Crisscross Catona Cushion Cover, free crochet pattern; woven multi-colored pillow cover made in cotton, resting on white chair, by Susan Carlson | Felted Button | Colorful Crochet Patterns

Free Scheepjes Catona Pattern for NatCroMo

It's National Crochet Month! I'm so happy to be a participant on the Crochetville NatCroMo Blog Tour. In celebration, I would like to share with you a free crochet pattern I showed off last week here using one of my favorite yarns ever--Scheepjes *Catona. I hope you enjoy it! I named it:

Crisscross Catona Cushion Cover

Materials:

D (3.25mm) hook
14" (35cm) square pillow insert
6 buttons (approx. 7/8"/2.2cm)
Yarn -- *Scheepjes Catona (100% Mercerized Cotton); one 25g ball of each color, two additional 50g balls of #242 (14 balls total/approx 700 yds)

#128
#172
#179
#212
#240
#242
#258
#391
#392
#395
#396
#399

Stitch abbreviations: (US Terms)

sc = single crochet
sk = skip
st(s) = stitch(es)
sl st = slip stitch
rep = repeat
sp(s) = space(s)
ch = chain
RS = right side
hdc = half double crochet
BLO = back loop only
FLO = front loop only

Special Stitch:

picot--ch 3, sl st in first ch

Gauge: 9 hdc X 8 rows = 2"

Dimensions: 13.5" square with .5" negative ease

Note: Ch 1 at the beginning of a row or round does not count as a stitch.

Front Cushion Cover: Make one of each color (12 total)
Ch 16
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn --15 sc
Row 2: ch 1, sc in first st, (ch 1, sk 1, sc in next) rep across, turn --8 sc, 7 ch-1 sps
Row 3: ch 1, sk first sc, sc in ch-1 sp, (ch 1, sk sc, sc in next ch-1 sp) rep across through last ch-1 sp, ch 1, sc in top of last sc, turn --8 sc, 7 ch-1 sps
Rep Row 3 until piece measures 13 inches high, fasten off and weave ends

After all 12 pieces are made, weave them (I did it randomly with no particular order--or you can follow the color pattern I used in the picture) and pin or fasten together at the ends using those nifty little mini alligator clips--you know, the ones that look like this:

Holding Yarn Tails with wee alligator clips -- tip by Susan Carlson of Felted Button

Front Cover Border: Note--You'll be working in the round with the RS facing throughout and through both thicknesses.

Rnd 1: With #242, join with sl st in any corner, ch 1, *(3 sc in corner sp, work 48 sc evenly along side across (approx 8 sc/strip); rep from * on other 3 sides, join with sl st to first sc --50 sc each side + corner sts

Rnds 2 - 3: ch 1, sc in same st as joining and each st along sides, placing 3 sc in each corner, join with sl st to first sc, fasten off, weave ends --54 sc each side after Rnd 3 + corner sts

Back Cushion Cover:

Bottom Placket:

Row 1: With #242, ch 55, working in back bump of ch, hdc in each ch across, turn --54 hdc
Row 2: ch 1, working in FLO across, hdc in first st and each st across, turn
Row 3: ch 1, working in BLO across, hdc in first st and each st across, turn
Rows 4-30: Rep Rows 2-3 until piece measures 9 in high, ending on Row 2 rep, fasten off, weave ends

Top Placket (Buttonholes):

Rows 1-29: Complete as for Bottom Placket, ending on Row 3 rep

Row 30: ch 1, working in FLO across, hdc in first st and next 3, ch 1, sk 1, *hdc in next 8, ch 1, sk 1; rep from * 4 mores times, hdc in last 4, turn

Row 31: ch 1, working in BLO across, hdc in first st and each st across, turn

Row 32: ch 1, sc in first, sc in next, picot, sk next, sc in next, *picot, sk next, sc in next; rep from * across, fasten off, weave ends --26 picots

Assembly: Holding wrong sides of front and both back covers together with top placket over bottom and using #242 with tapestry needle, whipstitch together through BLO.

Crisscross Catona Cushion Cover Assembly--free crochet pattern from Felted Button

Notice that the needle is inserted only through the back loops on both the front and back covers--always being inserted in the same direction. Down the rough sides of the back plackets simply pick a loop at the edge.

Be mindful that where the front and back plackets overlap in the center you will be working through three layers of fabric--so make certain to "catch" all three.

Attach buttons, insert your pillow form and put your pillow somewhere pretty!

I hope you like this fun cover! I know that I do. It's found a happy place in my living room. Now I'm tempted to make several more since it's a perfect project for on-the-go and the Catona comes in sooo many gorgeous colors!