MOD Chillin' Throw Pillow; I deliberately made the lettering messily disjointed. My Widow Life is messily disjointed at the moment.
With the temperatures being in the 30’s & 40’s,
the blue rose throw pillows needed switching out, and I wanted to make my own
throw pillows as replacements … so I designed this one Friday evening, and
finished it earlier this evening. It’s very simple to make.
I like it, and I enjoyed designing/crafting it; but it sure is weird turning this place into a chick pad. For 44 years home decor was neutral - I really shocked myself earlier this year when I brought those blue rose pillows home
But this throw pillow is my own design - and it fits the season :-)
MOD CROCHET WINTER CHILLIN’ PILLOW
Materials: #G crochet hook, Bernat Baby Sport Yarn; throw Pillow Form (square)
Directions: Row 1: Ch 64; work I row of sc down both sides of the foundation chain.
Row 2: 1 sc each sc.
Working sc in the round ...
I continually {sized} it to be sure of the fit; I was working 'on the fly' - my own design ... pattern 'to scale' made as I worked.
Repeat Row 2 for a total of 76 rows according to the way I work my stitches - do as I did and continually size as you work; some of you may work tighter stitches/some looser.
Choose any saying you desire – I chose ‘The Weather is Chillin’; because it is ;-)
I used a contrast color crochet cotton thread to
outline the phrase I chose:
Marking the letter placements.
Start “embroidering” – I used a sc chain stitch …
Light blue on white to give off mimicking chilly vibes.
Slip over pillow form and whip-stitch closed.
Enjoy :-D
Comfy throw pillow.
While I worked on the throw pillow, I watched a
Hallmark Holiday movie on Youtube, and enjoyed a Strawberry Butter buttered
bread for lunch.
Strawberry Butter bread - this is YUM! And easy to make: just whip strawberries into butter & freeze in lidded freezer containers. Strawberries are very nutritional and chockful of health benefits ;-)
I noticed a geranium slip had taken root and
blossomed :-D
Red geranium blooming inside; time to separate it into its own pot.
And I’m going to have to pinch the coleus pots
back again:
Pink Christmas Cactus ready to blossom; Coleus in forefront, taking off like wildfire – I have to keep pinching these back every couple of weeks.
The White Christmas Cactus is putting out new buds again: it’s the second time. Both cactuses’ will be in bloom together this year :-D
