Violet Flower Power Pillow
Finished
July 26, 2023
July 27, 2023

Violet Flower Power Pillow

Project info
flower pillow by Aleksandra Maka
Crochet
Pillow
Holiday Toy Drive, Aviva Children’s Services, Tucson, AZ
15” diam x 3” depth
Hooks & yarn
4.5 mm
6.0 mm (J)
13 stitches and 11 rows = 4 inches
in sc
924 yards
Interlacements Yarns Rick Rack
36 yards in stash
0.67 skeins = 804.0 yards (735.2 meters), 303 grams
hand dyed by Tracey Schuh
Purple
Holley's Yarn Shoppe in Dallas, Texas
December 9, 2019
Trendsetter Yarns Segue
none left in stash
1 skein = 120.0 yards (109.7 meters), 100 grams
49146
Multicolored
Tuesday Morning New Mexico
August 22, 2017
Notes

This designer has numerous beautiful flower variation pillows.

I’m a big fan of this designer.
On Etsy:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/alemaka?ref=shop-header-name&am...
Her prices there are similar to ravelry, but she has discounts on Etsy.

Took 40 - 45 minutes to make each petal. Not bad! Entire piece makes up in just a few hours, a couple evenings, perhaps.

Odd thing 1 :
Not sure the designer’s gauge listing is correct on the pattern page.
Gauge: 25 repeats / 4”
That can’t be 25 sc nor 25 rows / rounds.

Odd thing 2:
Patterns do not state how much yarn is needed of each color. (The designer will update this info.)
For this design:
White, super bulky: one skein, 130 y (120 m)
Yellow, super bulky: two skeins, 260 y (240 m)
If one uses a velvet style super bulky and the design hook, the center piece will probably use about half of a 120 m skein.

Perfect design for the Rick Rack and Segue yarns.
Held ribbon yarn double with a bigger hook in order to use the whole skein. This resulted in a bigger center piece than the design size. Needed 7 petals because the center section was bigger than the design one.

Added a frill around the center because I had a little extra yarn.
Held petal yarn double with smaller hook.

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About this yarn
by Trendsetter Yarns
Super Bulky
100% Nylon
120 yards / 100 grams

239 projects

stashed 499 times

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  2. bright colors
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by Interlacements Yarns
Sport
100% Rayon
1200 yards / 453 grams

378 projects

stashed 576 times

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  1. unique boucle, easy to stitch
  2. generous yardage
  3. bright colors
  • Project created: July 26, 2023
  • Finished: July 27, 2023
  • Updated: May 15, 2024
  • Progress updates: 6 updates