Our adorable flower pillow knitting pattern is the perfect cute spring decor knitting pattern for that fun pop of color!
Recently I was changing a few things around in Baby V’s room and I somehow got started looking at flower pillows on Amazon. And when I looked at reviews, they were all not great. So as every crafter has done at some point or another, I thought to myself, I really could just make one myself.
And thus began the journey to design a flower pillow knitting pattern. Normally, when I have a knitting pattern idea, I’m pretty good about designing it fairly quickly without a ton of adjustments. But this flower pillow knitting pattern took me SEVEN tries to get right.
Was it worth it? Yes, it’s the cutest knit flower pillow I’ve seen! The only reason it took me so many tries was because I was trying to do this with a cheater easier method and it just didn’t work for this pattern.
That being said, the finally pattern is not particularly difficult, nor does it take very long to knit!
The flower pillow knitting pattern is knit in the round with double pointed knitting needles and circular knitting needles. As the pillow gets larger and has more stitches you can switch up from dpn’s to 16″ circular knitting needles and 24″ circular knitting needles as needed.
Finally each petal end is shaped by knitting flat. You can use your double pointed knitting needles as straight needles for this step. Once you have knit two flowers, don’t panic, the flower shapes will probably look terrible. A good blocking will do wonders for this project, so do not skip this step!
Finally the pillows are assembled and stuffed and you’re all set! I decided once I knit up the large flower pillow knitting pattern that it really really needed a companion small flower pillow knitting pattern so I wrote one of those as well. Once you start knitting flower pillows, they really come together quickly. This was easily a once day project for me.
If you knit flower pillows, I’d love to see them! I am imagining an entire garden’s worth!
Flower Pillow Knitting Pattern
Finshed sizes:
Large flower pillow: approx. 15 inches diameter
Small flower pillow: approx. 8 inches diameter
Gauge: 19 stitches = 4 inches
Flower Pillow Knitting Pattern Supply List
- Worsted weight yarn in yellow and pink
- 4 US 7 (4.5 mm) double pointed knitting needles
- US 7 (4.5 mm) 16” circular knitting needles
- US 7 (4.5 mm) 24” circular knitting needles
- Yarn needle
- Polyester fiber fill
(If you need help, my favorite knitting reference book for everyone from beginners to advanced knitters is THIS ONE!)
This cute pattern is available for sale only. When you purchase this pattern, you’ll get an instant download PDF pattern in a few nicely formatted easy-to-print pages that includes written instructions and step by step photos. This pattern is available in my Etsy shop or on Ravelry where it will also be permanently stored in your Ravelry pattern library.
Happy Knitting!
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