Decorative Crochet Mandala Pillow Pattern

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Make this Decorative Crochet Mandala Pillow in your favorite colors! You will need Medium Weight / Worsted Weight Yarn and a 5 mm (H) crochet hook. When complete your pillow will measure approximately 16 inches in diameter.

Disclaimer: The yarn for this project was given to me by WeCrochet.

Decorative Crochet Mandala Pillow

The Yarn

I used WeCrochet Mighty Stitch yarn for my Decorative Mandala Crochet Pillow.

Mighty Stitch is a soft, Worsted Weight Yarn [4] that is available in a wide range of bright and bold colors. This yarn is an easy-care yarn and it is perfect for crochet clothing, accessories, blankets and home decor items.

Mighty Stitch

• 80% Acrylic and 20% Superwash Wool
• 100 g and 208 yds
• Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low.

There are currently 43 shades available in the Mighty Stitch line. See all the colors here.

Decorative Mandala Crochet Pillow Pattern

Supplies

• Yarn: WeCrochet, Mighty Stitch. 3.52 oz (100 g) and 208 yds (190 m). 80% Acrylic and 20% Superwash Wool. Medium Weight Yarn [4]. Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low.
• Colors: 2 skeins Wisteria PLUS 1 skein Oyster, Fairy Tale and Mulberry, or 2 skeins Canary PLUS 1 skein Oyster, Navy and Alfalfa. If you are just making the backing to add to your Mandala it uses less than 1 skein of Wisteria (or Canary).

• Crochet Hook: 5 mm (H) for the Pillow Backing and a 4 mm (G) for the Pillow Front.
• Finished Project: Pillow Front: Mandala: 4.2 oz / 119 g / 57 yds / 53 m; Pillow Backing: 3.52 oz (100 g) and 208 yds (190 m).
• Scissors, Tapestry Needle (yarn needle), Stitch Marker (optional), 16 inch diameter pillow

Difficulty Level

• Easy

Finished Size

• Pillow backing diameter approximately 16 inches.

Gauge

• First 2 rounds measure approximately 2 inches diameter.

You can substitute any yarn and hook for this stitch pattern – just remember when you substitute if your gauge is different, the finished size, and amount of yarn used for your project will also be different.

Abbreviations

Crochet Stitch Dictionary

US Terminology used

• ch(s) – chain(s)
• DMR: double magic ring
• dc – double crochet
• m – meters
• oz – ounces
• RS – right side (good side)
• Rnd – round
• rem – remaining
• sk – skip
• sl st – slip stitch
• st/sts – stitch/stitches
• WS – wrong side (back of project)
• yds – yards
• * to **– Repeat the instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated. This repeat will contain multiple instructions.
• [] – at the end of the row – the total number of stitches
• () – important notes AND sets of stitches to be worked within one stitch, or space

Helpful Tutorials

• Crochet Stitch Guide 

Notes

• I use a DMR (double magic ring) to begin my projects that are worked in the round. You may substitute a magic ring (magic circle), or a chain 3 and slip stitch to form a ring, if you prefer. Visit this post to see other options for working in rounds.
• Initial ch 3 counts as 1 dc.
• To make the seam less noticeable, we don’t work into the top of the ch 3, instead, we slip stitch to the first actual double crochet to join. Then we work into that slip stitch to join as the final stitch for each round.
  

Decorative Crochet Mandala Pillow Pattern

This project is crocheted in joined rounds.

Decorative Pillow Backing Pattern

Using your 5 mm (H) crochet hook (or size required for gauge):

Rnd 1: DMR: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 11 dc. Sl st to the first dc to join. [12 dc]

Rnd 2: Ch 3 and 1 dc in the first st. 2 dc in each rem st around, making the last 2 dc in the sl st. [24 dc]

Rnd 3: Ch 3 and 1 dc in the first st, 1 dc in the next st. *2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in the next st**. Work from * to ** around, making the last st of the round in the sl st. [36 dc]

Rnd 4: Ch 3 and 1 dc in the first st, 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts. *2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts**. Work from * to ** around, making the last st of the round in the sl st. [48 dc]

Rnd 5: Ch 3 and 1 dc in the first st, 1 dc in each of the next 3 sts. *2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in each of the next 3 sts**. Work from * to ** around, making the last st of the round in the sl st. [60 dc]

Rnd 6: Ch 3 and 1 dc in the first st, 1 dc in each of the next 4 sts. *2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in each of the next 4 sts**. Work from * to ** around, making the last st of the round in the sl st. [72 dc]

Rnd 7: Ch 3 and 1 dc in the first st, 1 dc in each of the next 5 sts. *2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in each of the next 5 sts**. Work from * to ** around, making the last st of the round in the sl st. [84 dc]

Rnd 8: Ch 3 and 1 dc in the first st, 1 dc in each of the next 6 sts. *2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in each of the next 6 sts**. Work from * to ** around, making the last st of the round in the sl st. [96 dc]

Rnd 9: Ch 3 and 1 dc in the first st, 1 dc in each of the next 7 sts. *2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in each of the next 7 sts**. Work from * to ** around, making the last st of the round in the sl st. [108 dc]

Rnd 10:  Ch 3 and 1 dc in the first st, 1 dc in each of the next 8 sts. *2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in each of the next 8 sts**. Work from * to ** around, making the last st of the round in the sl st. [120 dc]

Rnd 11: Ch 3 and 1 dc in the first st, 1 dc in each of the next 9 sts. *2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in each of the next 9 sts**. Work from * to ** around, making the last st of the round in the sl st. [132 dc]

Rnd 12: Ch 3 and 1 dc in the first st, 1 dc in each of the next 10 sts. *2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in each of the next 10 sts**. Work from * to ** around, making the last st of the round in the sl st. [144 dc]

Rnd 13: Ch 3 and 1 dc in the first st, 1 dc in each of the next 11 sts. *2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in each of the next 11 sts**. Work from * to ** around, making the last st of the round in the sl st. [156 dc]

Rnd 14: Ch 3 and 1 dc in the first st, 1 dc in each of the next 12 sts. *2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in each of the next 12 sts**. Work from * to ** around, making the last st of the round in the sl st. [168 dc]

Rnd 15: Ch 3 and 1 dc in the first st, 1 dc in each of the next 13 sts. *2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in each of the next 13 sts**. Work from * to ** around, making the last st of the round in the sl st. [180 dc]

Rnd 16: Ch 3 and 1 dc in the first st, 1 dc in each of the next 8 sts. * 2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in each of the next 8 sts**. Work from * to ** around, making the last st of the round in the sl st. [200 dc]

Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing the pillow backing to the pillow front.

Proceed to the Crochet Mandala Pillow Front.

Crochet Mandala Pillow Front

• Crochet the September Mandala Pattern as your Mandala Crochet Pillow Front.
• You will notice that the September Mandala Pattern calls for a 4 mm (G) hook. Please use a 4 mm (G) hook for the pillow front.
• You will find the free crochet pattern for the Pillow Front here: September Mandala Crochet Pattern.

Modification to the Mandala Pillow Front

Using your 5 mm (H) crochet hook:

With the wrong side (WS) of the Crochet Mandala Pillow Front facing you, join the same color of yarn as you chose from the pillow backing, with a sl st, to the post of any sc stitch. *Ch 4, sl st to the post of the next sc**. Work from * to ** around, making the final sl st in the initial sl st. [41 sl st, 40 ch4sp]

Finish off and proceed to finishing instructions.

Finishing Instructions

• Place the WS of the pillow backing and the WS of the Crochet Mandala Pillow Front together and using the yarn tail left over from the pillow backing, use a whipstitch to join the pillow backing to the September Mandala front. We make one whipstitch in each sc and each chain around, excluding the final sl st. This is 200 whip stitches in total. This matches up with the final round of the pillow backing.

• Insert the 16 inch pillow form inside the pillow when you have seamed ¾ of the pillow together. Finishing seaming the remainder of the pillow closed using the same technique as you did for the first 3/4 of the pillow.
• Weave in any remaining ends.

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Make your Mandala Crochet Pillow project page here.

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