I have another great pillow design to share with you today – the Dragonfly Crochet Pillow! Normally, I would work a graphic pillow using single crochet stitches, but here, I have used a modified version of the bean stitch to give this dragonfly pillow some unique texture and appeal. If you are like me and love the bean stitch, you may want to check out my previous post, where I share a cardigan pattern featuring the traditional bean stitch in the body and trim.
Because I crocheted this pillow using a super bulky yarn, I modified the traditional bean stitch in this design by omitting one of the yarn overs, resulting in fewer loops on the hook when you pull through. I did this for the simple reason that when working with a super bulky yarn, the greater the number of loops to pull through on the hook, the more of a struggle it can be. This modification simplifies the process a lot and makes this pillow a breeze to work up.
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Dragonfly Crochet Pillow
Materials Used:
- Lion Brand Hometown USA – Hoboken Honey (2 skeins), Key Largo Tweed (1 skein), New York White (1 skein)
- Size 9.00 mm crochet hook
- 12″ x 12″ pillow form
- Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Abbreviations:
ch(s) = chain(s)
FSC = foundation single crochet – see explanation below
MBS = modified bean stitch – see explanation below
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
st(s) = stitch(es)
RS = right side
WS = wrong side
American crochet terms used throughout
Special Stitches Used:
Foundation Single Crochet (FSC)
Step One:
Make a slip knot and ch 2. Insert hook in the first chain, yarn over and pull up a loop. There are 2 loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through the first loop. (You have just made a chain). There are 2 loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through both loops on hook. (You have just made the first foundation single crochet stitch.)
Step Two:
Insert hook into the chain made in step one and pull up a loop. There are 2 loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through the first loop. There are 2 loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through both loops on hook. (You have just made the second foundation single crochet stitch).
Repeat step two until you have achieved the desired number of foundation single crochet stitches.
Modified Bean Stitch (MBS):
Insert hook in next st, yarn over and pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), yarn over in same st and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through all 4 loops on hook, ch 1 to complete the stitch.
Gauge:
4″ x 4″ = 5 MBS, 8 rows
Finished Size Approximately:
12″ x 12″ (panels may be slightly smaller, but will stretch to achieve a snug fit once the pillow form is inserted)
Important Note:
Traditionally, color changes are made on the last step of the preceding stitch. If I had worked this pattern the traditional way, I would have changed colors on the “ch 1 to complete the stitch” step of the preceding modified bean stitch. However, please be aware that in this pattern I changed colors on the “pull through all 4 loops on hook” step of the preceding modified bean stitch. Although this is a non-traditional approach to color changes (and quite frankly, takes a little getting used to), it makes the dragonfly graphic turn out much prettier in my opinion!
Instructions:
With Hoboken Honey, FSC 25.
(RS) Row 1:
Ch 1, hdc in each st across, turn. (25 sts)
(WS) Row 2:
Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (25 sts)
Row 3:
Ch 1, hdc in same st, ch 1, skip st, [MBS, skip st] 5 times, drop Hoboken Honey behind work, with Key Largo Tweed [MBS, skip st] 1 time, drop Key Largo Tweed behind work, with Hoboken Honey [MBS, skip st] 5 times, hdc in last st, turn. (2 hdcs and 11 MBS)
Row 4:
Ch 1, hdc in same st, ch 1, [skip ch-1, MBS in the the next st] 5 times, drop Hoboken Honey in front of work, with Key Largo Tweed [skip ch-1, MBS in the next st] 1 time, drop Key Largo Tweed in front of work, with Hoboken Honey [skip ch-1, MBS in the next st] 5 times, hdc in last st, turn. (2 hdcs and 11 MBS)
Row 5:
Ch 1, hdc in same st, ch 1, [skip ch-1, MBS in the next st] 5 times, drop Hoboken Honey behind work, with Key Largo Tweed [skip ch-1, MBS in the next st] 1 time, drop Key Largo Tweed behind work, with Hoboken Honey [skip ch-1, MBS in the next st] 5 times, hdc in last st, turn. (2 hdcs and 11 MBS)
Row 6:
Repeat row 4.
Row 7:
Repeat row 5.
Row 8:
Repeat row 4.
Row 9:
Repeat row 5.
Row 10:
Repeat row 4.
Row 11:
Ch 1, hdc in same st, ch 1, [skip ch-1, MBS in the next st] 2 times, drop Hoboken Honey behind work, with New York White [skip ch-1, MBS in the next st] 3 times, drop New York White behind work, with Key Largo Tweed [skip ch-1, MBS in the next st] 1 time, drop Key Largo Tweed behind work, with New York White [skip ch-1, MBS in the next st] 3 times, drop New York White behind work, with Hoboken Honey [skip ch-1, MBS in the next st] 2 times, hdc in last st, turn. (2 hdcs and 11 MBS)
Row 12:
Ch 1, hdc in same st, ch 1, [skip ch-1, MBS in the next st] 1 time, drop Hoboken Honey in front of work, with New York White [skip ch-1, MBS in the next st] 4 times, drop New York White in front of work, with Key Largo Tweed [skip ch-1, MBS in the next st] 1 time, drop Key Largo Tweed in front of work, with New York White [skip ch-1, MBS in the next st] 4 times, drop New York White in front of work, with Hoboken Honey [skip ch-1, MBS in the next st] 1 time, hdc in last st, turn. (2 hdcs and 11 MBS)
Row 13:
Repeat row 11.
Row 14:
Repeat row 4.
Row 15:
Repeat row 11.
Row 16:
Repeat row 12.
Row 17:
Repeat row 11.
Row 18:
Repeat row 4.
Row 19:
Repeat row 5.
Row 20:
Ch 1, sc in each ch-1 and each MBS across, turn. (25 sts)
Row 21:
Ch 1, hdc in each st across, turn. (25 sts)
Row 22:
Ch 1, sc in each st across. (25 sts.
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
Make a second panel exactly the same as the first.
To attach the panels:
With right sides facing out, line up the panels. Attach Hoboken Honey to any corner and work a round of sc through both layers, around three of the edges, working a [sc, ch 1, sc] into each corner. Insert pillow form. Continue working sc until you have worked around the entire perimeter of the pillow, sl st to beginning and fasten off. Weave in ends.
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