Brighten your space with the Crochet Rainbow Cushion Cover. This cheerful project adds a pop of color and joy to any room.
The "Crochet Rainbow Cushion Cover" is a colorful and fun project that stands out in any home. Using the bubble stitch technique, it combines vibrant colors from violet to red. This crochet room accessory project is suitable for both seasoned crocheters and beginners looking for a challenge. The finished cushion cover brings joy and warmth to any room and highlights your creativity. For extra fun, you can add pom-poms. Enjoy the cozy and cheerful rainbow charm!
Materials
- Violet yarn (4 ply, doubled to make 8 ply)
- Indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red yarn (4 ply)
- 5 mm crochet hook
- Zipper for cushion cover
- Cushion insert fabric
- Pillow fluff
Instructions
Row 1:
- Using the doubled violet yarn, make a slip knot.
- Chain 32.
- Single crochet into the second chain from the hook.
- Single crochet into each chain across the row. (Total: 31 single crochets)
Row 2:
- Chain 1, turn work.
- Single crochet into each stitch across the row. (Total: 31 single crochets)
Row 3:
- Chain 1, turn work.
- Single crochet into the first 14 stitches.
- Increase in the next 3 stitches (2 single crochets in each of these 3 stitches).
- Single crochet in the next 14 stitches. (Total: 34 single crochets)
Row 4 (First Bubble Stitch Row):
- Chain 1, turn work.
- Single crochet into the first 2 stitches.
- Make a bobble stitch in the next stitch:
- Yarn over, insert into stitch, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook).
- Yarn over, pull through 2 loops (repeat 4 more times).
- Yarn over, pull through all 6 loops.
- Single crochet into the next 5 stitches.
- Repeat bobble stitch in the next stitch.
- Continue the pattern: 5 single crochets, bobble stitch, 5 single crochets, bobble stitch, 2 single crochets.
- Mirror the pattern: 2 single crochets, bobble stitch, 5 single crochets, bobble stitch, 5 single crochets, bobble stitch, 2 single crochets. (Total: 34 stitches including bobbles)
Row 5:
- Chain 1, turn work.
- Single crochet into the first 14 stitches.
- Increase in the next 6 stitches (2 single crochets in each of these 6 stitches).
- Single crochet in the remaining 14 stitches. (Total: 40 single crochets)
- Fasten off violet yarn.
Row 6 (Indigo color):
- Join indigo yarn, chain 1.
- Single crochet into each stitch across the row. (Total: 40 single crochets)
General Pattern:
- Row 1 of each color: Single crochet across, keeping the stitch count constant.
- Row 2 of each color: Increase row (repeat the previous increase pattern with one more single crochet between increases).
- Row 3 of each color: Bubble stitch row, increasing the number of bubble stitches by 2 each row.
- Row 4 of each color: Repeat the increase row pattern.
Colors and Rows:
- Indigo color: Rows 6-9 (Note the 4-row repeat pattern)
- Blue color: Rows 10-13
- Green color: Rows 14-17
- Yellow color: Rows 18-21
- Orange color: Rows 22-25
- Red color: Rows 26-31 (With one additional row for a total of 5 rows)
Making the Cushion Insert:
- Cut fabric to the shape of the back panel, adding seam allowance.
- Sew around the edges, leaving a gap for stuffing.
- Stuff with pillow fluff.
- Sew the gap closed.
Joining Panels:
- Use the yarn tail from the back panel.
- Align front and back panels and single crochet through corresponding stitches around the curved edge, lining up rows on straight edges.
- Install a zipper on one side.
Finishing Touches:
- Make 8 pom-poms.
- Attach pom-poms to the bottom edge of the cushion, spacing them 7 stitches apart.
- Insert the cushion into the cover and zip it up.