Walk This Way Pillow

No matter which way you’re going, the rhythmical popcorn pattern on the Walk this Way pillow will soothe your mind and keep your hands busy.

Gentle stripes on the background create an interesting cushion that will be an eye-catcher in every room. The pattern is easy to follow and suitable for advanced beginners.

Materials and preparation

Yarn

Scheepjes Merino Soft50% Merino wool, 25% microfiber, 25% acrylic, 50g/105m

Label	Colour name	Code	Amount
Colour A	Carney	636	2 balls
Colour B	Copley	634	2 balls
Colour C	Monet	639	2 balls
Colour D	Ernst	653	2 balls
Colour E	Botticelli	628	2 balls
Colour F	Michelangelo	603	2 balls

Other materials

50 x 50 inner pillow (19¾ x 19¾ in)
Button 3 cm diameter x5

Shop the yarn!

You can find Merino Soft at Scheepjes retailers, such as:

Wool WarehouseMerino SoftUK

Crochet hook

4mm (US Size G/6)

Measurements

Cover fits a 50 x 50 cm pillow (19¾ x 19¾ in)

Gauge/tension

16.5 hdc x 14 rows measure 10 x 10 cm on a 4mm hook

Abbreviations (US terms)

cc: colour change: Always happens in the st before change as follows: work st up to final yarn over in old colour, yarn over in new colour and pull through. This way, you have a finished stitch in the old colour and a loop on your hook in the new colour
ch: chain
ch-sp(s): chain space(s)
hdc: half double crochet
popc: popcorn: 6 double crochet in same st, remove hook from loop, insert hook from front to back through first st, pick up loop again, pull through loop on hook to close popcorn
RS: right side
sc: single crochet
st(s): stitch(es)
WS: wrong side

Repeat formats

*….; rep from * once/twice/3x — Crochet the instructions after * and then repeat that section a further number of times as indicated.
(…) once/twice/3x — Crochet the instructions between brackets the total number of times indicated.
[…] — Indicates the amount of stitches at the end of a row or round.

Notes

You'll be working this pillow in parts. First, you crochet and border the Front. Next, you crochet two separate back pieces. These backpieces are positioned on top of each other to create the button flap and crocheted together with a border round. Finally, you crochet both Back and Front together with a final border.

Crochet pattern

Pillow Front

With Colour A, ch76.

Foundation rows

Row 1 (RS)Starting in second ch from hook, 75hdc, ch1, turn.[75 hdc]

Row 2 (WS)75hdc, ch1, turn.[75 hdc]

Rows 3-8Repeat Row 2.[75 hdc]

Row 9 (RS)9hdc, 1popc, 55hdc, 1popc, 9 hdc, ch1, turn.[73 hdc, 2 popcorns]

Row 10 (WS)Repeat Row 2, cut yarn, turn.[75 hdc]

Row 11 (RS)Join Colour B with a ss in first st, ch1 (doesn’t count as st throughout), 9hdc, 1popc, 1hdc, 1popc, 51hdc, 1popc, 1hdc, 1popc, 9hdc, ch1, turn.[71 hdc, 4 popcorns]

From here on, every even row is a Row 2 repeat, and will not be written out in the pattern unless instructions differ.

Chevron popcorn rows

Row 13 (RS)9hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 2 times, 1popc, 47hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 2 times, 1popc, 9hdc, ch1, turn.[69 hdc, 6 popcorns]

Row 15 (RS)9hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 3 times, 1popc, 43hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 3 times, 1popc, 9hdc, ch1, turn.[67 hdc, 8 popcorns]

Row 17 (RS)9hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 4 times, 1popc, 39hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 4 times, 1popc, 9hdc, ch1, turn.[65 hdc, 10 popcorns]

Row 19 (RS)9hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 5 times, 1popc, 35hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 5 times, 1popc, 9hdc, ch1, turn.[63 hdc, 12 popcorns]

Row 20 (WS)Repeat Row 2, cut yarn, turn.[75 hdc]

Row 21 (RS)Join Colour C with a ss in first st, ch1, 9hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 6 times, 1popc, 31hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 6 times, 1popc, 9hdc, ch1, turn.[61 hdc, 14 popcorns]

Row 23 (RS)9hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 7 times, 1popc, 27hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 7 times, 1popc, 9hdc, ch1, turn.[59 hdc, 16 popcorns]

Row 25 (RS)9hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 8 times, 1popc, 23hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 8 times, 1popc, 9hdc, ch1, turn.[57 hdc, 18 popcorns]

Row 27 (RS)11hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 8 times, 1popc, 19hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 8 times, 1popc, 11hdc, ch1, turn.[57 hdc, 18 popcorns]

Row 29 (RS)13hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 8 times, 1popc, 15hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 8 times, 1popc, 13hdc, ch1, turn.[57 hdc, 18 popcorns]

Row 30 (WS)Repeat Row 2, cut yarn, turn.[75 hdc]

Row 31 (RS)Join Colour D with a ss in first st, ch1, 11hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 8 times, 1popc, 11hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 8 times, 1popc, 15hdc, ch1, turn.[57 hdc, 18 popcorns]

Row 33 (RS)17hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 8 times, 1popc, 17hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 8 times, 1popc, 17hdc, ch1, turn.[57 hdc, 18 popcorns]

Row 35 (RS)19hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 8 times, 1popc, 3hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 8 times, 1popc, 19hdc, ch1, turn.[57 hdc, 18 popcorns]

Row 37 (RS)21hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 16 times, 1popc, 21hdc, ch1, turn.[58 hdc, 17 popcorns]

Row 39 (RS)23hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 14 times, 1popc, 23hdc, ch1, turn.[60 hdc, 15 popcorns]

Row 40 (WS)Repeat Row 2, cut yarn, turn.[75 hdc]

Row 41 (RS)Join Colour E with a ss in first st, ch1, 25hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 12 times, 1popc, 253hdc, ch1, turn.[62 hdc, 13 popcorns]

Row 43 (RS)27hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 10 times, 1popc, 27hdc, ch1, turn.[64 hdc, 11 popcorns]

Row 45 (RS)29hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 8 times, 1popc, 29hdc, ch1, turn.[66 hdc, 9 popcorns]

Row 47 (RS)31hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 6 times, 1popc, 31hdc, ch1, turn.[68 hdc, 7 popcorns]

Row 49 (RS)33hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 4 times, 1popc, 33hdc, ch1, turn.[70 hdc, 5 popcorns]

Row 50 (WS)Repeat Row 2, cut yarn, turn.[75 hdc]

Row 51 (RS)Join Colour F with a ss in first st, ch1, 35hdc, (1popc, 1hdc) 2 times, 1popc, 35hdc, ch1, turn.[72 hdc, 3 popcorns]

Row 53 (RS)37hdc, 1popc, 37hdc, ch1, turn.[74 hdc, 1 popcorn]

Rows 54-60Repeat Row 2, cut yarn.[75 hdc]

Weave in all ends.

Front Border

Please note: you’ll be working this round in the same colour as the underlying stitches. Refer to the row you’re crocheting in to see to which colour you’re changing.

Border round

Front border round (RS)Join Colour F with a ss in the right side of Row 51 (first row in Colour F). Ch1, (1hdc in each of next 2 row-ends, 2hdc in next row-end) 3 times, 1hdc in last row-end, ch1, rotate work 90 degrees. 1hdc in each st across Row 50, ch1, *(1hdc in each of next 2 row-ends, 2hdc in next row-end) 3 times, 1hdc in last row-end, cc; repeat from * another 5 times, 1hdc in last row-end, 1hdc in first ch, ch1, rotate work 90 degrees. 1hdc in each ch across beginning-ch, ch1, rotate work 90 degrees. *(1hdc in each of next 2 row-ends, 2hdc in next row-end) 3 times, 1 hdc in last row-end, cc: repeat from * another 4 times, omitting last cc. Join with ss to first st, fasten off.[75 hdc on top and bottom sides, 96 hdc on left and right side, 4 ch-1 sps]

Block cover to 48 x 48 cm (19 x 19 in).

Back (Small part)

With Colour A, ch76.

Small part rows

Row 1 (RS)Starting in second ch from hook, 75hdc, ch2, turn.[75 hdc]

Row 2 (WS)75hdc, ch2, turn.[75 hdc]

Rows 3-9Repeat Row 2.[75 hdc]

Row 10 (WS)75hdc, cut yarn, turn.[75 hdc]

Row 11 (RS)Join Colour B with a ss in first hdc, ch2 (doesn’t count as st), 1hdc in st at base of chain, 74hdc, ch2, turn.[75 hdc]

Rows 12-1975hdc, ch2, turn.[75 hdc]

Row 20 (WS)75hdc, cut yarn.[75 hdc]

Weave in ends.

Back (Large part)

Large part rows

Rows 1-8With Colour B, repeat Rows 1-8 from Small part.[75 hdc]

Row 9 (buttonhole row)9hdc, (ch5, skip 5 sts, 8hdc) 4 times, ch5, skip 5 sts, 9 hdc, ch2, turn.[50 hdc, 5 ch-5 sps]

Row 10 (WS)1hdc in each ch and st, cut yarn, turn.[75 hdc]

Row 11-20Repeat Row 11-20 from Small part with Colour C.[75 hdc]

Row 21-30Repeat Row 11-20 from Small part with Colour D.[75 hdc]

Row 31-40Repeat Row 11-20 from Small part with Colour E.[75 hdc]

Row 41-50Repeat Row 11-20 from Small part with Colour F.[75 hdc]

Weave in ends.

Back Border

Place Large part on top of Small part and make sure only sections of Colour B overlap. Repeat Front border starting in Row 41 of Large part. When you reach cc to Colour B, make sure to crochet through stitches of both edges of Small and Large part. This creates one solid Back piece. Block to size as for Front border. Sew buttons on Small Part aligning with buttonholes on Large part. [75 hdc on top and bottom sides, 96 hdc on left and right side,4 ch-1 sps]

Assembly

You’ll be working this round in the same colour as the underlying stitches. Refer to the row you’re crocheting in to see to which colour you’re changing.

Place covers with WS together. With Front cover towards you, join Colour A with ss in colour change from A to B on left side of pillow. Ch1, 1sc in same st, 1sc in each st towards corner, (1sc, ch2, 1sc) in corner space, 1sc in each st to next corner, (1sc, ch2, 1sc) in corner space, *1sc in each st to colour change, cc; repeat from * another 4 times, cc, 1sc in each st to corner space, (1sc, ch2, 1sc) in corner space, 1sc in each st to next corner, (1sc, ch2, 1sc) in corner space, *1sc in each st to colour change, cc; repeat from * another 4 times, joining with ss in first st on last colour change. [77 sc on top and bottom sides, 98 sc on left and right side,4 ch-2 sps]

Fasten off, weave in ends.

Adjusting the size of the pillow

If you want to change the size of the pillow, it’s best to add or remove entire rows and stitches of hdc instead of changing the actual popcorn pattern to avoid complicated changes. Make sure to keep a row of hdc in between popcorn rows.

If you really want to change the popcorn pattern and make the chevron bigger, I would suggest using the crochet diagram to draw out where you want to add (or delete) popcorns and work from those drawn instructions.

Diagrams

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