Santa pillow by Carolina Speek

Santa pillow

Crochet
April 2018
Sport (12 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
2.5 mm
96 - 233 yards (88 - 213 m)
The pillow will be 27 cm/10.6 inch high and 28 cm/ 11 inch wide
both US and UK
Dutch English
This pattern is available for €5.00 EUR
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Crochet this beautiful Santa pillow as decoration for the holidays.

This pillow is made with the same technique used for Mochila bags. You have to crochet this pillow with two or three colors at the same time and with the ‘yarn under’ technique.

The pillow will be 27 cm/10.6 inch high and 28 cm/ 11 inch wide

Level: intermediate (if you don’t know this technique then it is a difficult pattern)

The pattern is available in English with American and English crochet terms and in Dutch!

The stitches that are used are:
American: Single Crochet and Slipstitch (Hook C2 = 2.5 mm hook)
English: Double Crochet and Slipstitch (Hook 12 = 2.5 mm hook)
Dutch: Vaste and Halve Vaste (Hook 2,5 mm)

Used yarn: sport / 4 ply

  • 85 grams red cotton yarn (= 213 meters/233 yds)
  • 85 grams white cotton yarn (=213 meters/233 yds)
  • 35 grams pink yarn (= 88 meters / 96 yds)
  • a little bit of black yarn for the eyes
  • Stuffing (fiberfill) for the pillow.