This adorable crochet lilac mini pillow is perfect for tiered tray décor, table decor, shelf sitting, or for use as a pincushion. It also will make a cute small gift for lilac lovers, for Mother’s Day, for birthdays, or any other occasions.
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This crochet mini pillow is made from two crocheted panels joined together. The front panel is embellished with crochet lilac flowers. For this project I used my previously designed lilac pattern.
On this website you will find a few more designs made in a lilac flower theme. Here are my lilac projects: crochet lilac snow globe, crochet lilac flowers for a handmade Mother’s Day card, crochet lilac gnome, and crochet Mother’s Day heart ornament.
You may also like my other mini pillow design – crochet Christmas mini pillow embellished with crochet holly leave applique.
Lilac Mini Pillow – Crochet Pattern
The pattern for this crochet lilac mini pillow is also available as a print-friendly, styled, and advertisement-free PDF file. You can get it from my Etsy shop. Free pattern is below.
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Abbreviations:
Ch – chain
DC – double crochet
FLO – front loop only
HDC – half double crochet
Rnd – round
SC – single crochet
Sl St – slip stitch
St (Sts) – stitch (stitches)
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Finished Size:
This crochet mini pillow is about 3.5” x 4.5”
Yarn:
For the pillow – medium weight #4 yarn. Colors: white (A), purple (B)
For the lilac flowers – crochet cotton size #10. I used Knit Picks Curio cotton thread size #10, colors – heliotrope (C), canary (D).
Hook and other materials:
- Crochet hook G/4 mm
- Crochet hook 8/1.5 mm
- Yarn needle
- Poly-fil stuffing
- Sewing needle
- Matching sewing thread
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Instructions:
This mini pillow is made from two crocheted panels joined together. The front panel is embellished with crochet lilac flowers.
Pillow
Front Panel
Copyright: This pattern is an original design by GoldenLucyCrafts. You may not copy, rewrite, redistribute or resell this pattern in any form, this includes making video tutorials. You may not translate this pattern to another language and publish the pattern or any parts of it.
With medium weight #4 yarn Color A and crochet hook G/4 mm, Ch 17;
Row 1. SC in 2nd Ch from hook and in each Ch to the end. Total – 16 SC. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 2 – 15. Working in FLO, SC in each St across. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 16. Working in FLO, SC in each St across. Fasten off.
Back Panel
With medium weight #4 cotton yarn Color B and crochet hook G/4 mm, Ch 17;
follow the instructions for the front panel Rows 1-16.
We will assemble the pillow later on as it is easier to embellish it BEFORE the two parts are joined together.
Lilac Flower – make 10 or as many as you would like
Use crochet hook size 8/1.5 mm, Color C for the petals and Color D for the center.
Pattern and video tutorial for the lilac flower can be found in this post: crochet lilac flowers for a handmade Mother’s Day card.
Finishing
1. Sew lilac flowers on the front panel of the pillow.
2. Assemble the pillow – hold two parts together and with Color B, single crochet around all four sides, working 3 SC in each corner. Leave 2” open at the end, add a small amount of stuffing (do not overstuff!), and single crochet to close.
Congratulations! Your crochet mini pillow is complete!
I hope you enjoyed this lilac mini pillow free crochet pattern!
Happy Crocheting!
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