Crochet Granite Stitch Floor Cushion in Bernat Blanket - Downloadable PDF

Crochet Granite Stitch Floor Cushion in Bernat Blanket — Free PDF Pattern by the Bernat Design Team

This free downloadable PDF pattern from the Bernat Design Team guides crafters through creating a large, cozy crochet floor cushion measuring approximately 30 inches [76 cm] square. Worked in the tactile and visually striking Granite Stitch, this oversized pillow is rated Beginner skill level, making it an excellent project for those who are new to crochet but ready to tackle a substantial, rewarding home décor piece.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a floor cushion — a large, square pillow designed to be placed on the floor for extra seating or lounging. It is sized to fit a standard 30-inch [76 cm] square pillow form. The cushion features a closure flap fastened with five 1-inch [2.5 cm] buttons, giving it a polished, functional finish that allows the pillow form to be removed for washing or storage.

Design and Construction Overview

The cushion is worked in the round from the beginning, starting with a foundation chain of 148 chains joined into a ring. The body of the cushion is built up using a repeating two-round color pattern, with colors carried loosely inside the work when not in use to keep the interior tidy. Once the main body reaches the required dimensions, a closure flap is worked separately back and forth in rows rather than in the round, creating the button band that secures the cushion cover over the pillow form. This combination of working in the round and then transitioning to flat rows is a useful technique for beginners to learn.

Techniques Used

• Working in the round — the main body of the cushion is crocheted as a continuous tube, which naturally forms the front and back panels simultaneously
• Granite Stitch (also known as the Moss Stitch or Linen Stitch) — a simple but beautiful textured pattern created by alternating single crochets with chain-1 spaces and skipped stitches, producing a dense, woven-looking fabric that is both sturdy and decorative
• Two-color stranded work — the pattern alternates between a Main Color (MC) and a Contrast Color (A), with unused yarn carried loosely up the inside of the work to avoid cutting and rejoining yarn constantly
• Color changing — colors are changed by working to the last two loops on the hook and drawing the new color through, a standard technique that creates clean, neat color transitions
• Working in rows — the closure flap transitions from round construction to flat, back-and-forth row construction, introducing beginners to switching between these two foundational crochet methods
• Button closure construction — the flap is designed to accommodate five buttons for a secure and decorative closing

Stitches Used

• Single crochet (sc) — the primary stitch throughout the entire pattern, used in both the Granite Stitch pattern rows and the closure flap
• Chain stitch (ch) — used to create the chain-1 spaces that are integral to the Granite Stitch texture, as well as for turning chains and the foundation chain
• Slip stitch (sl st) — used to join rounds, to begin new color sections, and to navigate to the correct starting position within the stitch pattern

Understanding the Granite Stitch

The Granite Stitch is beloved in crochet for producing a firm, even fabric with a subtle grid-like texture. It is worked by placing a single crochet into a chain space, then chaining one and skipping the next single crochet, repeating across the row or round. This creates a checkerboard of solid stitches and open spaces that, when worked in a super chunky yarn, results in a thick, cushioned fabric perfectly suited to a floor pillow that needs to withstand regular use. The stitch is beginner-friendly because it involves only two basic stitches — the single crochet and the chain — repeated in a simple, easy-to-memorize sequence.

Materials

• Yarn: Bernat® Blanket™ in two colorways