When Li fe Gives you Lemons

Lemon Pillow crochet Pattern

ABBREVIATIONS
BLO back loops only sl st slip stitch
ch(s) chain(s) st(s) stitch(es)
FLO front loops only YO yarn over
rnd(s) round(s) ( ) work everything inside the
sc single crochet parentheses into the next stitch
sc2tog single crochet two together [ ] repeat everything inside the
sk skip brackets the number of times
indicated

STITCH REFRESHER
sc2tog: single crochet two stitches together – insert hook in front loop of
MATERIALS next st, then in front loop of following st, [YO, draw yarn through 2 loops]
twice.
• Yellow yarn: 6 skeins of Lion Brand Hometown USA GAUGE
Pittsburgh Yellow or 4 skeins of Bernat Blanket Brights
School Bus Yellow or 3 skeins Red Heart With Love 8 sts x 10 rows = 4 x 4”/ 10 x 10cm using size M-13 (9mm) hook OR SIZE
Daffodil double stranded TO OBTAIN GAUGE. However, exact gauge is not as critical in this pattern.
• Green Yarn: 1 skein of Lion Brand Hometown USA
Key Lime or 1 skein of Bernat Blanket Brights Go-Go
Green or 1 skein Red Heart With Love Lettuce double NOTES
stranded
The right side of your work should show on the outside of the lemon.
• Brown Yarn: 1 skein of Lion Brand Hometown USA
Santa Fe Tweed or 1 skein of Bernat Blanket Taupe or
1 skein of Red Heart With Love Chocolate double FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
stranded
• One size M-13 (9.00mm) crochet hook Approximately 26”/66cm long without stem and 40”/101.5cm circumference
• Approx 48oz of polyester stuffing (1 ½ 32 oz. bags) at widest point after stuffing.
• Yarn needle
• Scissors
• Stitch markers or scrap yarn in a contrasting color
 LEMON
With Yellow, make adjustable ring (Magic Loop), or ch 3 and Rnd 54 sc evenly around.
sl st to 1st ch to form ring. Rnd 55 [sc2tog, 8 sc] 6 times—54 sts.
Rnd 1 6 sc into ring—6 sts. Do NOT join rnds. Rnd 56 sc evenly around.
Rnd 2 (2 sc) 6 times—12 sts. Rnd 57 [sc2tog, 7 sc] 6 times—48 sts.
Rnd 3 [(2 sc), sc] 6 times—18 sts. Rnd 58 [sc2tog, 4 sc] 8 times—40 sts.
Rnd 4 [(2 sc), 2 sc] 6 times—24 sts. Secure all the ends and start stuffing. You want to be able to
Rnd 5 [(2 sc), 3 sc] 6 times—30 sts. stuff the bulk of it before the opening gets too small, and then
Rnds 6–9 sc evenly around. continue to add stuffing every few rnds.
Rnd 10 [(2 sc), 2 sc] 10 times—40 sts. Rnd 59 [sc2tog, 2 sc] 10 times—30 sts.
Rnd 11 [(2 sc), 4 sc] 8 times—48 sts. Rnd 60 sc evenly around.
Rnd 12 [(2 sc), 7 sc] 6 times—54 sts. Rnd 61 [sc2tog, 3 sc] 6 times—24 sts.
Rnd 13 sc evenly around. Rnd 62 [sc2tog, 2 sc] 6 times—18 sts.
Rnd 14 [(2 sc), 8 sc] 6 times—60 sts. Rnd 63 [sc2tog, sc] 6 times—12 sts.
Rnd 15 sc evenly around. Rnd 64 sc2tog 6 times—6 sts.
Rnd 16 [(2 sc), 9 sc] 6 times—66 sts. Sl st to next st to join.
Rnd 17 sc evenly around.
Rnd 18 [(2 sc), 10 sc] 6 times—72 sts. Fasten off leaving a tail about 12”/30.5cm long. With yarn nee-
Rnds 19–20 sc evenly around. dle, weave tail through remaining 6 sts and pull to close. Tie
Rnd 21 [(2 sc), 11 sc] 6 times—78 sts. off and weave in ends.
Rnds 22–47 sc evenly around. Note: If the bump at the top of your lemon isn’t pronounced
Rnd 48 [sc2tog, 11 sc] 6 times—72 sts. enough, take about a 36”/90cm of Yellow, and with a tapestry
Rnds 49–50 sc evenly around. needle, weave Yellow invisibly through the inside/center of
Rnd 51 [sc2tog, 10 sc] 6 times—66 sts. each stitch in rnd 9 and then cinch the yarn a little to create
Rnd 52 sc evenly around. more shape. Tie off and weave in ends.
Rnd 53 [sc2tog, 9 sc] 6 times—60 sts.

STEM
With Brown, make an adjustable ring (Magic Loop), or ch 3 and sl st to form ring.
Rnd 1 6 sc into ring—6 sts. Do NOT join.
Rnd 2 (2 sc) 6 times—12 sts.
Rnd 3 Working in BLO, sc evenly around.
Rnd 4 Working in both loops, [sc2tog, 2 sc] 3 times—9 sts.
Rnds 5 to end sc evenly around until stem is desired length. Sample is 3”/7.5cm long.
When stem is desired length, sl st to next st to join. Fasten off leaving about 24”/60cm of yarn for sewing later. Weave in other
end. Stuff stem lightly.
 LEAF FINISHING
With Green, leaving a 12”/30.5cm tail for sewing later, ch 2. Sew Stem to top of Lemon. Sew Leaf to base of Stem.
Row 1 Sk 1st ch, (3 sc)—3 sts. Hug!
Row 2 Ch 1, turn. (3 sc), (2 sc), (3 sc—8 sts.
Row 3 Ch 1, turn. (2 sc), 6 sc, (2 sc)—10 sts.
Rows 4–8 Ch 1, turn. Sc evenly—10 sts.
Row 9 Ch 1, turn. Sk 1st st, 8 sc—9 sts.
Row 10 Ch 1, turn. Sc evenly—9 sts.
Row 11 Ch 1, turn. 7 sc, sk 1 st, sc in last st—8 sts.
Row 12 Ch 1, turn. Sc evenly—8 sts.
Row 13 Ch 1, turn. Sk 1st st, 6 sc—7 sts.
Row 14 Ch 1, turn. Sc evenly—7 sts.
Row 15 Ch 1, turn. 5 sc, sk 1 st, sc in last st—6 sts.
Row 16 Ch 1, turn. Sk 1st st, 5 sc—5 sts.
Row 17 Ch 1, turn. Sk 1st st, 4 sc—4 sts.
Row 18 Ch 1, turn. Sk 1st st, 3 sc—3 sts.
Row 19 Ch 1, turn. Sk 1st st, 2 sc—2 sts.
Row 20 Ch 1, turn. Sk 1st st, sc—1 st.

Fasten off and weave in end.

Well, this lemon is a win-win, because you can stitch away