Free Crochet Cushion Pattern - It's Raining Colour

The cheerful colours of this design are sure to brighten any rainy day! Designer - Zoe Potrac (Instagram - @zoepotrac, Website - www.ravelry.com/designers/zoe-potrac )

Yarn used: Scheepjes Softfun 5 balls in 2423 (MC) 1 ball each in 2519 (CC1), 2605 (CC2), 2518 (CC3), 2427 (CC4), 2495 (CC5), 2412 (CC6)

About the yarn DK; 140m per 50g ball; 60% cotton, 40% acrylic

Tension 16 sts x 20 rows = 10cm measured over dc

Hook used 4mm

Other supplies 42cm-square cushion insert

Sizing 39cm square (to fit a 42cm-square cushion pad)

Special abbreviations Bobble (bbl): Bobble (bbl): [Yrh, insert hook into st, yrh, pul, yrh, draw through 2 loops] 5 times into same st, yrh, draw through all 6 loops on hook

Start crocheting…

The cloud motif is worked in intarsia, meaning the yarn is dropped behind the work at each colour change and not carried along; you will need to work from two balls of blue and one ball of white for each row. Pattern is worked in rows, turning at the end of each row, begin each row with 1 ch that does not count as a stitch.

BACK (make 2)

With MC, chain 66. Row 1: Starting in 2nd ch from hook, dc across. 65 dc Rows 2-60: 65 dc. Fasten off.

FRONT The Front is worked from the bottom of the piece up. With MC, chain 66.

Row 1: Starting in 2nd ch from hook, dc across. 65 dc

Rows 2-11: 65 dc.

Row 12: (MC, with bobbles in CC1) 32 dc, bbl, 32 dc.

Rows 13-17: 65 dc.

Row 18: (MC, with bobbles in CC2) 27 dc, bbl, 10 dc, bbl, 26 dc.

Rows 19-23: 65 dc.

Row 24: (MC, with bobbles in CC3) 21 dc, bbl, 10 dc, bbl, 10 dc, bbl, 21 dc.

Rows 25-29: 65 dc.

Row 30: (MC, with bobbles in CC4) 16 dc, [bbl, 10 dc] 3 times, bbl, 15 dc.

Rows 31-35: 65 dc.

Row 36: (MC, with bobbles in CC5) [10dc, bbl] 5 times, 10 dc.

Rows 37-41: 65 dc.

Rows 42-67: 65 dc, following colour changes with MC and CC6 on chart.

Rows 68-80: With MC, 65 dc. Fasten off.

Making up

Sew one Back piece to the Front, then position the second Back piece overlapping the first, and sew on. The overlap allows the cushion to be inserted and plumped out without showing a gap.

Special abbreviations

Bobble (bbl): [Yrh, insert hook into st, yah, pul, yah, draw through two loops] 5 times into same st, yah, draw through all 6 loops on hook.

Bobbles use CCs for one st at a time. Change colour on last pull through of previous st and change back to MC on last pull through of bobble. To fasten, tie both ends of CC at back of work.