Moon pillow

January 10, 2021 • January 17, 2021

A few months ago I posted on crocheted star

pillows I made;

https://neridacraft.com/2020/11/07/star-pillows/

today I finished the pattern for the Moon pillow as

well. It’s actually much easier than the stars,
and can be done pretty fast.

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I used the same yarn, Himalaya Dolphin Baby, as

for the stars, and a 4.5 mm crochet hook.

Size: cca 30 cm

Yarn: Himalaya Dolphin Baby (100 polyester; 100g

– 120mt/131 yds; hook size 4.5 mm)

Stitches used and abbreviations (US):

slst: slip stitch

sc: single crochet
sc inc: single crochet increase – make 2 sc’s
in the same stitch
sc dec: single crochet decrease (for this type
of yarn better to use normal decreases not
the invisible one)

Pattern instructions:

Work in rounds, in a spiral form continuously.

R1: ch 2 and make 8 sc in 2nd stitch from hook (8

sts) (for this kind of yarn this worked better for me
than starting with a magic ring)

R2: 8 sc inc (16 sts)

R3: (1 sc, sc inc) x 8 (24 sts)

R4: (sc inc, 2 sc) x 8 (32 sts)

R5: (3 sc, sc inc) x 8 (40 sts)

Now make 2 rounds with 10 increases:

R6: (2 sc, sc inc, 1 sc) x 10 (50 sts)

R7: (1 sc, sc inc, 3 sc) x 10 (60 sts)

From this round, 12 increases are made in each

round till the end, increases fall one stitch before
the previous increase.:

R8: (sc inc, 4 sc) x 12 (72 sts)

R9: (5 sc, sc inc) x 12 (84 sts)

R10: (4 sc, sc inc, 2 sc) x 12 (96 sts)

R11: (3 sc, sc inc, 4 sc) x 12 (108 sts)

R12: (2 sc, sc inc, 6 sc) x 12 (120 sts)

R13: (1 sc, sc inc, 8 sc) x 12 (132 sts)

R14: (sc inc, 10 sc) x 12 (144 sts)

R15: (11 sc, sc inc) x 12 (156 sts)

R16: (10 sc, sc inc, 2 sc) x 12 (168 sts)

R17: (9 sc, sc inc, 4 sc) x 12 (180 sts)

R18: (8 sc, sc inc, 6 sc) x 12 (192 sts)

R19: (7 sc, sc inc, 8 sc) x 12 (204 sts)

R20: (6 sc, sc inc, 10 sc) x 12 (216 sts)

R21: (5 sc, sc inc, 12 sc) x 12 (228 sts)

R22: (4 sc, sc inc, 14 sc) x 12 (240 sts)

This is how it looks at this point:

Actually it’s finished, leave a long tail, and the last

step is to sew the sides together and stuff. Fold it
into half (with wrong sides outside), and start to
sew the opposite stitches together. (So the first
two stitches to use is the next stitch from where
stopped, and the last stitch just made.)

For sewing, I used the same yarn, but a thinner

worsted yarn (in a matching colour) would be good
as well, as this chenille yarn is not the best to sew
with.

Do not sew it completely closed, leave a hole, turn

it out (to have right side out), stuff, and sew
together the reamaining part. Add some more
stuffing continuously when closing the hole, and
shape. Fasten off, leave the end of the yarn inside
the moon.

Cheers,

Judit