
- Sew the button to the front rectangle with the yarn needle.
- Fill the cover with the pillow form and close the button.
- Weave in the ends by threading each tail through several nearby stitches.
Notes
Remove the button and sew the opening closed if giving to a child for safety reasons.
- Cook Time: 240 minutes
