Celebrating 4th of July at home this year does not mean it has to be boring. Make your backyard extra festive. Knock up a few of these happy stars and stripes wonders with this super simple American flag crochet pillow pattern.
I love this pattern: it’s bright, simple and does not cost endless time nor an arm and a leg to make.
Speedy Flag-Pillow Tip
If you want to have 4 flags made really fast, I’d line the pillow back with nay fabric instead of crocheting them in with blue yarn. But that’s just me. You only see the front of the pillow, so personally, I never crochet or knit the back. Often, store-bought pillows also only feature the pretty designs on 1 side. Saves a lot of time and effort to do this too. ;-)
American Flag Crochet Pillow Pattern
Materials:
- Yarn: Lily® Sugar’n Cream® (70.9 g / 2.5 oz)
- Quantity for 4 cushions:
Color A – #00095 Red 5¾ oz [160 g]; 272 yds [247 m] or 3 balls
Color B – #00001 White 5¾ oz [160 g]; 272 yds [247 m] or 3 balls
Color C – #00009 Bright Navy 25½ oz [723 g]; 1230 yds [1114 m] or 11 balls - Crochet Hook: Size 5 mm (U.S. H or 8) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
- Four 16 ins [40.5 cm] square pieces of 1 inch [2.5 cm] thick foam
Size: Approx 16 ins [40.5 cm] square.
Gauge: 13 dc and 7 rows = 4 ins [10 cm].
Instructions
Note: Ch 3 at beg of row counts as dc. To change color, work to last 2 loops on hook at end of row. With new color, draw through 2 loops on hook, then proceed.
FRONT (make 4): With A, ch 54.
1st row: 1 dc in 4th ch from hook (counts as 2 dc). 1 dc in each ch to end of ch. Turn. 52 dc.
2nd row: Ch 3. 1 dc in each dc to end of row. Join B. Turn.
3rd and 4th rows: With B, as 2nd row. Join A at end of 4th row. Turn.
5th and 6th rows: With A, as 2nd row. Join B at end of 6th row.
Rep last 4 rows once more, then 3rd and 4th rows once.
13th row: With A, ch 3. 1 dc in each of next 26 dc. With C, 1 dc in each dc to end of row. Turn.
14th row: With C, ch 3. 1 dc in each of next 24 dc. With A, 1 dc in each dc to end of row. Join B. Turn.
15th row: With B, ch 3. 1 dc in each of next 26 dc. With C, 1 dc in each dc to end of row. Turn.
16th row: With C, ch 3. 1 dc in each of next 24 dc. With B, 1 dc in each dc to end of row. Join A. Turn.
Rep last 4 rows twice more, then 13th and 14th rows once, omitting color change at end of 14th row. Fasten off.
With RS facing, join C with sl st to any corner of Front. Ch 1. Work in sc around 4 sides of Front, having 3 sc in corners. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off.
BACK (make 4): With C, ch 54.
1st row: 1 dc in 4th ch from hook (counts as 2 dc). 1 dc in each ch to end of ch. Turn. 52 dc.
2nd row: Ch 3. 1 dc in each dc to end of row. Turn.
Rep last row until Back measures same length as Front. Fasten off.
With RS facing, join C with sl st to any corner of Back. Ch 1. Work in sc around 4 sides of Back, having 3 sc in corners. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off.
Finishing:
With WS of Front and Back tog, join C with sl st to any corner. Working through both thicknesses, work in sc around 3 sides of Cushion, having 3 sc in corners. Insert foam piece. Work in sc across 4th side of cushion closed. Join with sl st in first sc.
And there you have it. Enjoy!
Yarn Needed for your American Flag Crochet Pillow Pattern
Just in time to order the yarn you’ll need and to crochet away.
Order your yarn for this project now, for 4 flag pillows, you’ll 3 red, 3 white, and 11 blue skeins of Lily Sugar’n Cream, that is * if * you are going to make the entire backing blue. Otherwise, I’d just get 3 of each color:
