Lion Pillow Pal
Finished
July 22, 2025
July 24, 2025

Lion Pillow Pal

Project info
Lion Pillow Cushion by Anne Alster
Crochet
Pillow
Holiday Toy Drive, Aviva Children’s Services, Tucson, AZ
12” pillow insert
Hooks & yarn
5.5 mm (I)
16 stitches and 6 rows = 4 inches
in dc
771 yards
Bumble
none left in stash
1 skein = 75.0 yards (68.6 meters), 75 grams
Yellow LW
6069
Yellow
Circle craft
March 25, 2023
Loops & Threads Luxe Merino
906 yards in stash
0.07 skeins = 28.7 yards (26.2 meters), 10 grams
8004
Brown
Michaels in Arizona
September 2, 2023
Queensland Collection Rustic Tweed
none left in stash
2.1 skeins = 667.8 yards (610.6 meters), 210 grams
172320
Brown
Tuesday Morning in New Mexico
April 2, 2019
Notes

This is a wonderful design.
The dc row plan for the body work up very quickly vs rows and rows of sc.

I made Ms. Anne’s Sheep design prior:Heather Sheep Pillow Pal. It was fun to make.

The designer takes the extra measure to have teaching directions and photo tutorials for starting rows expertly and tidy finishing of rows.

Key Info to know for your yarn plan:
This design calls for worsted, held double, for the main pieces and ears.
One can use a super bulky, single strand instead.

I believe all similar designs by this designer are done with the worsted, double str plan.

Used a commercial 12” pillow insert.
Since I’m using an artisan yarn for the mane, I’m using cut loops instead of the design’s crochet loops.
Made four feet using the ears directions and lightly stuffing.

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Finished
July 22, 2025
July 24, 2025
About this pattern
3 projects, in 3 queues
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  1. quick and fun to make
  2. cuddly
About this yarn
by Queensland Collection
Worsted
65% Wool, 25% Alpaca, 7% Acrylic, 3% Other
318 yards / 100 grams

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About this yarn
by Loops & Threads
DK
55% Merino, 45% Acrylic
410 yards / 150 grams

2278 projects

stashed 1505 times

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knittothebone's adjectives for this yarn
  1. actual wool!
  2. from Michaels, no less!
  3. pretty darn nice
  • Originally queued: July 18, 2024
  • Project created: July 22, 2025
  • Updated: July 24, 2025
  • Progress updates: 3 updates