14 Free Patterns
Christmas Crochet Pillows
DIY your holiday decor with these 14 free patterns for crochet Christmas pillows.
Christmas Time Crochet Pillow Pattern by Chelsee Cowley
The Christmas Time Pillow is a cute, boho-style pillow pattern, featuring tassels and a beautiful puff stitch tree motif. It works up quickly too in super bulky weight yarn.
YARN WEIGHT: #6 / Super Bulky / Roving weight yarn, e.g., Wool-Ease Thick & Quick.
HOW MUCH YARN DO I NEED?: Two skeins in the Fisherman colourway and one in Blossom.
NOTIONS: 8 mm (L-11) crochet hook, scissors, a yarn needle, and stuffing material.
Crocheted Snowman Pillow Pattern by Susan Frick
This cute snowman pillow looks right at home in a modern home made in beautiful neutrals. It’s worked in Tapestry crochet, a very beginner-friendly colourwork technique. The snowman design is worked from a graph.
SIZE: 12″ square.
YARN WEIGHT: #4 medium/worsted weight yarn, e.g., Lion Brand Pound of Love.
NOTIONS: 5 mm (H-8) crochet hook, scissors, a tapestry needle, a measuring tape, and a 12″ square pillow form.
Cozy Holiday Pillow by The Turtle Trunk
This free crochet pillow pattern features a modern buffalo plaid design and a faux fur spruce tree – perfect for Christmas. It uses the Intarsia colourwork and includes a video tutorial for beginners to the Intarsia technique, written instructions, and graphs to work from.
SIZE: 16″ x 16″ (40 cm x 40 cm).
YARN REQUIRED: #5 bulky/chunky weight yarn in bright red, dark red, and black. #6 super bulky weight yarn, e.g., two balls of Go For Faux in the Baked Alaska colourway.
NOTIONS: 6.50 mm (K-10 ½) crochet hook, a 16″ (40 cm) square pillow insert, scissors, a tapestry needle, and a measuring tape.
Tunisian Crochet Christmas Tree Pillow from Ned & Mimi
This free pattern is worked in Tunisian crochet, giving it a modern, knit look. The design features buttons at the back so you can remove the insert for washing.
SIZE: 15½” x 15½” (40 cm x 40 cm).
YARN REQUIRED: #4 medium/worsted weight yarn, e.g., Paintbox Yarns Simply Aran in three colours. The colourways pictured in the sample are Light Caramel, Vanilla Cream, and Champagne White.
HOW MUCH YARN DO I NEED?: 193 g in Light Caramel, 15 g in Vanilla Cream, and 12 g in Champagne White.
NOTIONS: 7 mm Tunisian crochet hook with a cord, a 16″ (40 cm) square pillow insert, three buttons, scissors, a yarn needle, stitch markers, and a measuring tape.
Snowflake Holiday Pillow Cover from See Love Share
The Snowflake Pillow is a free crochet pillow pattern using the Intarsia colourwork technique. The pattern includes written instructions for each row and a graph for the colourwork.
SIZE: 16″ x16″ (40 cm x 40 cm), and easy to make larger by adding additional edging rows.
YARN WEIGHT: #3 / Light / DK / Light Worsted weight yarn, e.g., Red Heart With Love.
HOW MUCH YARN DO I NEED?: Two skeins in the Holy Berry colourway and one in Eggshell.
NOTIONS: 6.50 mm (K-10 ½) crochet hook, scissors, a tapestry needle, a measuring tape, and a pillow insert.
Festive Crochet Pillow Pattern from Crafty Bones
This cute free pattern uses half-double crochet and simple colour changes to create the Christmas bauble motif.
SIZE: To fit an 18″ (45 cm) square pillow.
YARN WEIGHT: #6 super bulky weight yarn, e.g., Wool-Ease Thick and Quick.
HOW MUCH YARN DO I NEED?: 240 yds (220 m) in the Oatmeal colourway, 27 yds (25 m) in Cranberry, and 2 yds (2 m) in Charcoal.
NOTIONS: 10 mm (N/P-15) crochet hook, scissors, stitch markers, a measuring tape, an 18″ x 18″ (45 cm x 45 cm) pillow, and a tapestry needle.
Three Trees Christmas Crochet Pillow Tutorial by Anna B. Crochet
Follow along with this video tutorial to learn how to make this cute cushion for Christmas. The pattern is worked from a chart.
SIZE: 18″ (45 cm) square.
YARN WEIGHT: 4 medium/worsted weight yarn in four colours – three shades of green and a background colour.
NOTIONS: 5 mm (H-8) crochet hook, scissors, a darning needle, an 18″ (45 cm) square pillow insert, and small jingle bells or similar for decorating your trees.
Modern Crochet Christmas Tree Pillow from Ned & Mimi
This modern-looking Christmas pillow is crocheted in the moss stitch to give it a woven look. The pattern is for constructing the front of the pillow only; it is then attached to a purchased fabric cover.
SIZE: To fit an 18″ x 18″ (45 cm x 45 cm) pillow insert.
YARN WEIGHT: #3 light/DK weight yarn, e.g., Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK.
HOW MUCH YARN DO I NEED?: 100 g in Champagne White and 50 g in Stormy Grey.
NOTIONS: 4 mm (G-6) crochet hook, scissors, a yarn needle, stitch markers, an 18″ (45 cm) square fabric cushion cover, and an 18″ (45 cm) square pillow insert.
Crochet Reindeer Pillow by Handmade By Raine
Learn Tapestry crochet colourwork from a chart with this free written pattern and tutorial.
SIZE: 10″ (25 cm) square.
YARN WEIGHT: #4 medium/worsted weight yarn, e.g., Basic Stitch Anti Pilling Yarn from Lion Brand.
HOW MUCH YARN DO I NEED?: Two 100 g balls in green and one in white.
NOTIONS: 5 mm (H-8) crochet hook, 10″ x 10″ (25 cm x 25 cm) pillow insert, scissors, and a tapestry needle.
Christmas Tapestry Crochet Pillow by Stitch and Hound
This Scandinavian-inspired pillow is available free via Make & Do Crew. The squares use single crochet stitches with simple, beginner-friendly colour changes, and they work up fast in bulky-weight yarn. The pattern includes written, row-by-row instructions and printable graphs for the colourwork.
SIZE: 20″ x 20″ ( 50 cm x 50 cm).
YARN WEIGHT: #5 bulky/chunky weight yarn.
NOTIONS: 6.50 mm (K-10 ½) crochet hook, scissors, a yarn needle, stitch markers, a measuring tape, and a 20″ x 20″ pillow.
Snuggly Snowflake Pillow by Ali Wholihan
Intarsia crochet colourwork is used to make this faux-fur textured snowflake pillow. The design is worked from a graph in single crochet stitch.
SIZE: 16″ square (40 cm).
YARN WEIGHT: ##5 bulky/chunky weight yarn.
HOW MUCH YARN DO I NEED?: Approximately 420 yards (385 m) in the background colour and 85 yards (78 m) of faux-fur yarn.
NOTIONS: 16″ square pillow form, scissors, a yarn needle, a measuring tape, and a 6.50 mm (K-10 ½) crochet hook.
Christmas Throw Pillows Pattern from Leelee Knits
This is a free pattern for two festive throw pillows made with tapestry crochet. The colourwork design is crocheted from a chart, and the pattern includes a link to a how-to-tapestry crochet video tutorial.
SIZE: 14″ x 20″ (35 cm x 50 cm).
YARN WEIGHT: #4 medium/worsted weight yarn, e.g., Knit Picks Brava Worsted.
HOW MUCH YARN DO I NEED?: Seven 100 g balls in the Heather Colourway and one in Wine.
NOTIONS: 4 mm (G-6) crochet hook, scissors, a tapestry needle, and two 14″ x 20″ (35 cm x 50 cm) pillow forms.
Tree Tassel Crochet Pillow Pattern from Briana K Designs
This free pattern features a pillow with a hand-sewn burlap back and a crocheted front. The front works up very quickly with cute boho-style tassels.
SIZE: To fit a 20″ (50 cm) square pillow.
YARN WEIGHT: #4 medium/worsted weight yarn, e.g., Brava Worsted.
HOW MUCH YARN DO I NEED?: Two 100 g skeins in White and one in Dublin Green.
NOTIONS: 5 mm (H-8) crochet hook, scissors, a yarn needle, a 20″ (50 cm) square pillow, a tassel maker, five 1″ buttons, and a 24″ x 48″ (61 cm x 122 cm) piece of burlap fabric.
Christmas Wreath Crochet Pillow Pattern from See Love Share
This crochet Christmas pillow is an intermediate-level pattern, worked in simple single crochet and bobble stitch. It uses the Intarsia colourwork technique and includes written instructions and a graph.
SIZE: 18″ x 18″ (45 cm x 45 cm).
YARN WEIGHT: #4 medium/worsted weight yarn, e.g., Red Heart Super Saver.
HOW MUCH YARN DO I NEED?: Two skeins in the White colourway, one in Hunter Green, and one in Cherry Red.
NOTIONS: 5.50 mm (I-9) crochet hook, scissors, a tapestry needle, and a pillow insert.
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