Crochet Candy Cane Pillow Pattern

Get ready to cozy up with this super soft, velvet Crochet Candy Cane Pillow. It’s a plush and luxurious addition to your holiday decor that you can make in under an hour! It’s just like the expensive viral candy cane pillow you can find at the store, but better because you made it yourself! Add a touch of handmade holiday magic to your space with this quick and easy crochet project!

Techniques used in this pattern

This pattern utilizes the following skills:

• chaining
• single crochet
• double crochet
• slip stitch

Once you’ve mastered these above skills, I’m confident you can tackle this pattern.

Video help

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Crochet Candy Cane Pillow – Written Pattern

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Materials

• Suggested Yarn
  • Loops & Threads Royal Velvet Polyester, #7-Jumbo weight, 100% polyester, each ball is 54 yds / 50 m / 250 g
    • MC: 1 ball – White
    • CC: 1 ball – Wine Red
• Suggested Hook
  • 10 mm (from this set)
• Notions
  • Scissors
  • Stitch marker (I love these and these)
• Extras
  • Fiber Fill (I use this one)

Gauge

2 in. (5 cm) = 3 st over 3 rows of single crochet stitches in the round

Finished Measurements

Candy Cane Pillow is about 16 in. (41 cm) height with a 12.25 in. (31 cm) circumference.

Abbreviations

• ch chain
• dc double crochet
• ea each
• rep repeat
• sc single crochet
• sl st slip stitch
• st stitch

Notes

Construction: The Crochet Candy Cane Pillow will be worked in the round by alternating between a main color and contrasting color. When switching between colors you will be carrying the strands up as you go. The majority of the project is worked in single crochet stitches. The curve of the candy cane is worked by using double crochet and slip stitches.

Color Changes for single crochet stitches: When the next round will begin with a new color, on the last stitch of the round you are currently on, begin your last single crochet by inserting your hook into the stitch, and drawing up a loop. Yarn over and complete the stitch with the new color.

Color Changes for slip stitches: When the next round will begin with a new color, on the last stitch of the round you are currently on, begin your last slip stitch by inserting your hook into the stitch. Draw up a loop with the new color, and complete the slip stitch.

Crochet Candy Cane Pillow Pattern starts here:

Read complete pattern in its entirety before beginning.

Increase rounds

With MC, make a ring by chaining 3 and join with 1st ch to create a ring.

Round 1: In ring, ch 1 make 6 sc (6)

Round 2: 2 sc in every st (12)

Round 3: *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st; rep from * to end of round (18)

Main body

Round 4: sc in ea st (18)

Attach CC, but do not cut MC. We’ll be carrying up the yarn strands as we crochet the candy cane.

Rounds 5 – 7: With CC, rep Round 4

Rounds 8 – 10: With MC, rep Round 4

Rounds 11 – 13: with CC, rep Round 4

Rounds 14 – 16: With MC, rep Round 4

Rounds 17 – 19: with CC, rep Round 4

Rounds 20 – 22: with MC, rep Round 4

Begin to add stuffing to desired plumpness.

Making the Candy Cane curve

Rounds 23 – 24: With CC, sl st next two st, dc into each st until 2 st remain, sl st last 2 st (18)

Rounds 25 – 26: with MC, rep Rounds 23 -24

Rounds 27 – 28: with CC, rep Rounds 23 – 24

Rounds 29 – 30: with MC, rep rounds 23 – 24

Continue to add stuffing to desired plumpness.

Finishing The Candy Cane

Rounds 31 – 33: With CC, sc in ea st (18)

Cut CC.

Round 34: with MC, sc in each st

Continue to add stuffing to desired plumpness

Round 35: *sc into next st, make 1 sc over next two st; rep from * to end of round (12)

Round 36: *make 1 sc over next 2 st; rep from * to end of round (6)

Add final bit of stuffing to desired plumpness.

Round 37: sl st into ea st around and st any remaining hold closed

Fasten off and secure the tail with a knot or two. Hide yarn tail in the candy cane.

Enjoy!

The Crochet Candy Cane Pillow pairs great with the Holiday Crochet Plaid Pillow!