Flower Decked Pillow

Need an attractive accent pillow? Then make this crochet pillow decorated with embroidered flowers.

You will need three (70 yard) skeins green of American Thread Company "Aunt Lydia's” heavy Rug Yarn and two (70 yard) skeins gold, aluminum crochet hook size H, form pillow form or shredded foam rubber for filling and one-half yard lining.                   

Gauge.: 3 sts equal 1 inch

Pillow - Make 2: With green ch 46, sc in second st from hook and in each remaining st of sc, ch 1 to turn all rows.

Next 7 Rows: Sc in each Sc, cut green. Working in Sc, work as follows: * 8 rows gold, 8 rows green, repeat from * once, cut yarn.

Embroidery: With single strand of yarn, embroider flowers in lazy daisy st working green over gold and gold over green.  Start first flower of lower Row of flowers in 7th Sc of Row 1 of gold stripe, next in 23^rd sc and next in 39^th sc of same Row. Start first flower of second Row of flower in 15^th sc of Row 1of next green stripe and next flower in 31^st sc of same Row.

Work 2 more rows of flowers as illustrated.

Lining: Cut lining, allowing about ½ inch on each side for seams. Sew 3 sides. FILL with kapok. Sew opening closed.

Finishing: Sew 3 sides of pillow. Insert lining and sew opening closed.

Cord: Using a strand of each color, work a chain long enough to fit around entire edge of pillow, cut yarn. Raving wrong side of toward chain you, sew  chain to edge of pillow. 

Workbasket January 1968