Snow Flake Cushion in Deramores Studio DK Acrylic - Downloadable PDF

Snow Flake Cushion Crochet Pattern in Deramores Studio DK Acrylic by Alison Holloway

This Snow Flake Cushion is a beginner-friendly crochet pattern designed by Alison Holloway, available as a downloadable PDF from Deramores. The finished project is a 40cm square cushion cover featuring a striking snowflake motif created using textured bobble stitches in a contrasting colour. It is a wonderful introduction to colourwork and bobble stitch techniques in crochet, producing a cosy, decorative homeware piece suitable for any interior.

What Is Being Made

The pattern produces a 40cm square cushion cover designed to fit over a 40cm square cushion insert. The finished piece showcases a snowflake design rendered in raised bobble stitches, giving the cushion a tactile, three-dimensional surface texture. The snowflake motif is worked in a contrasting yarn colour against a solid background, creating a clean, graphic look that is both modern and seasonally appropriate.

Techniques Used

• Colourwork: The pattern uses two yarn colours — Yarn A (Smoke) and Yarn B (Blush) — with colour changes worked mid-row to create the snowflake motif. Colour changes are made on the last yarn over of the stitch before the new colour begins, ensuring clean transitions.
• Bobble stitch colourwork: Bobble stitches are worked in Yarn B and are constructed on the wrong side of the fabric, then pushed through to the right side to create the raised, three-dimensional snowflake effect.
• Working in rows: The cushion panel is worked in flat rows of double crochet, with a turning chain at the end of each row. The starting chain does not count as a stitch throughout the pattern.
• Edging: Once the main panel is complete, a round of double crochet is worked around the entire piece, with two double crochet stitches placed in each corner to keep the fabric flat and neat.

Stitches Used

• Double crochet (dc): The primary stitch used throughout the cushion panel, worked in rows to create a firm, even fabric. The tension is 16 stitches and 18 rows in double crochet over 10cm.
• Chain (ch): Used as a turning chain at the end of each row, though it does not count as a stitch in this pattern.
• Bobble stitch (Bbl): A cluster stitch made by working five incomplete double crochet stitches into the same stitch — each worked as yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through two loops — then drawing the yarn through all six loops on the hook at once. This creates a pronounced raised bump on the surface of the fabric, forming the individual points and details of the snowflake design.

Materials

• Yarn: Deramores Studio DK Acrylic — 3 x 100g balls in Smoke (Yarn A) and 1 x 100g ball in Blush (Yarn B). The DK weight yarn produces a sturdy, washable fabric well suited to homeware projects.
• Hook: A 4mm crochet hook is recommended throughout the pattern.
• Additional materials: A tapestry needle for weaving in ends, and a 40cm square cushion insert to complete the finished cushion.

About the Designer

Alison Holloway is a crochet designer who specialises in amigurumi, accessories, and homewares. She is particularly recognised for her licensed character designs, which have been published in Crochet Now and Your Crochet and Knitting magazines. Alison credits her grandmother Ada with teaching her to crochet as a child, and she can be found on Instagram at @alisonholloway_crochetdesigns and on Ravelry as Alison Holloway.

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