Free knitting patterns for cushion and pillow covers with colorful patterns. Many of the patterns are free. Updated 4/17/24
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Free Patterns
Patchwork Pillow
Stash buster sampler pillow cover with blocks of hearts, plaid, checkerboard, fan lace, seed stitch, and more. Great stash buster for scrap yarn. Size About 16"x 24". Designed by Lion Brand. Worsted weight yarn.
In Vivid Color Pillow and Zig-Zag Breezy Pillow
Two pillow cushions with colorful zigzag patterns. In Vivid Color Pillow features zigzag intarsia stripes and colorblocking. Zig-Zag Breezy Pillow is knit with a 2 row repeat of wavy stripes. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Yarnspirations Design Studio.
- Get the free In Vivid Color Pillow knitting pattern
- Get the free Zig-Zag Breezy Pillow knitting pattern
Mod Flower and Mosaic Floral Pillows
2 bright flower pillows, one with a big bloom knit with intarsia and the other knit with easy mosaic colorwork, using one color per row. Designed by Caron. Worsted weight yarn.
- Get the free Mod Flower Pillow knitting pattern (the pattern is incorrectly labeled crochet)
- Get the free Mosaic Floral Pillow knitting pattern
PicKnit Square Cushion
Sampler pillow cover with squares of different textures including Basket stitch, Honeycomb Cable, Stripe, Moss Stitch, Zig Zag Stitch, Large Cable, and more. Great stash buster for scrap yarn. Designed by Marie Wallin. Aran weight yarn.
Neck Pillows
Curved pillows perfect for cushioning your head and neck with easy mosaic colorwork designs. Designed by J.G. Miller. Worsted weight yarn.
Lots of Love Cushion Cover
Pillow cover knit with overlapping intarsia hearts. Perfect gift for Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, weddings, and any time you want to show your love. Size Cushion: 45cm square. Designed by Paintbox Yarns. DK weight yarn.
Handy Square Cushion
Sitting pillow for floor or outside knit in a 2 color, 4 row repeat shaker rib that gives a tweed look. Size Approx 24" [61 cm] square x 4" [10 cm] thick. Designed by Yarnspirations Design Studio. Worsted weight yarn.
- Get the free knitting pattern
- Get the recommended two 24” 61 cm square x 2” 5 cm thick pillow forms at Amazon
Whitetail Deer and Wood Duck Pillows
Animal picture cushions with featuring a stag or a wood duck knit with intarsia, Fair Isle, and Armenian colowork. Size 60cm x 45cm (24in x 18in) Designed by Judith A Helms. Fingering weight yarn.
Fizzy Flower Cushion
Cushion with flowers in stranded colorwork. Paintbox says it's a fun first Fair Isle project if you're new to the technique. Size 60cm x 45cm (24in x 18in) Designed by Paintbox Yarns. Bulky weight yarn.
Butterflies Comfort Pillow
Cushion with butterfly motifs in stranded colorwork worked in the round. Colors: choose a solid as color A and a variegated or solid as color B. One size (19x19inches) (19x49cms). Designed by Sigrid Seidel. Bulky weight yarn.
More Free Patterns
Half Square Triangle YarnSketch Pillow
This cushion was inspired by a quilt and recreates the diamond quilt design in stranded colorwork. Designed by Debi Martin. Fingering weight yarn.
October Cushion
This pillow cover features leaves in stranded colorwork on a gradient stockinette background. The cushion is worked in the round, then seamed at top and bottom. Approx 18" [45.5 cm] square. Designed by TheTwistedYarn. DK weight yarn.
- Get the free knitting pattern
- See the Ravelry page
- Get the recommended Stylecraft Batik Elements yarn
- Get 17 inch pillow forms at Amazon
Second Swan Cushion or Afghan Block
Square stranded design featuring swan pairs circling a central floral design. Part of the Aviary collection of designs by Jenise Hope. Sizes 12x12", 14x14", or 16x16". The blanket under the pillow is Jenise's Persian Dreams knitting pattern.
Fantastic Fair Isle Pillow
Just 2 colors of gradient or self-striping yarn knit in an easy 8 row repeat of alternating colors of stockinette create a stunning cushion that looks like much more work than it is. Uses just 2 balls of the recommended yarn. Approx 18" [45.5 cm] square. Rated easy by the designer. Designed by Yarnspiratons. Aran weight yarn.
Fair Isle Cushion
This pillow cover features colorful sections of simple fair isle patterns. Designed for 9 colors, it's perfect for mini skeins or stashbusting. Size: To fit a 50cm x 30cm (20in x 12in) cushion pad. Designed by Jane Crowfoot. DK weight yarn. A kit is also available.
Entrelac Pillow Cover
This pillow case has a ribbed entrelac front and a garter stitch striped back. As pictured, uses 4 colors of 50g/120meters each of DK weight yarn, but you could easily adapt to stashbust smaller amounts. Finished measurements: Length-approx 56cm/22”, Width-approx 38cm/15”. This cover will fit a standard bed pillow. Designed by Brian Smith.
- Get the free knitting pattern
- See more of Brian's Knitting Patterns
- See more Entrelac Knitting Patterns
Steeked Fair Isle Pillow
Steeking makes fancy colorwork patterns much easier to knit, because you can knit in the round and then open your work up to lay flat. Kristin Nicholas shows step by step how to knit in the round, reinforce your steeks, cut them and then add mitered corners to create this stunner of a pillow and shed all of your steeking fears once and for all. Pattern and instructional video class available for free with a free trial at Creativebug.
Southwest Comfort Pillow
Cushion cover inspired by southwestern motifs. Approx 22" [56 cm] square. Designed by Vickie Howell.Bulky weight yarn.
Honeycomb Stash-buster Cushion
Knit with an easy 6 row repeat slip stitch mosaic colorwork. Each color row uses no more than 5g of yarn. Rated easy by Ravelrers. Designed by Suzie Blackman. Aran weight yarn. Pictured project by tiggybird
- Get the free knitting pattern
- See the Ravelry page
- Get 18 inch pillow forms at Amazon
- See more Pillow Knitting Patterns
Circle Wedge Pillow
Reverse stockinette ridges frame wedges of color in this round cushion cover. Perfect for scrap yarn. 16 inches. Designed by Judy Howell who was inspired by her "Grandma's Pillow". Aran weight yarn.
Shadow Magic Pillow
This cushion cover is created from mitered magic squares with their own shadow so that the colors seem to float above the surface. Great stash buster for using scrap yarn. Designed by Frankie Brown.
Patterns for Purchase
Round Shabby Chic Floral Cushion
Circular pillow with knit leaves and flowers bordered with pompoms. Designed by Nicola Valiji from Knitola. DK weight yarn.
Cushy Numbers
Ebook of 12 pillow patterns with designs inspired by mathematical concepts. In fact the designer used them to teach mathematics. 10 knitting patterns and 2 crochet patterns. Designed by woollythoughts
iKnitDesign's Cushions
Individual patterns for a variety of colorful pillow patterns with houses, sheep, foxes, dinosaurs, hearts, sea scenes, and more. Aran weight yarn. Designed by iKnitDesigns
Ruby's Cushions
Individual patterns for a variety of colorful pillow patterns with dogs, cats, birds, deer, feather, hearts, and more. DK weight yarn. Designed by Sarah Holmes for Rubyandthefoxes
Colorblock Cushions
2 cushions with colorful patterns knit with intarsia. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Evelyn Siatra for Creationsbyeve.
Jem Cushion Collection
Four cushions including flower patterns in intarsia. Includes Amy Cushion, Jem Cushion, Vine Cushion, and Balloon Flower Cushion. Size approx 36cm x 36cm (14in x 14in). DK weight yarn. Designed by Jem Weston in collaboration with Amy Blackwell.
Knitwords Pillow
This cushion displays your love of knitting with knitting terms like Knit, Purl, Yarn, and more in stranded colorwork.Available as individual pattern or as part of an ebook with 8 other Knitwords patterns. Sport weight yarn. Designed by Cori Eichelberger.
The Envelope, Please! 10 Pillows to Knit
Ten pillows with envelope-style flaps that can be used interchangeably on the designs. Designed by Carolyn Pfeifer. Instructions to fit 14' square, 16' square, or 12' x 16' rectangular purchased pillow forms. 10 pillows: Two Color Slip Stitch, Twisted Garter Stitch, Basketweave, Broken Rib Stitch, Star Stitch, Lace Ribbing, Zig Zag Angles, Tiny Mock Cables, Diagonal Texture Stripes, and Fisherman Rib. Available in ebook or paperback.
