Candy Look Crochet Peppermint Swirl Pillow Pattern For Winter

Add a playful touch to your living space with our free pattern for a charming peppermint swirl pillow; a festive and cozy addition to your home decor collection!

This delightful pattern features a swirling design reminiscent of a classic candy treat, offering a whimsical yet stylish look. Easy to follow, even beginners can create this charming pillow in no time. The pattern allows for customization in size and color, ensuring it fits seamlessly with your existing decor.

Crochet Peppermint Swirl Pillow Pattern

Use soft yarn for a cozy feel that makes this pillow not only a festive decoration but also a comfy addition to your couch or bed. Ideal for personalizing your home or gifting to someone special, this peppermint swirl pillow is a true delight for the holiday season and beyond.

Tip:

For a more defined swirl effect, contrast light and dark yarns for a striking visual impact.

Materials Needed:

• 5.5mm crochet hook
• Acrylic yarn (The demonstrator uses Hobby Lobby’s “I Love This Yarn” in white and red, but any acrylic yarn will do.)
• Pillow insert (Size of the insert depends on how big you want your pillow. The video demonstrates a 16-inch pillow.)

Crochet Pattern:

Foundation and First Row:

• Start with a Magic Circle using white yarn.
• Chain (ch) 3, this counts as your first stitch.
• Perform 7 Double Crochets (DC) into the center of the magic circle, totaling 8 DC including the ch 3.
• Close the circle but don’t tighten it completely as you’ll be working into it.

Transition to Red Yarn:

• Slip Stitch (sl st) to transition from white to red yarn, keeping the working yarn in front of the work.
• Ch 3 (counts as a DC and ch 1).
• DC into the next stitch, chain 1. Repeat around the circle.
• Join with a sl st to the third chain of the initial ch 3.

Continued Pattern Building:

• Continue in this pattern, alternating between white and red yarn. Each round increases by adding stitches in the chain spaces.
• Keep each layer distinctive by slipping the stitches and properly aligning the red and white yarns to maintain the pattern’s integrity.

Increase Pattern:

• Increase the rounds until you have a complete circle that aligns with your pillow insert size.
• For a 16-inch pillow, increase each round until you have 12 DC separated by ch 12 spaces.
• Note that if you prefer a smaller pillow (e.g., 14-inch), you would stop at rounds featuring 10 DC separated by ch 10 spaces.

Decrease for Closing:

• Begin your decrease after completing the increase portion suitable for your insert size.
• The decrease pattern inversely mirrors your increases, reducing the stitch count in each round until you reach your starting point.

Finishing:

• After completing the decrease rounds down to the last few, prepare to insert the pillow form before the opening becomes too small.
• Continue closing around the pillow insert by further decreasing until you’re able to close the hole completely.
• Fasten off and weave in the ends for a neat finish.