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Here Comes The Sunflower Pillow: Debra Arch
Here Comes The Sunflower Pillow: Debra Arch
by Debra Arch
MATERIALS
Hook: US size J/10 (6.0 mm), H/8 (5.0 mm) or sizes needed to obtain gauge
PATTERN NOTES
Wrap 15 yarn bobbins with a 4-foot length of C3 and use 1 bobbin to make
stitches for each Row 5 and 9 of Pillow square. Loosely carry C3 on WS
when not being worked. Fasten off C3 at end of row.
PATTERN
Pillow (make 2)
Row 1: With smaller hook and C1, ch 70, working in back bar of chs, sc in
2nd ch and in each ch across, turn. (69 sc)
Row 2: Loosely ch 1, sc in first sc, (ch 1, sk next sc, sc in next st) across,
turn. (35 sc)
Row 3: Loosely ch 1, sk first st, sc in next ch-1 sp, (ch 1, sk next sc, sc in next
ch-1 sp) 33 times, ch 1, sk last st, sc in sp between last st and beg ch-1.
across, turn. (35 sc)
Row 9: Loosely ch 1, sk first st, sc in next ch-1 sp, (ch 1, sk next sc, sc in next
ch-1 sp) 4 times, *drop C1, with C3 ch 1, sk next st, sc in next ch-1 sp, drop
C3, with C1 (ch 1, sk next st, sc in next ch-1 sp) 3 times; rep from * 7 times
more, ch 1, sk next st, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk last st, sc in sp between last
sc and beg ch-1, turn. (35 sc)
Rows 62-65: Rep Row 3. Do not turn after Row 65. (Row 65 is top edge of
Pillow)
Continue to work down Left Side Edge of Pillow, ch 1 (first corner), work 69
sc evenly spaced in ends of rows to corner at bottom edge, ch 1 (2nd
corner), join to first ch of beg foundation chain. Fasten off.
Sunflower
Rnd (RS) 1: With smaller hook and C3, ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join to
front lp (See Pattern Notes) of first st. (6 sc)
Rnd 2: Working in front lps only, (ch 5, sl st in front lp of next st) around, join
to front lp at base of beg ch-5. (6 lps)
Rnd 3: Folding lps to center and working behind lps in unworked back
lps (See Pattern Notes) of rnd 2 rows below (Rnd 1), ch 2, (counts as 1 hdc), 2
hdc in same st, (3 hdc in next st) around, join to front lp of 2nd ch of beg ch-
2. (18 hdc)
Rnd 5: Folding lps to center and working behind lps in unworked back lps of
rnd 2 rows below, ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in next st, (2 hdc in next st, hdc
in next st) around, join to front lp of 2nd ch of beg ch-2. (27 hdc)
Rnd 7: Folding lps to center and working behind lps in unworked back lps of
rnd 2 rows below, ch 2, hdc in same place, hdc in each of next 2 sts, (2 hdc
in next st, hdc in each of next 2 sts) around, join to front lp of 2nd ch of beg
ch-2, turn. (36 hdc)
Rnd 9: Folding lps to center and working behind lps in unworked back lps of
rnd 2 rows below, ch 2, hdc in same place, hdc in each of next 3 sts, (2 hdc
in next st, hdc in each of next 3 sts) around, join to front lp of 2nd ch of beg
ch-2. (45 hdc)
Rnd 11: Folding lps to center and working behind lps in unworked back lps
of rnd 2 rows below, sc join goldenrod to back lp of any st, ch 1, sc in each st
around, increasing 9 sts evenly spaced, join to front lp of 1st sc. (54 sc)
Rnd 12: With larger hook, (ch 3, sk 2 sts, sl st in front lp of next st)
around. (18 lps)
Rnd 13: *(Sc, hdc, dc, 2 tr, dtr, ch 2, sc around post of dtr just made) in next
lp, (2 tr, dc, hdc, sc) in next lp; rep from * around. (9 petals)
Rnd 14: Folding lps to center and working behind lps in unworked back lps
of rnd 2 rows below, dc in each st around, increasing 12 sts evenly spaced.
Sl st to front lp of 1st dc. Fasten off. (66 dc)
Rnd 15: Sk next 3 sts, sl st join C2 to front lp of next st, (ch 3, sk 2 sts, sl st in
front lp of next st) around. (22 lps)
Rnd 16: *(Sc, hdc, dc, 2 tr, dtr, ch 2, sc around post of dtr just made) in next
lp, (2 tr, dc, hdc, sc) in next lp; rep from * around. (11 petals)
Rnd 17: Work in same manner as Rnd 14, working 6 increases evenly
spaced. (72 dc)
Rnds 20-22: Rep Rnds 14-16 once. (84 dc, 28 lps, 14 petals)
Rnds 23-25: Rep Rnds 14-16 once. (96 sts, 32 lps, 16 petals)
Fasten off.
Assembly
Rnd 1: With Pillows WS together and smaller hook, sc join C2 through both
layers to any ch-1 corner space, (sc in each st across to next corner, sc in
corner ch-1 sp) 3 times, sc in each st across, insert pillow form before
closing, join to first sc of rnd.
Rnd 2 (Faux Piping Edge): Ch 1, working over sts of last rnd, insert hook in
same place at base of next st, yo and complete as a sc, sc in same manner
around working 2 sc in each corner.
Fasten off.
Finishing