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Woven Ring Pillow Free Crochet Pattern
MATERIALS:
2 skeins Lion Micro Spun yarn in white, needle and thread, 24 size 6mm pearl beads, 9 feet of 1-1\2” wide wired edge ribbon, 24” of 1\4” wide white satin ribbon, stuffing and H hook or hook to obtain gauge.
GAUGE: 4 sc, dc sts = 1”, 4 rows pattern = 1”
FINISHED SIZE: 7” square without edging
PILLOW BACK:
ROW 1: With yarn and H hook ch-31, sc 2nd ch from hook, (dc next ch, sc next ch) across to last ch, dc last ch, ch-1, turn.  (30 sts)
ROW 2-24: (Sc next dc, dc next sc) across, ch-1, turn.  End row 24 fasten off.
WOVEN PILLOW TOP:
ROW 1: With yarn and H hook ch-5, sc 2nd ch from hook, dc next ch, sc next ch, dc last ch, ch-1, turn.  (4 sts)
ROW 2-20: (Sc next dc, dc next sc) twice, ch-1, turn.  End row 20 fasten off.
-Make 12 of these.  On a flat surface lay six strips side by side.  Weave remaining strips over and under these and tack with needle and thread to hold.
EDGING:
RND 1: Lay woven pillow top over pillow back wrong sides tog, with yarn and F hook working through both thickness’ join in any st, ch-1, sc in same st as beg ch-1, evenly sc in ea st and row around working (sc, ch-2, sc) in corners, stuff before closing pillow, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.  (112 sts)
RND 2: Hdc ea st around working (2 hdc, ch-2, 2 hdc) in ea corner sp, sl st top beg hdc, ch-3, turn.  (144 sts)
RND 3: Dc ea st around working (2 dc, ch-2, 2 dc) in ea corner sp, sl st top beg ch-3, turn.
RND 4: Ch-5 (1st trc + ch-1), (sk next st, trc next st, ch-1) around working (trc, ch-2, trc) in ea corner sp and ending with sl st in 4th ch of beg ch-5, ch-1, turn.
RND 5: Sc in ea st and ch-1 sp around working (2 sc, ch-2, 2 sc) in ea corner sp, sl st top beg sc, ch-2, turn.  (208 sts)
RND 6: Rep rnd 2.  End rnd 6 fasten off.  (240 sts)
FINISHING:
With needle and thread sew a single pearl in ea corner.  Sew four pearls in center of pillow one on ea square (woven sp).  Cut the 1-1\2” wide ribbon into 4 equal lengths (28” ea).  Find center of ea side of edging, beg there and weave ribbon over and under to next side center.  Rep for ea side.  Tie ends into bow and trim ends if necessary.  Sew a pearl to the center if ea bow to finish.  Draw 1\4” wide ribbon through pillow top in either corner or center which ever you prefer for securing the rings.
By Donna Collinsworth
of Donna’s Crochet Designs