Pillow Pair

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These two sweet pieces are the cutest Pillow Pair in the galaxy! I absolutely love everything about them both. So fun and easy to make (just granny square your way along 😍), and a great way to use up multiple leftovers and favorite colors. I do have plenty of both. 😎 These two pillows have pretty much all the same variety of colors, but there is a big difference in how those colors are arranged. And that adds up to two completely different looks. Like, color magic. I love that! 🤩


Above, on the left, is the loosey-goosey version of this granny square pattern, with three ch stitches in every corner, and one ch stitch between every set of three dc stitches along the sides. And on the right is the righty-tightie version, same granny square concept, but with only two ch stitches per corner, and no ch stitches in between the three dc stitches along the sides. The other big difference between these two pieces is the strands of yarn in each stitch. The loosey-goosey granny square is worked with a single strand of yarn, and this makes it lace-like, and simply oh-so-sweet. The pillow inside shows through, like a little peek-a-boo. I also added an easy ruffle along the edges, which finishes it with a soft flair. In contrast, the righty-tightie granny square is worked with a double strand (of two different colors!), which makes it sturdy and snug. I finished it off with an edge of sc stitches, no fancy flare, just the colorful topping on a perfect fit.


Loosey-goosey above. Righty-tighty below.


I had so much fun making these two sweet pieces, and I have my crochet buddy, Trisha, to thank for the perfect pillows. 😍 She donated six of them to my crochet class, a few months ago. And we did use up four of them in various projects, but these two leftovers came home with me, and now they have been put to perfect, pretty, pillow project use. 😎


The double strands in the righty-tighty granny squares above are the same six colors (pink, purple, lilac, blue, orange, peach), but paired differently. This makes for two different sides of the same pillow looking fabulous. 😁 The single strands in the loosey-goosey granny squares below are an arrangement of light pink rows alternating with the repeating pattern of pale green, bright pink, pale blue, shimmery orange, and muted purple. What colorful fun! 🤩


I had way too much fun playing with this pillow. 😎


I do have a bit of a long term love affair going on with pillows:


So fun!


Pillow Pair + Colorful Fun = Creative Crochet

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