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A Granny Square Pajama Pillow.
The first in a series of projects using small solid granny squares in the design.
This is a cute and quick to make little pillow, perfect for keeping a little one’s pajamas warm and cozy until needed 🙂
A Granny Square Pajama Pillow
Skill Level:
Easy
Materials:
- 50 grams of light weight worsted yarn in cream
- Small amounts of medium weight worsted yarn in yellow, blue, and pink
- Small amount of black and white yarn for embroidery
- Size 3.50 mm Hook
- 1 Flower button or any other suited button for nose (optional)
- Yarn Needle
- Stitch Marker
Abbreviations:
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
tc – treble crochet
sl st – slip stitch
Gauge: Tension/Gauge is not necessary for this project to be perfect
Finished Size:
Approx 16 cm in width and 30 cm in length
Instructions:
Note: For best results whip stitch small squares together, if prefer you can single crochet squares together but that might prove challenging when adding eyes and wings.
Small Solid Granny Square:
Make 7 squares of each color (7 blue, 7 pink and 7 yellow)
Make a magic ring
Rnd 1: CH3 (counts as 1 DC), work 2 DC into ring, *CH2, work 3 DC into ring. Repeat from * 2 more times, SL ST into top of 3rd CH
Rnd 2: CH3 (counts as 1 DC), work 1 DC into each DC, work 2 DC, 2 CH, 2 DC into each corner. SL ST into top of 3rd CH
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
Creating The Pillow:
Whip stitch squares together as shown in photo, alternating colors.
Weave in all ends.
Join cream yarn into the first corner of the top 3 square row
Row 1 : Work up 27 single crochet across the top row ( 27 SC), turn
Row 2 – 64: CH1, work 1 SC into each ST until end (27 SC)
Fasten off on last row and weave in ends
Starting at the bottom pinch the two sides together and Single Crochet together, work 1 SC into each ST making sure to work the corresponding row at the same time. When you reach the top work only into the solid granny squares – 1 SC into each ST until end, pinch the two sides together again and Single Crochet together.
Three sides are now closed and there is an opening at the top 🙂
The Eyes:
Make 2
This part is made by working in continuous rounds, so you may want to use a stitch marker to keep record of your current rnd.
Make a magic ring
Rnd 1: Work 6 SC into the ring. Place a stitch marker in the last SC to designate the end of the rnd.
Rnd 2: Work 2 SC in each ST around (12 SC). Move Maker
Rnd 3: *Work 2 SC in first ST and 1 SC in next ST. Repeat from * around (18 SC). Move Maker
Rnd 4: *Work 2 SC in first ST and 1 SC in next two STS. Repeat from * around (24 SC). Move Maker
Rnd 5: Work 1 SC into next ST, work 1 HDC into next ST, work 2 DC into next, ST, work 2 DC into next ST, work 1 HDC into next ST, work 1 SC into next ST, SL ST into each ST all around until the last SC of this round. Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
With black yarn embroider long straight stitches onto eyes and with white yarn embroider a few short stitches – use photo as guide.
Sew eyes onto pillow.
The Wings:
Make 2
Make a magic ring
Row 1: CH3 (counts as 1 DC), work 7 DC into ring, turn (8 DC)
Row 2: CH3 (counts as 1 DC), work 1 DC into same ST, work 2 DC into each ST until end, turn (16 DC)
Row 3: CH3 (counts as 1 DC), work 1 DC into same ST, work 1 DC into next ST. * Work 2 DC into next ST, work 1 DC into next ST. Repeat from * until end. (24 DC)
Row 4: work as follows-
SL ST into next 3 STS,
work 1 SC and 1 HDC into next ST,
work 4 DC into next ST,
work 1 HDC and 1 SC into next ST,
SL ST into next 4 STS,
work 1 SC and 1 HDC into next ST,
work 2 DC and 1 TR into next ST,
work 1 TR and 2 DC into next ST,
work 1 HDC and 1 SC into next ST,
SL ST into next 4 STS,
work 1 SC and 1 HDC into next ST,
work 4 DC into next ST,
work 1 HDC and 1 SC into next ST,
SL ST into next 3 STS.
continue along the bottom part of wing:
work 3 SC into each row, work 1 SC into magic ring, work 3 SC into each row.
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
Sew wings into position.
Sew a Flower or other button for nose.
Happy Hooking 🙂
Joanita Theron is the Owner and Designer at the Creative Crochet Workshop. For more fun and inspiring crochet designs please visit her at one of the following links:
On behalf of the Oombawka Design readers, and myself, I would like to Thank Joanita for this practical and fun project! This will make a great stash buster project too!
Hi Amanda, You may always sell anything you crochet. Please link back to the pattern if you are online, or if someone asks for the pattern itself 🙂 Thank you so much for asking 🙂 Rhondda
Amazing thanks could we sell these if linked back to you thanks and I also help a charity and would be amazing xxxx
Loretta 12/11/2015
My apologies to Joanita for mispelling her name in my first reply
loretta 12/11/2015
Rhonda & Joanity,
Thank you so much for sharing the pajama pillow. I appreciate it and all the work involved.
So adorable!! Thanks for sharing this great pattern! My twin girls will love this.
This is super cute! I have to add it to my list of go to gifts for new Moms. Thank you!
I love it!! So great idea, and I will make two for my princesses!!! I like that looks like an owl 🙂
This is just tooo cute!! And i love how you show how to do all the steps to make this! I am going to have to give this a go..as I love granny’s and Owls!!! Thank you!
I love the pajama pillow what a great idea.
Cute!!