© 2020 Amanda Clark

This Granny Square Cushion was

crocheted using Aran weight
yarn. The cushion crochets very
quickly with this weight of yarn.

The back of the cushion is 16

granny squares, which were
crocheted separately and then
joined together. The front of the
cushion is one big granny square,
with a change in yarn colour at
the start of each round.

Finished Size

The finished crocheted cushion fits over a 40cm square cushion pad.

However, this size can easily be changed by adding or reducing the number of granny squares
crocheted.
 Key Details
Materials

Colour 1 - 247m/270yds New Lanark Aran yarn (Shade: Verona)

Colour 2 - 118m/129yds New Lanark Aran yarn (Shade: Blossom)

Colour 3 - 127m/139yds New Lanark Aran yarn (Shade: Pebble)

4.5mm crochet hook

Cushion Pad - 40cm square

Large buttons for button band (x3)

8 stitch markers

Tension

After working four rounds in granny stitch pattern using a 4.5mm hook, my squares measured
10cm.

Construction

This is a square shaped cushion with a finished size of 40cm square. It is worked in two pieces.
The back of the cushion is made first by crocheting 16 small granny squares which are then
joined together using double crochet. The front of the cushion is crocheted in one piece,
changing the yarn colour at the start of each round. The back and front pieces are then joined
together with two rounds of double crochet to create an edging.
Instructions for this crochet cushion are provided in written format only.

Abbreviations
ch - chain
dc - double crochet
tr - treble crochet
ss - slip stitch
dc2tog - double crochet 2 together
bdc - backwards double crochet

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 Pattern
Cushion Back - Making Granny Squares
Using Colour 1 and 4.5mm hook, 4ch and join with ss into a ring.
Round 1: 3ch, 2tr, (3ch, 3tr) x3, 3ch, ss to top of 3ch at start of round
Round 2: 4ch, (into corner space: 3tr, 3ch, 3tr, 1 ch) x3,

3tr, 3ch, 2tr, ss to 3rd ch of chain at start of round

Round 3: into chain space: 3ch, 2tr, 1ch,

(into corner space: 3tr, 3ch, 3tr, 1 ch, into chain space: 3tr, 1ch) x3,

into corner space: 3tr, 3ch, 3tr, 1ch, ss to top of 3ch at start of round

Round 4: 4ch, into chain space: 3tr, 1ch,

(into corner space: 3tr, 3ch, 3tr, 1 ch, into next 2 chain spaces: 3tr, 1ch) x3,

into corner space: 3tr, 3ch, 3tr, 1ch,

into chain space: 2tr, ss to 3rd ch of chain at start of round. Fasten off.

Starting the Square End of Round 1 End of Round 2

End of Round 3 End of Round 4

You have now completed your 1st granny square. You need to make another 15 squares in
the colours shown below:
• Using Colour 1, make another five granny squares (you will have 6 in total).
• Using Colour 2, make five granny squares.
• Using Colour 3, make five granny squares.

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You will now have 16 granny squares for the back of your cushion.

Lay your crochet squares on a flat surface. Using a tension square or an inch tape, measure
across these crocheted squares. Check your measurement on a few different places and for
all squares to make sure that the size is the same.

Write the size of your granny squares here: ____

To find out final cushion size multiply by four, so final cushion size is ____ cm square.

Cushion Back - Joining Granny Squares

Layout the 16 granny squares made for the back

of your cushion into four rows, with four squares
in each row. You are going to join two squares at
a time along the side edges. Using your four
stitch markers, mark the centre corner stitch on
both squares on the sides to be joined.

With wrong sides together, join these two

squares using double crochet through back
loops only, making sure to dc into marked
centre stitches too.

Join another two squares onto this row using the same joining method. Then, join your other
three rows in the same way.

After all four rows have been joined, start double crocheting all the rows together to make a
large square cushion back.

Cushion Back - Edging the Back Piece

Double crochet all around the outside of your cushion back placing 63 dc along each side and
3 dc in each corner. (To achieve my 63 dc along each side, I crocheted 15 dc along each square
and then dc2tog over each join).

Using 4 stitch markers, mark centre corner stitch on the four corners of the back of your
cushion.

Sew in any loose ends.

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Cushion Front - Making the Large Granny Square

Using Colour 1 and 4.5mm hook, 4ch and join with ss into a ring.
Round 1: 3ch, 2tr, (3ch, 3tr) x3, 3ch, ss to top of 3ch at start of round.
Fasten off.
Change to Colour 2 and joining into a corner space, proceed as follows:
Round 2: 3ch, 2tr, 3ch, 3tr, 1 ch,

(into next corner space: 3tr, 3ch, 3tr, 1ch) x3, ss to top of 3ch at start of round.

Fasten off.

Change to Colour 3 and joining into a corner space, proceed as follows:

Round 3: 3ch, 2tr, 3ch, 3tr, 1ch,

(into chain space: 3tr, 1ch, into corner space: 3tr, 3ch, 3tr, 1 ch) x3,

into chain space: 3tr, 1ch, ss to top of 3ch at start of round.

Fasten off.

End of Round 1 End of Round 2 End of Round 3

Change to Colour 1 and joining into a corner space, proceed as follows:

Round 4: 3ch, 2tr, 3ch, 3tr, 1ch,

(into next 2 chain spaces: 3tr, 1ch, into corner space: 3tr, 3ch, 3tr, 1 ch) x3

into next 2 chain spaces: 3tr, 1ch, ss to top of 3ch at start of round.

Fasten off.

Change to Colour 2 and joining into a corner space, proceed as follows:

Round 5: 3ch, 2tr, 3ch, 3tr, 1ch,

(into next 3 chain spaces: 3tr, 1ch, into corner space: 3tr, 3ch, 3tr, 1 ch) x3

into next 3 chain spaces: 3tr, 1ch, ss to top of 3ch at start of round.

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 Fasten off.

Change to Colour 3 and joining into a corner space, proceed as follows:

Round 6: 3ch, 2tr, 3ch, 3tr, 1ch,

(into next 4 chain spaces: 3tr, 1ch, into corner space: 3tr, 3ch, 3tr, 1 ch) x3

into next 4 chain spaces: 3tr, 1ch, ss to top of 3ch at start of round.

Fasten off.

End of Round 4 End of Round 5 End of Round 6

You have now completed six rounds of the front of your Granny Square Cushion.

Continuing in pattern as set, crochet another ten rounds changing the yarn colour on every
round. You will crochet 16 rounds in total for your cushion front and your final round will be
worked using Colour 1.

Cushion Front - Edging the Front Piece

Using Colour 1, double crochet all around the outside of your cushion front placing 63 dc
along each side and 3 dc in each corner.

Using 4 stitch markers, mark centre corner stitch on the four corners of the front of your
cushion.

Sew in any loose ends.

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Finishing

I blocked both of my finished crocheted pieces before joining them together. I pinned both
back and front pieces to 40cm square on a blocking board, held an iron over them and applied
steam - be very careful not to touch the crocheted pieces with the iron if using this blocking
method.

I crocheted my cushion pieces together as I find this provides a very neat join, but if you prefer
to, you can sew your pieces together.

Place both cushion pieces together, with right sides facing out. Make sure to match up your
corners and leave a 45-stitch opening along the bottom (so that you can get your cushion pad
inside your finished cushion cover). Mark this 45-stitch opening with a couple of stitch
markers or some scrap yarn.

With the front piece of your cushion facing and starting at the marker indicating end of
opening, join both pieces together with dc around all four sides through front loops only,
ending at the marker indicating start of opening. You will work 3dc into each corner as before.

Then, dc into both loops of front piece along the 45-stitch opening (the back piece will not be
joined to the front along the opening).

Slip stitch to start of round, work bdc along front opening and then around all other sides of
cushion. Crochet only 1 bdc into each corner stitch. Slip stitch to start of round and fasten
off. Sew in any loose ends.

Rejoin yarn to stitches along the back of opening and dc all along this edge. Then work bdc
back to start of the back opening. Slip stitch to start and fasten off. Sew in any loose ends.

Finally, sew three buttons onto the back of your cushion, using gaps in the front piece as
button holes, and place a 40cm square cushion pad inside.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

This pattern and its photos are copyright. The pattern is for private individual use only and
must not be copied, modified, distributed or reused for any commercial purposes without the
written consent of the designer.

However, you are free to sell any knitted products that you make using the pattern. Please
credit Amanda Clark as the designer of the pattern and if possible use hashtag
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