★ Is it a pillow or a blanket? Yes.

The Hello Sunshine Pillow Blanket is a cheerful piece of home decor, perfect for a nursery or any room that needs a little happy.

It is worked in three sections, two textured Alpine Stitch blocks with a colorwork section in between. Add the colorwork pillow panel to the back, fold it up, tuck it inside, and hooray, it is a pillow!

▶️ Watch it come together on YouTube

✨ What makes it work

• Two in one. A blanket that folds into a pillow.
• Charts and written instructions. Interactive colorwork charts plus written directions.
• Right and left handed. Colorwork instructions for both.
• Alpine Stitch texture. Two textured blocks frame the colorwork.
• You’re not on your own. Video tutorial and written pattern included.

✂️ What you’ll need

• Yarn: Brava Worsted, WeCrochet (100% premium acrylic, 218 yds/100g) in White and Asphalt, and Brava Tweed, WeCrochet (97% premium acrylic, 3% viscose, 218 yds/100g) in Goldenrod
• Yardage: 2860 yds total. White 900 yds (5 skeins), Goldenrod 1925 yds (9 skeins), Asphalt 35 yds (1 skein)
• Love a swap? Super Saver, Red Heart · Starlette, Mary Maxim · Super Value, Bernat · Simply Soft, Caron
• Hook: I (5.5mm) or size to meet gauge
• Tools: Removable Stitch Markers · Yarn Needle · Scissors · Yarn Bobbins

⭐ Good to know

• Size: One size. Sample is 40” wide by 64” long.
• Skill level: Intermediate
• Special stitches: Alpine Stitch · Stacked Single Crochet · Colorwork tutorial
• Gauge: 15 sts and 15 rows = 4” x 4” in single crochet; 15 sts and 11 rows = 4” x 4” in Alpine Stitch · gauge help
• Terms: US crochet

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Cheers,
Briana

© 2026 Briana Kepner (Briana K Designs). All rights reserved. For personal use; you’re welcome to sell finished items, and credit is always appreciated. Please don’t share, copy or resell the pattern. Changes to yarn or sizing are your call, and we can’t support modifications. Privacy · GPSR Representative: Ciara Doyle, C15 Y5F9, Ireland, Ciara@thefairythorn.ie