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Mitered Square Crochet Pillow

"Learn Tunisian crochet with this pillow project, which teaches the basic stitch, decreasing, and binding off. This small project can be completed with a standard crochet hook. This pattern includes a video tutorial for the Tunisian crochet stitches. Skills Used Basic crochet stitches: chain, double crochet, single crochet Crocheting in rows for squares, crocheting in rounds for borders Decreasing with Tss (explanation provided in pattern and video tutorial) Special stitch patterns: Color-Change Return, Standard Return, Tss (explanations provided in pattern and video tutorial)"

Crochet HookI/9 or 5.5 mm hook, J/10 or 6 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet GaugeSquare = 4” (10 cm) in pattern after blocking. For best fit, always check your gauge.

Finished SizeFits an 18” (46 cm) pillow form.

Materials List

  • HiKoo SimpliWorsted by Skacel Collection (55% Merino superwash wool/28% acrylic/17% nylon, 3.5 oz/100 g, 140 yd/128 m) – 2 skeins ea in 036 Silver Hair (CA) and 011 Indigo (CB), or approximately 280 yd (256 m) in ea of 2 colors in any medium weight yarn.
  • U.S. Size J-10 (6 mm) crochet or Tunisian crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain gauge.
  • U.S. Size I-9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain gauge.
  • Yarn needle.
  • 18” x 18” (46 cm x 46 cm) pillow form.
  • Tools for wet blocking (pins, blocking mat or padded ironing board).
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