Crochet Popcorn Stitch Cushion Pattern

Stitch up your own crochet popcorn stitch cushion with this free pattern to make textured. This pattern is with a long row repeat, using 2 different textured crochet stitches.

Popalicious Cushion | Popcorn stitch Crochet Pattern

Adding texture to cushions is a great way to showcase your crochet skills around the house! Using 2 different colours of yarn in this project creates a unique way to highlights those popcorn stitches that feature in this project.

Alongside the popcorn stitches, this cushion also uses post stitches to create another section full of texture.

This intermediate level crochet pattern, is made easier to finished with the detailed video tutorial, walking you through all stitches and the colour changes too. 

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Make it Puffy!

If you've ever crocheted a cushion and wondered why it looks flat and lifeless when you've finished your project, you have probably used the wrong cushion or pillow pad size.

I always recommend choosing a cushion pad that is 1-2 inches smaller than the finished size of the pillow cover you have crocheted.

For the cushion shown in the images, I used an 18" cushion pad, but for the cushion made in the video tutorial to correspond with the blanket pattern, I used a 16" pillow pad and it seems much more full and plump.

It is personal preference which size you choose, but for a more plump looking cushion that you can really lean into, reduce the pillow pad size down. 

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Corresponding Blanket Pattern

If you like to keep your homewares in harmony, and not overly mismatched,  you can also find a corresponding blanket pattern to match this cushion pattern.

This cushion pattern is what allowed the Popalicious Blanket to be created - simply because I wanted a blanket to match  and didn't have any of the original yarn left to make a blanket.

This cushion pattern was released way back in 2020, being one of my 1st ever designs to be released, and it's taken me almost 4 years to get back around to making the corresponding blanket.

This pattern can be made with any worsted/Aran weight yarn that like to work with. I originally made this cushion in 100% acrylic yarn, that is lovely and soft, but I had the yarn I used for my blanket in my stash for a number of years and wanted to use it up.

To crochet both the blanket and a new cushion, I used Hayfield Bonus Aran Tweed that is a 20% wool/80% acrylic blend. It's not the softest yarn, as the wool content can be felt, but this yarn will be hard wearing and long lasting.

Both projects were completed using just 2 balls of the main colour and 1 ball of the contrasting colour - an estimated 2400 meters (2700yds) - not bad for a matching set!

Click here to see the corresponding blanket pattern

Crochet Popcorn Stitch Cushion | Pattern Details

Materials:

• Any Worsted/Aran weight yarn (see Size Chart for required yarn amounts)
• Designer used Hayfield Bonus Aran Tweed with Wool 74% Acrylic, 20% Wool, 6% Viscose (400g, 840m)
• A - Plum (663) - 300m (328yds)
• B - Berry (799) - 100m (109yds)
• 5mm Crochet hook
• Tapestry needle
• Tape measure
• Scissors
• 18" cushion pad

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Gauge

• See pattern for gauge



Abbreviations

US Terms (UK Terms in brackets)

st(s)  - Stitches

ch - Chain

sc (dc) - Single Crochet (double crochet)

hdc (htr) - Half double crochet (half treble crochet)

dc (tr) - double crochet (treble crochet)

fp hdc (fp htr) - front post half double crochet (front post half treble crochet)

bp hdc (bp htr) - back post half double crochet (back post half treble crochet)

pc - popcorn

RS - right sdie

WS - wrong side

Pattern Notes

• Whatever your skill level with crochet, I would always recommend reading through this pattern before beginning. Get in touch at [email protected] if you need any help completing the pattern.
• Beginning ch 1 DOES NOT count as stitch
• Beginning ch 3 DOES count as stitch
• Beginning ch 4 DOES count as stitch
• Take a moment to go through the pattern and highlight the stitch counts for the size being made, which will be written in order: Baby (Lapghan, Throw, Twin)

Finished Size:

• To Fit 18" cushion pad

Special Stitches

pc = Popcorn Stitch

• Work 4 double crochet into the same stitch.
• Pull up the loop of the last dc made and remove hook. Insert hook from front to back into the stitch of the 1st dc made in the group of 4.
• Secure the loop from the last dc made back onto the hook and pull it through the stitch.
• Chain 1 to secure.

Note - pc row is on the right side of your work.

tr = Treble Crochet

• Wrap the yarn around the hook twice then insert hook into the stitch, yarn over and bring yarn through the stitch.
• Yarn over, pull through 2 loops on your hook, 3 times.

fp hdc = Front Post half double crochet

• Yarn over hook (YO), insert hook around front of the post of the hdc of the previous row, YO, bring up loop, YO, pull through 3 loops.

bp hdc = Back Post half double crochet

• YO, insert hook around the back of post of the hdc of the previous row, YO, bring up loop, YO, pull through 3 loops.

Recommendations for making colour changes on Popcorn St row

To begin:

• Chain 3 in A
• Change to B
• Complete pc in B as described in Special Stitches

Continuing with Row:

• Complete ch 1 (to close pc) with A
• Complete next tr with A
• YO for 1st dc of 4dc group with B
• continue remainder of pc in B
• Repeat across row, ending last dc in A

Working the colour changes in this way will make all the stitches to be worked in on following row show in A. Ch-1 to be skipped with be in B.

Other colour change recommendations

Rows 7-9: Leave B joined after completion of Row 7, carry up B for use in Row 10

Row 9: Fasten off A, after completion of row

Row 10: Fasten off B, after completion of row

Row 13: Fasten off B, after completion of row

Pattern for Gauge

To check your gauge, follow this swatch pattern and measure your finished swatch. Your finished swatch should measure 5" tall and 6.5" wide.



Row 1. RS: With A, ch 22, hdc in 2nd ch from hook and each across, turn. (21 hdc)

Row 2. WS: Ch 1 (does not count), hdc in same and each across, turn.

Row 3: Ch 1, hdc in same, *fp hdc around next, bp hdc around next; repeat from * to last 2 sts, fchdc around next, hdc in last, turn. (2 hdc, 10 fp hdc, 9 bp hdc)

Row 4: Ch 1, hdc in same, *bp hdc around next, fp hdc around next; repeat from * to last 2 sts, bp hdc around next, hdc in last, turn. (2 hdc, 9 fp hdc, 10 bp hdc)

Row 5: Repeat Row 3.

Row 6: Ch 1, sc in same and each across, turn (21 sc)

Row 7: Ch 3 (counts as dc), *with B, pc in next, with A, dc in next; repeat from * to end, turn (11 dc, 10 pc)

Row 8: Continuing with A, ch 1, sc in same, *skip ch 1, sc in top of pc from previous row, sc in next; repeat from * across, turn (21 sc)

Row 9: Repeat Row 2.

Row 10: With B, ch 4 (counts as tr), tr in next and each across, turn. (21 tr)

Row 11: With A, repeat Row 2.

Row 12: Repeat Row 6.

Row 13: Repeat Row 7.

Row 14: Repeat Row 8.

Row 15: Repeat Row 6.

How to crochet a popcorn stitch cushion (and blanket) video tutorial

How to crochet a popcorn stitch Cushion

Make 1 - First Panel

Row 1. RS: With A, ch 54, hdc in 2nd ch from hook and each across, turn - 53 hdc

Row 2. WS: Ch 1 (does not count), hdc in same and each across, turn.

Row 3: Ch 1, hdc in same, *fp hdc around next, bp hdc around next; repeat from * to last 2 sts, fp hdc around next, hdc in last, turn - 2 hdc, 26 fp hdc, 25 bp hdc

Row 4: Ch 1, hdc in same, *bp hdc around next, fp hdc around next; repeat from * to last 2 sts, bp hdc around next, hdc in last, turn - 2 hdc, 25 fp hdc, 26 bp hdc

Row 5: Repeat Row 3.

Row 6: Ch 1, sc in same and each across, turn -53 sc

Row 7: Ch 3 (counts as dc), *with B, pc in next, with A, dc in next; repeat from * to end, turn - 27 dc, 26 pc

Row 8: Continuing with A, ch 1, sc in same, *skip ch 1, sc in top of pc from previous row, sc in next; repeat from * across, turn - 53 sc

Row 9: Repeat Row 2.

Row 10: With B, ch 4 (counts as tr), tr in next and each across, turn - 53 tr

Row 11: With A, repeat Row 2.

Row 12: Repeat Row 6.

Row 13: Repeat Row 7.

Row 14: Repeat Row 8.

Row 15: Repeat Row 6.

Rows 16 - 43: Repeat Row 2-15

Row 44-47: Repeat Rows 2-5

Row 48: Repeat Row 2.

Fasten off, weave ends.

Continue to 2nd Panel

Make 1 - 2nd Panel

Row 1: With A, ch 54, hdc in 2nd ch from hook and each across, turn - 53 hdc

Rows 2 - 40: Ch 1, hdc in same and each across, turn.

Continue to repeat Row 2, until both panels measure the same height.

Fasten off, weave ends.



Continue to Sewing Up.

Sewing Up

With wrong sides together, secure each corner using stitch markers.

Round 1: With A, RS facing, join in any corner, working through both panels, ch 1, *working along row ends, sc evenly to next corner, [2sc, ch 1, 2sc] in corner, sc evenly down the side of the cushion; repeat from * inserting cushion pad before completing the final side.



Fasten off, weave ends.

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