Off White Ruffle Rose Pillow

Pillow measures 16” diameter (not including ruffle) x 3” deep.

Materials:

• RED HEART® “Soft Yarn®”: 4 balls 4601 Off White.
• Crochet Hooks: 5mm [US H-8] and 5.5mm [US I-9].
• Yarn needle, stitch markers, 16” diameter round pillow form.

GAUGE: Rounds 1–5 = 4½” using smaller hook. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.

NOTE: Front is made first; then spiral ruffle is added. Back and sides are then made in one piece. The two pieces are joined, and pillow form inserted to finish pillow.

PILLOW
Front
With smaller hook, ch 4; join with slip st in first ch to form a ring.
Round 1 (Right Side): Ch 2 (does not count as a st), 12 hdc in ring; do not join, work in continuous spiral with right side facing at all times—12 hdc.
Round 2: Working in back loops only, 2 hdc in each hdc around—24 hdc.
Round 3: Working in back loops only, [hdc in next hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc] 12 times—36 hdc.
Round 4: Working in back loops only, [hdc in next 2 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc] 12 times—48 hdc.
Note: Continue to work in back loops only in all following rounds.
Round 5: [Hdc in next 3 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc] 12 times—60 hdc.
Round 6: [Hdc in next 4 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc] 12 times—72 hdc.
Round 7: [Hdc in next 5 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc] 12 times—84 hdc.
Round 8: [Hdc in next 6 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc] 12 times—96 hdc.
Round 9: [Hdc in next 7 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc] 12 times—108 hdc.
Round 10: [Hdc in next 8 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc] 12 times—120 hdc.
Round 11: [Hdc in next 9 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc] 12 times—132 hdc.
Round 12: [Hdc in next 10 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc] 12 times—144 hdc.
Round 13: [Hdc in next 11 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc] 12 times—156 hdc.
Round 14: [Hdc in next 12 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc] 12 times—168 hdc.
Round 15: [Hdc in next 13 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc] 12 times—180 hdc.
Round 16: [Hdc in next 14 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc] 12 times—192 hdc.
Round 17: [Hdc in next 15 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc] 12 times—204 hdc.
Round 18: [Hdc in next 16 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc] 12 times—216 hdc.
Round 19: [Hdc in next 17 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc] 12 times—228 hdc.
Round 20: Hdc in each hdc around. Place a marker in first st of this round.
Sc in back loop of marked stitch. Fasten off.
Ruffle
Row 1: With outside edge facing and smaller hook, join yarn with sc in unworked front loop of marked st, sc in each unworked front loop to center of pillow front, turn.
Row 2: Change to larger hook, ch 1, (sc, hdc) in first sc, *dc in next sc, 2 dc in next sc; repeat from * around spiral to last st, (hdc, sc) in last sc. Fasten off.
BACK
With smaller hook, ch 4; join with slip st in first ch to form a ring.
Rounds 1–19: Work Rounds 1–19 of front—228 hdc.
Sides
Rounds 20–24: Working in back loops only, hdc in each hdc around. Do not fasten off.
FINISHING
Weave in ends. Place front and back with wrong sides together, and match stitches. Working through both thicknesses and working in back loops only of both layers, join yarn with slip st in any st, slip st in each st around, inserting pillow form before seam is completely closed.
Fasten off and weave in ends.