What you'll need:
3 skeins of Lion Brand Hometown USA in Los Angeles Tan
9mm Hook (N)
Yarn needle
Two to three 3/4 inch buttons (read notes on these)
16x16 inch pillow (you could create your own!)
Sewing pins
Dimensions:
Finished pillow cover is 16x16 inches
Gauge:
11 rows by 9 single crochet equals a four-inch square
Abbreviations:
sl=slip, st(s)=stitch(es), sk=skip, fpdc=front post double crochet, fptr=front post treble, ch=chain
Notes:
For this pattern, I did not create button holes for the buttons that are on the back, because my buttons were just the right size to fit snuggly through the stitches (3/4 inch). I would suggest testing if your buttons will fit through your stitches before sewing them on!
chains at the beginning of the rows do not count as a stitches
***All fpdc in rows 4 & 6, along with repeats of these rows are to be worked into the post stitch below it-- not the single crochet stitches from the previous row***
Pattern:
Front piece:
1) ch 39, in 2nd ch from hook, sc and across (38 total sts, and for the remainder of the rows)
2) ch 1, turn, sc 6 times, fpdc, sc 6 times, fpdc, sc 2 times, fpdc 6 times, sc 2 times, fpdc, sc 6 times, fpdc, sc 6 times
3) ch 1, turn sc across
4) **read notes on fpdc's**ch 1, turn, sc 6 times, fpdc, sc 6 times, fpdc, sc 2 times, sk 2 fpdc, fptr 2 times, then working BEHIND your work, work a fptr into the both of the two skipped sts, fpdc 2 times, sc 2 times, fpdc, sc 6 times, fpdc, sc 6 times
5) repeat row 3
6) **read notes on fpdc's**ch 1, turn, sc 6 times, fpdc, sc 6 times, fpdc, sc 2 times, fpdc 2 times, sk 2 fpdc, fptr 2 times, then working in FRONT of your work, fptr into both of the two skipped sts, sc 2 times, fpdc, sc 6 times, fpdc, sc 6 times
Repeat rows 3-6 eight times, until you get to row 42
Finish off and weave in ends
Back Side (make 2):
1) ch 39, sc in 2nd ch from hook, and across (38 total sts, and from here on out)
2-24) ch 1, turn, sc across
Finish off, and leave one very long end for sewing the pillow.
Assembly:
First, you'll gather your pieces and put them "wrong sides" together. With your front piece laying upwards, with the cables on the inside.