You’re going to love the Clover Leaf Granny Square Pillow. It’s a great pattern to use the Clover Leaf Crochet Granny Square pattern one of the unusual granny squares you can crochet.
This pillow is a perfect way to integrate some crochet into your home decor. You can make all squares in one color or make squares in different colors like I have.
Each square is quick to make & a fun small project.
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Pattern overview
How to crochet the Clover Leaf Granny Square Pillow
The Clover Leaf Granny Square Pillow is an easy pattern that starts with creating 50 granny squares using a 6 mm hook and medium weight yarn.
Each square begins with a chain ring, followed by rounds of treble and double crochet stitches, with chain spaces forming the corners.
Once all squares are completed, fasten off the threads and weave in the ends. Block the squares to shape before arranging them in your desired layout.
Use the contrast color to join the squares together with slip stitches, following the Flat Slip Stitch Join method. This seamless joining technique gives your pillow a polished look.
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About the Clover Leaf Granny Square Pillow
The crochet Clover Leaf Granny Square is made up of 50 clover leaf crochet granny squares, 25 on each side.
You can make them in any colors you’d like & make a lovely crochet pillow.
This pillow is the perfect home decor crochet project & a great way to include crochet into your home.
Project level: Easy
Materials
Crochet Hook Size
Yarn
- Yarn
- Lion Brand – Wool-Ease in color Sea Spray (CA), Denim (CB), Fisherman (CC) & Grey Heather (CD)
- Weight
- 4 Medium Yarn
- Fiber
- 80% acrylic, 20% wool
Yarn amount needed:
| Color | Skeins |
|---|---|
| CA | 2 |
| CB | <1 |
| CC | <2 |
| CD | <1 |
One skein is 85 grams · 180 meters · 197 yards.
Other Materials Needed
- Needle
- Pillow
Gauge
Each square measure 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 inches.
Crochet Pattern Notes
- This crochet pattern is written in US terms.
- All measurements given are unblocked.
- Note that measurements are given as exact as possible. But crochet tension & technique might give variations in the result, that changes from person to person.
- Read pattern instructions carefully before beginning to make sure you understand everything. It might save you hours frogging your work & crocheting it again!
- Make a swatch that measures at least 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 inches using the stitch the gauge is given for. If your swatch matches the gauge, you’re good to go. If the gauge is wrong, you might need to change your hook. Go up in crochet hook size if your stitches are smaller & go down in crochet hook size if your stitches are bigger. Learn more about testing gauge.
- Check yarn info if you want to find an alternative or test your yarn against the gauge. Learn more about substituting yarn.
- This pattern is written for 1 size. Size adjustments are added under the heading “Sizes & Measurements”.
Sizes and Measurements
Width: 50 cm / 19.6 inches
Height: 50 cm / 19.6 inches
Abbreviations
- CA = color A
- CB = color B
- CC = contrasting color / color C
- CD = color D
- ch = chain
- ch-ring = ring made up of chain stitches
- ch-space = open space made by chain(s)
- dc5tog = double crochet 5 together
- dc6tog = double crochet 6 together
- prev = previous
- sc = single crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
- st = stitch(es)
- tr = treble crochet
We try our best to include all crochet abbreviations in the list above for the crochet pattern, but sometimes we may forget one or two.
Learn more about crochet abbreviations & find a complete list on our Crochet Abbreviations & Terms post.
Instructions for the Clover Leaf Granny Square Pillow
Photo tutorial for the square available here.
Make 50 squares:
- Sea Spray: 24
- Fisherman: 18
- Denim: 8
Ch 8 st, sl st in 1st st, making ch-ring.
Round 1: Ch 4 st (counts as 1 tr), tr 1 in ch-ring, ch 2, tr 2 in ch-ring, ch 4 st, *tr 2 in ch-ring, ch 2, tr 2 in ch-ring, ch 4 st*, repeat from *to* 2 more times, sl st in 1st st.
Round 2: Ch 3 st (counts as 1st leg of dc6tog), dc5tog over the next 5 st, tr 1 in next ch-space, ch 2 st, tr 1 in same ch-space, ch 4 st, tr 1 in same ch-space, ch 2, tr 1 in same ch-space, *dc6tog over the next 6 st, tr 1 in next ch-space, ch 2 st, tr 1 in same ch-space, ch 4 st, tr 1 in same ch-space, ch 2, tr 1 in same ch-space*, repeat from *to* 2 more times, sl st in 1st st.
Round 3*: Ch 1 (counts as 1st st), sc 1 in each st from prev round, sl st in 1st st.
*If stitch on previous row was a ch, crochet into the ch-space.
Fasten off & cut yarn.
Finishing
Fasten threads & weave in ends on all squares.
Block them to shape.
When you’re finished crocheting you have 50 squares. If you are making the exact same layout, place them as shown in the picture below.
With the CD color (Grey Heather Pictured) crochet them together using slip stitches going through 2 squares at a time. Step by step photo tutorial on the Flat Slip Stitch Join Method can be found here. Photos below shows how you move from two squares to the next two squares.
Do 4 rows on one direction first, then 4 rows in the opposite direction after that. See the first row finished below.
Finally, crochet together with single crochet stitches along all 4 edges, the 4th with the pillow inside. Fasten threads & weave in ends.
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