Love & Boops crochet pattern was created for the Baby Shower Blog Hop hosted by Ambassador Crochet in April 2023.
My Love & Boops pattern will be apart of another Blog Hop in February 2024 and be featured on 2/23/24! where you will be able to get the pdf from Ravelry or the e-pattern from Ribblr for 50% off!
The blog post here has the written instructions for the Love &Boops crochet pattern, the pdf has a few photos as well as a graph of the image to help those who are more visual when they follow patterns. There is also a YouTube tutorial embedded here to show how to do the color changes, If this video is helpful you can find more crochet tutorials on my YouTube channel. would love to have you stop by, check them out, and subscribe if you find the videos to be helpful.
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Here are the links to the pdf pattern on Ravelry and the interactive pattern on Ribblr.
To Make the Love & Boops Pillow you will need a few items and need to know a few abbreviations, if there are any abbreviations you do not know or any you need help with check out the abbreviations link, I am continuing to add more video tutorials to each abbreviation for your convenience.
for working through My Crafty Pursuit Patterns
Supplies:
Yarn:
Three to Six colors of acrylic worsted/Standard 4 weight
I used:
¹ Caron, Dazzleaire: Soft White– 85 yards
² Caron, One Pound: Gray – 10 yards
³ Red Heart, Super Saver: Black – 1 yard
⁴ Red Heart, Soft: lilac- 9 yards
⁵ Caron, Dazzleaire: Soft Pink – 6 yards
⁶Red Heart, Super Saver: variegated – 112 yards
Note: Dazzeaire is discontinued most places but other Caron & Red Heart yarns are suitable replacements
Crochet Hook:
G (4.00 mm) hook
Other Supplies:
Scissors, Tapestry needle, poly-fil (stuffing), Stitch marker(s), Measure tape,
Notes:
-It can be beneficial to look through entire pattern before starting.
-The pattern is written in standard US terminology and written working right-handed
- 2sc = increase stitch, if inc is easier for you to follow than 2sc you can make notes throughout the pattern before starting.
-Graph for this pattern is available in the PDF pattern that you can get on Raverly
-For CC work the sts around the non-working yarn, do not tie off a color until noted to cut and tie off.
Video:
Gauge swatch:
With G (4.00mm) hook and worsted (4) weight 100% acrylic yarn
Ch 16, Row 1: in 2nd back bump (bb) from hook sc 15, Row 2 – 16: ch 1, turn, sc 15
Measures: 4” x 4”
Note: gauge is not super important for this project
Measurements:
These measurements are obtained by meeting the gauge above.
Pillow face: 15” wide, 10” tall
Frontside of Pillow:
¹ Caron, Dazzleaire: Soft White– 85 yards
² Caron, One Pound: Medium Mix Gray – 10 yards
³ Red Heart, Super Saver: Black – 1 yard
⁴ Red Heart, Soft: lilac- 9 yards
⁵ Caron, Dazzleaire: Soft Pink – 6 yards
G (4.00mm) hook
Note: odd Rows are WS and even rows are RS, keep your tails on the WS
Row 1: Fsc 52 (52)
Row 2-3: ch 1, turn, sc 52 (52)
Row 4: ch 1, turn, sc 23, CC: gray- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: gray sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 22 (52)
Note: you will leave your med gray tail here to be picked up next Row, this will apply to all other CC Rows where the tail will be left at the place most convenient to pick up for the next Row until that color is tied off, see video tutorial for further details/help
Row 5: ch 1, turn, sc 23, CC: gray- sc 2, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: gray sc 2 CC: Soft White - sc 24 (52)
Row 6: ch 1, turn, sc 24, CC: gray- sc 2, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: gray- sc 2, CC: Soft White - sc 23 (52)
Row 7: ch 1, turn, sc 23, CC: gray- sc 2, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: gray- sc 2, CC: Soft White - sc 24 (52)
Row 8: ch 1, turn, sc 23, CC: gray- sc 7, CC: Soft White - sc 22 (52)
Row 9: ch 1, turn, sc 21, CC: gray- sc 4, CC: Soft Pink- sc 1, CC: gray- sc 4, CC: Soft White - sc 22 (52)
Row 10: ch 1, turn, sc 22, CC: gray- sc 3, CC: Soft Pink - sc 3, CC: gray- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 21 (52)
Row 11: ch 1, turn, sc 21, CC: gray- sc 2, CC: Soft Pink - sc 5, CC: gray- sc 2, CC: Soft White - sc 22 (52)
Row 12: ch 1, turn, sc 22, CC: gray- sc 1, CC: Soft Pink - sc 7, CC: gray- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 21 (52)
Row 13: ch 1, turn, sc 20, CC: gray- sc 3, CC: Soft Pink - sc 2, CC: gray- sc 1, CC: Soft Pink - sc 2, CC: gray- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 21 (52)
Cut and tie off Soft Pink leaving a long tail if you desire to clean up some lines of the heart, with the tapestry needle you can weave through and embroider around the heart to give it cleaner edges. Then weave in ends.
Note: you will want to finish Row 14 & 15 before starting the embroidery to clean up the heart.
Row 14: ch 1, turn, sc 20, CC: gray- sc 2, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: gray- sc 7, CC: Soft White sc 1, CC: gray- sc 2, CC: Soft White - sc 19 (52)
Row 15: ch 1, turn, sc 18, CC: med. gray- sc 2, CC: Soft White - sc 4, CC: med. gray- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 4, CC: gray- sc 2, CC: Soft White - sc 19 (52)
Row 16: ch 1, turn, sc 17, CC: gray- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 3, CC: gray- sc 7, CC: Soft White- sc 3, CC: gray- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 16 (52)
Row 17: ch 1, turn, sc 18, CC: gray- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 2, CC: gray- sc 9, CC: Soft White - sc 2, CC: med. gray- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 19 (52)
Row 18: ch 1, turn, sc 19, CC: gray- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 2, CC: gray- sc 9, CC: Soft White - sc 2, CC: gray- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 18 (52)
Row 19: ch 1, turn, sc 21, CC: gray- sc 2, CC: black- sc 2, CC: gray- sc 1, CC: black- sc 2, CC: gray- sc 2, CC: Soft White - sc 22 (52)
Row 20: ch 1, turn, sc 22, CC: gray- sc 2, CC: black- sc 2, CC: gray- sc 1, CC: black- sc 2, CC: gray- sc 2, CC: Soft White - sc 21 (52)
Note: if you want to clean up any lines of your robot leave a long tail of black to embroider some clean edges
Cut, tie, and weave in end of black
Row 21: ch 1, turn, sc 22, CC: gray- sc 7, CC: Soft White - sc 23 (52)
Row 22: ch 1, turn, sc 24, CC: gray- sc 5, CC: Soft White - sc 23 (52)
Row 23: ch 1, turn, sc 25, CC: gray- sc 1, CC: Soft White sc 26 (52)
Row 24: ch 1, turn, sc 26, CC: gray- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 25 (52)
Note: if you want to clean up any lines of your robot leave a long tail of gray to embroider some clean edges
Cut, tie and weave in ends of gray
Row 25: ch 1, turn, sc 25, CC: Soft Pink - sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 26 (52)
Row 26: ch 1, turn, sc 25, CC: Soft Pink - sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 24 (52)
Row 27: ch 1, turn, sc 23, CC: Soft Pink - sc 5, CC: Soft White - sc 24 (52)
Row 28: ch 1, turn, sc 7, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White- sc 15, CC: Soft Pink - sc 7, CC: Soft White - sc 22 (52)
Row 29: ch 1, turn, sc 21, CC: Soft Pink - sc 4, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: Soft Pink - sc 4, CC: Soft White - sc 14, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 3, CC: lilac- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 1 (52)
Row 30: ch 1, turn, sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 3, CC: lilac- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 2, CC: lilac- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 2, CC: Soft Pink - sc 2, CC: Soft White - sc 3, CC: Soft Pink - sc 2, CC: Soft White - sc 22 (52)
Note: if you want to clean up any lines of your red heart leave a long tail of Soft Pink to embroider some clean edges
Cut, tie and weave in ends of Soft Pink
Row 31: ch 1, turn, sc 31, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 2, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 1 (52)
Row 32: ch 1, turn, sc 3, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 2, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 5, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 5, CC: lilac- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 3, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 6, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 2, CC: lilac- sc 3, CC: Soft White sc 1 (52)
Row 33: ch 1, turn, sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 3, CC: lilac- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 5, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 3, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 6, CC: lilac- sc 2, CC: Soft White - sc 5, CC: lilac- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 2, CC: lilac- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 1 (52)
Row 34: ch 1, turn, sc 17, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 2, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 5, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 4, CC: lilac- sc 2, CC: Soft White - sc 2, CC: lilac- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 3, CC: lilac- sc 5, CC: Soft White - sc 2, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 1 (52)
Row 35: ch 1, turn, sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 7, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 2, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 2, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 4, CC: lilac- sc 6, CC: Soft White - sc 3, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 2, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White- sc 17 (52)
Row 36: ch 1, turn, sc 18, CC: lilac- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 5, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 5, CC: lilac- sc 3, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 3, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 2 CC: lilac- sc 2, CC: Soft White - sc 1, CC: lilac- sc 2, CC: Soft White - sc 2, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 1 (52)
Row 37: ch 1, turn, sc 25, CC: lilac- sc 1, CC: Soft White - sc 26 (52)
Note: if you want to clean up any lines of your letters leave a long tail of lilac to embroider some clean edges
Cut, tie and weave in ends of lilac
Row 38-39: ch 1, turn, sc 52 (52) do NOT cut, move on to Border
Border:
Rnd 1: Ch 1, turn, sc 51 (across top), 3sc (in corner), sc 39 (down left side), 3sc (in corner), sc 50 (across bottom) 3sc (in corner), sc 39 (up right side), 2sc (in corner with the 1st sc of the Rnd), slst into 1st st to join
cut, tie, and weave in end
Backside of Pillow:
⁶Red Heart, Super Saver: variegated – 112 yards
Row 1: Fsc 52 (52)
Row 2-39: ch 1, turn, sc 52 (52)
Rnd 40: Ch 1, turn, sc 51 (across top), 3sc (in corner), sc 39 (down left side), 3sc (in corner), sc 50 (across bottom) 3sc (in corner), sc 39 (up right side), 2sc (in corner with the 1st sc of the Rnd), slst into 1st st to join (190)
Do not cut, contioue on to attach the front and back
Line up front of pillow with back of pillow so RS of the front is facing out,
Ch 1, turn, the Front of the pillow should be facing you with the backside of the pillow lined up behind it
sc the BLO of the Frontside and FLO of the Backside (the two loops closest to eachother), linked-dc 151 (around until you have one side open) stuff pillow to desired firmness, linked-dc 39, slst to join (190)
cut, tie and weave in ends
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