How to make crochet cushion pillows for your home

Crochet is the perfect craft for creating colourful, cosy items for your home. Here we take a closer look at using crochet kits to create cushions, perfect for adding comfort and style to your seats and sofas.

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Why cushions?

The joy of creating your own crochet cushions comes in part from the final product that you can tailor to fit your own unique sense of style and home décor. But it also comes from the process itself, as it is a rewarding and relaxing pastime. Indeed, according to the BBC, interest in crochet surged in response to the lockdowns and restrictions of the pandemic, and, ‘a craft that many thought peaked in the mid-20th century is booming’.

Cushions are an easy way to create interest and anchor a room with accent colours and patterns. Using crochet kits to create these pieces opens up endless possibilities. Specialist sites such as Wool Couture stock crochet kits here, and allow you to explore the huge range of different colours and styles that can be achieved.

Playing with Texture

One of the joys of using crochet to create home furnishings is the range of options you have for playing with texture by using different stitches or different yarns. A basketweave stitch creates a pattern even when using block colours. Or why not create interest by knitting together patches made using different stitches? You can even use a loop stitch to produce a fluffy cushion for an item that you won’t be able to resist snuggling up to!

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Playing with Shape

The versatility of crochet means that it is also easy to create shaped cushions, perfect for complementing a theme in your room décor or for adding a little touch of fun. Look out for crochet kits that will enable you to create cushions shaped like colourful rainbows or trees. Or perhaps indulge in a celestial theme with moon and star-shaped crochet cushions.

When it comes to playing with colour, texture and shape, crochet is the ideal medium for creating cushions for your home.