Love Wool Pillow

Love Wool Pillow Crochet Pattern

What Is Being Made

The Love Wool Pillow is a decorative cushion project measuring 45x45cm (17.7x17.7 inches). This downloadable crochet pattern from designer Hobbydingen creates a textured square pillow suitable for home décor. The finished pillow features a button closure detail and is designed to fit a standard 45x45cm pillow insert.

Craft and Primary Technique

This pattern uses Tunisian crochet as its primary technique. Tunisian crochet is a hybrid method that combines elements of traditional crochet and knitting, creating a denser, more structured fabric than standard crochet. The pattern demonstrates intermediate-level skill, requiring familiarity with Tunisian crochet methods and the ability to work with alternating stitch patterns to build texture and visual interest.

Stitches Used

The Love Wool Pillow pattern alternates between two primary Tunisian crochet stitches to create its distinctive textured surface:

• Tunisian Simple Stitch (TSS): The foundational stitch worked by inserting the crochet hook from right to left under the vertical bar, yarning over, and pulling yarn through the vertical bar. This stitch creates a classic Tunisian fabric base.
• Tunisian Knit Stitch (TKS): An alternative Tunisian stitch that produces a different texture when alternated with TSS, building dimensional patterning across the pillow surface.

The gauge for this pattern is 10x10cm (4x4 inches) equals 7 stitches by 7 rows when alternating one TSS and one TKS.

Materials and Tools

The Love Wool Pillow pattern calls for super chunky weight yarn and specialized crochet hooks. Specific materials include:

• Yarn: 6 skeins of Katia Love Wool 118 in turquoise (composition: 85% wool and 15% alpaca; yardage: 50 meters or 55 yards per 100g/3.53oz skein)
• Hooks: One standard crochet hook and one Tunisian crochet hook, both 10mm size (US15/N or P)
• Finishing supplies: Pillow insert (45x45cm), 3 wooden buttons measuring 3cm (1.2 inches) in diameter, darning needle for seaming, and scissors

Difficulty Level

Rated as intermediate difficulty, this pattern is suitable for crocheters with foundational skills who are ready to expand into Tunisian crochet techniques. The pattern requires understanding of chain stitches, Tunisian stitch construction, and the ability to work with super chunky yarn and larger hooks while maintaining consistent gauge.