Farmhouse Truck Knit Pillow
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Farmhouse Truck Knit Pillow Supplies:
Knitting Needles:
Notions:
1 inch (2.5 cm) Buttons (5 needed)
Yarn Needle
Scissors
18×18 inch pillow (link below)
Yarn:
Loops & Threads Charisma Yarn
Off White (white) 3 skeins
Red 3 skeins
Forest (green) 1 skein
Charcoal (Grey) small amount 1 skein
Black small amount 1 skein
Yardage:
420 yards total (384 meters)
Abbreviations/Stitches:
k - knit
p - purl
Gauge:
13 sts x 16 rows = 4 x 4 inches (10 cm x 10 cm)
Measurements/Sizes:
18 inches (46 cm) wide by 18 inches (46 cm) tall
Skill Level:
Advanced Beginner
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Farmhouse Truck Knit Pillow Notes:
Gauge: 13 sts x 16 rows = 4 x 4 inches (10 cm x 10 cm) *Please note, matching gauge both horizontal and vertical can be difficult. Extra rows can be added at the top if needed so it is more important to match the stitch gauge versus the row gauge. This pattern also has some ease to fit over a pillow.*
Finished measurements: 18 inches (46 cm) wide by 18 inches (46 cm) tall
This pattern is worked in rows and in two pieces. The front panel will also work a button hole flap to secure the top of the crochet pillow. The front and the back panels will be slip stitched together once completed.
Since there is a wrong side and a right side to the pillow panels, I used a combination of intarsia and carrying yarn across the back for the color work. Experiment and see what works best for you.
Farmhouse Truck Knit Pillow Written Instructions:
To begin, long tail cast on 60 with white yarn.
← Row 1 : (with white yarn knit) x 60
→ Row 2 : (with white yarn purl) x 60
← Row 3 – 24: (with white yarn knit on right-side rows and purl on wrong-side rows) x 60
← Row 25 : (with white yarn knit) x 15, (with black yarn knit) x 4, (with white yarn knit) x 27, (with black yarn knit) x 4, (with white yarn knit) x 10
→ Row 26 : (with white yarn purl) x 9, (with black yarn purl) x 6, (with white yarn purl) x 25, (with black yarn purl) x 6, (with white yarn purl) x 14
← Row 27 : (with white yarn knit) x 13, (with black yarn knit) x 8, (with white yarn knit) x 23, (with black yarn knit) x 8, (with white yarn knit) x 8
→ Row 28 : (with white yarn purl) x 8, (with black yarn purl) x 8, (with white yarn purl) x 23, (with black yarn purl) x 8, (with white yarn purl) x 13
← Row 29 : (with white yarn knit) x 12, (with black yarn knit) x 4, (with white yarn knit) x 3, (with black yarn knit) x 3, (with white yarn knit) x 21, (with black yarn knit) x 3, (with white yarn knit) x 3, (with black yarn knit) x 4, (with white yarn knit) x 7
→ Row 30 : (with white yarn purl) x 7, (with black yarn purl) x 3, with white yarn purl, (with grey yarn purl) x 3, (with black yarn purl) x 3, (with white yarn purl) x 21, (with black yarn purl) x 3, with white yarn purl, (with grey yarn purl) x 2, with white yarn purl, (with black yarn purl) x 3, (with white yarn purl) x 12
← Row 31 : (with white yarn knit) x 12, (with black yarn knit) x 3, (with grey yarn knit) x 4, with white yarn knit, (with black yarn knit) x 2, (with white yarn knit) x 21, (with black yarn knit) x 2, with white yarn knit, (with grey yarn knit) x 4, (with black yarn knit) x 3, (with white yarn knit) x 7
→ Row 32 : (with white yarn purl) x 7, (with black yarn purl) x 3, (with grey yarn purl) x 4, with white yarn purl, (with black yarn purl) x 2, (with white yarn purl) x 21, (with black yarn purl) x 2, with white yarn purl, (with grey yarn purl) x 4, (with black yarn purl) x 3, (with white yarn purl) x 12
← Row 33 : (with white yarn knit) x 5, with grey yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 6, (with black yarn knit) x 3, (with grey yarn knit) x 4, with white yarn knit, (with black yarn knit) x 2, with red yarn knit, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 17, with white yarn knit, with red yarn knit, (with black yarn knit) x 2, with white yarn knit, (with grey yarn knit) x 4, (with black yarn knit) x 3, with red yarn knit, (with grey yarn knit) x 2, (with white yarn knit) x 4
→ Row 34 : (with white yarn purl) x 4, (with grey yarn purl) x 2, with red yarn purl, (with black yarn purl) x 3, with white yarn purl, (with grey yarn purl) x 2, with white yarn purl, (with black yarn purl) x 3, with red yarn purl, with white yarn purl, (with red yarn purl) x 17, with white yarn purl, with red yarn purl, (with black yarn purl) x 3, with white yarn purl, (with grey yarn purl) x 2, with white yarn purl, (with black yarn purl) x 3, with red yarn purl, with white yarn purl, (with red yarn purl) x 4, (with grey yarn purl) x 2, (with white yarn purl) x 4
← Row 35 : (with white yarn knit) x 4, (with grey yarn knit) x 2, (with red yarn knit) x 4, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 2, (with black yarn knit) x 3, (with white yarn knit) x 3, (with black yarn knit) x 2, (with red yarn knit) x 2, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 17, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 2, (with black yarn knit) x 2, (with white yarn knit) x 3, (with black yarn knit) x 3, (with red yarn knit) x 2, (with grey yarn knit) x 2, (with white yarn knit) x 4
→ Row 36 : (with white yarn purl) x 4, (with grey yarn purl) x 2, (with red yarn purl) x 2, (with black yarn purl) x 8, (with red yarn purl) x 2, with white yarn purl, (with red yarn purl) x 17, with white yarn purl, (with red yarn purl) x 2, (with black yarn purl) x 8, (with red yarn purl) x 2, with white yarn purl, (with red yarn purl) x 4, (with grey yarn purl) x 2, (with white yarn purl) x 4
← Row 37 : (with white yarn knit) x 6, (with red yarn knit) x 4, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 3, (with black yarn knit) x 7, (with red yarn knit) x 2, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 17, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 2, (with black yarn knit) x 7, (with red yarn knit) x 3, (with grey yarn knit) x 2, (with white yarn knit) x 4
→ Row 38 : (with white yarn purl) x 5, (with red yarn purl) x 4, (with black yarn purl) x 6, (with red yarn purl) x 3, with white yarn purl, (with red yarn purl) x 17, with white yarn purl, (with red yarn purl) x 3, (with black yarn purl) x 6, (with red yarn purl) x 3, with white yarn purl, (with red yarn purl) x 4, (with white yarn purl) x 6
← Row 39 : (with white yarn knit) x 6, (with red yarn knit) x 4, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 4, (with black yarn knit) x 4, (with red yarn knit) x 4, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 17, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 4, (with black yarn knit) x 3, (with red yarn knit) x 6, (with white yarn knit) x 5
→ Row 40 : (with white yarn purl) x 5, with red yarn purl, with white yarn purl, (with red yarn purl) x 11, with white yarn purl, (with red yarn purl) x 18, with white yarn purl, (with red yarn purl) x 10, with white yarn purl, (with red yarn purl) x 5, (with white yarn purl) x 6
← Row 41 : (with white yarn knit) x 6, (with red yarn knit) x 5, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 10, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 19, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 9, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 2, (with white yarn knit) x 5
→ Row 42 : (with white yarn purl) x 5, (with red yarn purl) x 2, with white yarn purl, (with red yarn purl) x 8, with white yarn purl, (with red yarn purl) x 21, with white yarn purl, (with red yarn purl) x 8, with white yarn purl, (with red yarn purl) x 6, (with white yarn purl) x 6
← Row 43 : (with white yarn knit) x 6, (with red yarn knit) x 7, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 6, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 23, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 5, (with white yarn knit) x 2, (with red yarn knit) x 2, (with white yarn knit) x 6
→ Row 44 : (with white yarn purl) x 6, (with red yarn purl) x 4, (with white yarn purl) x 5, (with red yarn purl) x 25, (with white yarn purl) x 6, (with red yarn purl) x 8, (with white yarn purl) x 6
← Row 45 : (with white yarn knit) x 6, (with red yarn knit) x 47, (with white yarn knit) x 7
→ Row 46 : (with white yarn purl) x 7, (with red yarn purl) x 47, (with white yarn purl) x 6
← Row 47 : (with white yarn knit) x 6, (with red yarn knit) x 45, (with white yarn knit) x 9
→ Row 48 : (with white yarn purl) x 11, (with red yarn purl) x 43, (with white yarn purl) x 6
← Row 49 : (with white yarn knit) x 7, (with green yarn knit) x 12, (with white yarn knit) x 2, with green yarn knit, (with white yarn knit) x 5, (with red yarn knit) x 3, (with white yarn knit) x 10, (with red yarn knit) x 5, (with white yarn knit) x 15
→ Row 50 : (with white yarn purl) x 17, (with red yarn purl) x 3, (with white yarn purl) x 10, (with red yarn purl) x 3, (with white yarn purl) x 5, (with green yarn purl) x 2, with white yarn purl, (with green yarn purl) x 12, (with white yarn purl) x 7
← Row 51 : (with white yarn knit) x 7, (with green yarn knit) x 15, with white yarn knit, with green yarn knit, (with white yarn knit) x 3, (with red yarn knit) x 3, (with white yarn knit) x 10, (with red yarn knit) x 3, (with white yarn knit) x 17
→ Row 52 : (with white yarn purl) x 18, (with red yarn purl) x 2, (with white yarn purl) x 10, (with red yarn purl) x 3, (with white yarn purl) x 2, (with green yarn purl) x 2, with white yarn purl, (with green yarn purl) x 15, (with white yarn purl) x 7
← Row 53 : (with white yarn knit) x 7, (with green yarn knit) x 18, (with white yarn knit) x 2, (with red yarn knit) x 3, (with white yarn knit) x 10, (with red yarn knit) x 2, (with white yarn knit) x 18
→ Row 54 : (with white yarn purl) x 18, (with red yarn purl) x 2, (with white yarn purl) x 10, (with red yarn purl) x 3, with white yarn purl, (with green yarn purl) x 19, (with white yarn purl) x 7
← Row 55 : (with white yarn knit) x 7, (with green yarn knit) x 19, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 3, (with white yarn knit) x 9, (with red yarn knit) x 2, (with white yarn knit) x 19
Half Way There! Farmhouse Truck Knit Pillow
→ Row 56 : (with white yarn purl) x 19, (with red yarn purl) x 2, (with white yarn purl) x 9, (with red yarn purl) x 3, (with green yarn purl) x 19, (with white yarn purl) x 8
← Row 57 : (with white yarn knit) x 8, (with green yarn knit) x 19, (with red yarn knit) x 3, (with white yarn knit) x 9, (with red yarn knit) x 2, (with white yarn knit) x 19
→ Row 58 : (with white yarn purl) x 20, (with red yarn purl) x 2, (with white yarn purl) x 8, (with red yarn purl) x 3, (with green yarn purl) x 19, (with white yarn purl) x 8
← Row 59 : (with white yarn knit) x 8, (with green yarn knit) x 20, (with red yarn knit) x 2, (with white yarn knit) x 7, (with red yarn knit) x 3, (with white yarn knit) x 20
→ Row 60 : (with white yarn purl) x 21, (with red yarn purl) x 11, (with green yarn purl) x 20, (with white yarn purl) x 8
← Row 61 : (with white yarn knit) x 8, (with green yarn knit) x 4, with white yarn knit, (with green yarn knit) x 3, with white yarn knit, (with green yarn knit) x 12, (with red yarn knit) x 8, (with white yarn knit) x 23
→ Row 62 : (with white yarn purl) x 30, (with green yarn purl) x 10, with white yarn purl, (with green yarn purl) x 2, with white yarn purl, (with green yarn purl) x 3, (with white yarn purl) x 2, (with green yarn purl) x 3, (with white yarn purl) x 8
← Row 63 : (with white yarn knit) x 8, (with green yarn knit) x 2, (with white yarn knit) x 3, (with green yarn knit) x 2, (with white yarn knit) x 2, with green yarn knit, (with white yarn knit) x 2, (with green yarn knit) x 10, (with white yarn knit) x 30
→ Row 64 : (with white yarn purl) x 29, (with green yarn purl) x 5, with white yarn purl, (with green yarn purl) x 2, with white yarn purl, (with green yarn purl) x 2, (with white yarn purl) x 2, with green yarn purl, (with white yarn purl) x 3, with green yarn purl, (with white yarn purl) x 3, (with green yarn purl) x 2, (with white yarn purl) x 8
← Row 65 : (with white yarn knit) x 8, with green yarn knit, (with white yarn knit) x 4, with green yarn knit, (with white yarn knit) x 6, with green yarn knit, (with white yarn knit) x 2, with green yarn knit, (with white yarn knit) x 2, (with green yarn knit) x 5, (with white yarn knit) x 29
→ Row 66 : (with white yarn purl) x 31, (with green yarn purl) x 3, (with white yarn purl) x 26
← Row 67 : (with white yarn knit) x 26, with green yarn knit, (with white yarn knit) x 33
→ Row 68-106: (with white yarn knit on right-side rows and purl on wrong-side rows) x 60
Farmhouse Truck Knit Pillow Button Hole Row 107:
Working in color-work pattern when possible, knit 3
Step 1:
Bring yarn to the front of work, slip stitch one stitch purl-wise, take the yarn to the back.
Step 2:
Slip one stitch purl-wise and pass the first slip stitch over.
Repeat this step two more times.
Step 3:
Slip one stitch from right needle back onto the left needle, turn your work (wrong side facing). Take yarn to the back.
Step 4:
Now we will work what is known as a cable cast on.
Insert the needle between two stitches on the left needle, yarn over, and pull up a loop. Place the loop onto the left-hand needle. Repeat this step three more times (4total cable cast-on stitches).
Step 5:
Turn your work (right side facing), take the yarn to the back. Slip one stitch from the left needle to the right needle, pass the slipped stitch over. The buttonhole is now complete.
Knit in the next 9 stitches.
Repeat Steps 1-5 of the buttonhole four more times. Knit in last 3 stitches at the end of the row.
Row 108: Repeat Row 6
Rows 109- 116: Repeat Row 97 (these last 6 rows can be worked in garter stitch for less curling).
Bind off knit-wise.
Finishing Front Panel:
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Farmhouse Truck Knit PillowBack Panel (visual chart below):
To begin, long tail cast on 60 with red yarn.
← Row 1 : (with red yarn knit) x 60
→ Row 2 : (with red yarn purl) x 60
← Row 3 – 6: (with red yarn knit on right-side rows and purl on wrong-side rows) x 60
← Row 7 : (with red yarn knit) x 5, (with green yarn knit) x 13, (with red yarn knit) x 5, (with green yarn knit) x 13, (with red yarn knit) x 5, (with green yarn knit) x 13, (with red yarn knit) x 6
→ Row 8 : (with red yarn purl) x 6, (with green yarn purl) x 13, (with red yarn purl) x 5, (with green yarn purl) x 13, (with red yarn purl) x 5, (with green yarn purl) x 13, (with red yarn purl) x 5
← Row 9 : (with red yarn knit) x 6, (with green yarn knit) x 11, (with red yarn knit) x 7, (with green yarn knit) x 11, (with red yarn knit) x 7, (with green yarn knit) x 11, (with red yarn knit) x 7
→ Row 10 : (with red yarn purl) x 7, (with green yarn purl) x 11, (with red yarn purl) x 7, (with green yarn purl) x 11, (with red yarn purl) x 7, (with green yarn purl) x 11, (with red yarn purl) x 6
← Row 11 : (with red yarn knit) x 7, (with green yarn knit) x 9, (with red yarn knit) x 9, (with green yarn knit) x 9, (with red yarn knit) x 9, (with green yarn knit) x 9, (with red yarn knit) x 8
→ Row 12 : (with red yarn purl) x 8, (with green yarn purl) x 9, (with red yarn purl) x 9, (with green yarn purl) x 9, (with red yarn purl) x 9, (with green yarn purl) x 9, (with red yarn purl) x 7
← Row 13 : (with red yarn knit) x 8, (with green yarn knit) x 7, (with red yarn knit) x 11, (with green yarn knit) x 7, (with red yarn knit) x 11, (with green yarn knit) x 7, (with red yarn knit) x 9
→ Row 14 : (with red yarn purl) x 9, (with green yarn purl) x 7, (with red yarn purl) x 11, (with green yarn purl) x 7, (with red yarn purl) x 11, (with green yarn purl) x 7, (with red yarn purl) x 8
← Row 15 : (with red yarn knit) x 6, (with green yarn knit) x 11, (with red yarn knit) x 7, (with green yarn knit) x 11, (with red yarn knit) x 7, (with green yarn knit) x 11, (with red yarn knit) x 7
→ Row 16 : (with red yarn purl) x 7, (with green yarn purl) x 11, (with red yarn purl) x 7, (with green yarn purl) x 11, (with red yarn purl) x 7, (with green yarn purl) x 11, (with red yarn purl) x 6
← Row 17 : (with red yarn knit) x 7, (with green yarn knit) x 9, (with red yarn knit) x 9, (with green yarn knit) x 9, (with red yarn knit) x 9, (with green yarn knit) x 9, (with red yarn knit) x 8
→ Row 18 : (with red yarn purl) x 8, (with green yarn purl) x 9, (with red yarn purl) x 9, (with green yarn purl) x 9, (with red yarn purl) x 9, (with green yarn purl) x 9, (with red yarn purl) x 7
← Row 19 : (with red yarn knit) x 8, (with green yarn knit) x 7, (with red yarn knit) x 11, (with green yarn knit) x 7, (with red yarn knit) x 11, (with green yarn knit) x 7, (with red yarn knit) x 9
→ Row 20 : (with red yarn purl) x 9, (with green yarn purl) x 7, (with red yarn purl) x 11, (with green yarn purl) x 7, (with red yarn purl) x 11, (with green yarn purl) x 7, (with red yarn purl) x 8
← Row 21 : (with red yarn knit) x 9, (with green yarn knit) x 5, (with red yarn knit) x 13, (with green yarn knit) x 5, (with red yarn knit) x 13, (with green yarn knit) x 5, (with red yarn knit) x 10
→ Row 22 : (with red yarn purl) x 10, (with green yarn purl) x 5, (with red yarn purl) x 13, (with green yarn purl) x 5, (with red yarn purl) x 13, (with green yarn purl) x 5, (with red yarn purl) x 9
← Row 23 : (with red yarn knit) x 7, (with green yarn knit) x 9, (with red yarn knit) x 9, (with green yarn knit) x 9, (with red yarn knit) x 9, (with green yarn knit) x 9, (with red yarn knit) x 8
→ Row 24 : (with red yarn purl) x 8, (with green yarn purl) x 9, (with red yarn purl) x 9, (with green yarn purl) x 9, (with red yarn purl) x 9, (with green yarn purl) x 9, (with red yarn purl) x 7
← Row 25 : (with red yarn knit) x 8, (with green yarn knit) x 7, (with red yarn knit) x 11, (with green yarn knit) x 7, (with red yarn knit) x 11, (with green yarn knit) x 7, (with red yarn knit) x 9
→ Row 26 : (with red yarn purl) x 9, (with green yarn purl) x 7, (with red yarn purl) x 11, (with green yarn purl) x 7, (with red yarn purl) x 11, (with green yarn purl) x 7, (with red yarn purl) x 8
← Row 27 : (with red yarn knit) x 9, (with green yarn knit) x 5, (with red yarn knit) x 13, (with green yarn knit) x 5, (with red yarn knit) x 13, (with green yarn knit) x 5, (with red yarn knit) x 10
→ Row 28 : (with red yarn purl) x 10, (with green yarn purl) x 5, (with red yarn purl) x 13, (with green yarn purl) x 5, (with red yarn purl) x 13, (with green yarn purl) x 5, (with red yarn purl) x 9
← Row 29 : (with red yarn knit) x 10, (with green yarn knit) x 3, (with red yarn knit) x 15, (with green yarn knit) x 3, (with red yarn knit) x 15, (with green yarn knit) x 3, (with red yarn knit) x 11
→ Row 30 : (with red yarn purl) x 11, (with green yarn purl) x 3, (with red yarn purl) x 15, (with green yarn purl) x 3, (with red yarn purl) x 15, (with green yarn purl) x 3, (with red yarn purl) x 10
← Row 31 : (with red yarn knit) x 11, with green yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 17, with green yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 17, with green yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 12
→ Row 32 – 90: (with red yarn knit on right-side rows and purl on wrong-side rows) x 60
-Bind off knit-wise, fasten off and weave in ends.
Attaching Panels Together:
Place the front and back panels together with right sides facing. Using either blush or ivory yarn, sew an invisible seam around all edges except the top opening.
Attaching Buttons:
With the back panel facing, fold the front panel down over the top of the back panel and use stitch markers to mark the row where each button will be placed. Using a yarn needle and blush yarn, sew each button in place.
Place a 18x18 pillow inside the cover and enjoy!
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Beautiful work!
Thank you for sharing this pattern. Very nostalgic.
Love it! Thank you
Hi,
First let me say, I feel embarrassed, silly and quite stupid. I am knitting the Farmhouse Truck Pillow and have become so confused. I am having fun but stuck. Several rows have knit, with no number after it.
Row 37:
← Row 37 : (with white yarn knit) x 6, (with red yarn knit) x 4, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 3, (with black yarn knit) x 7, (with red yarn knit) x 2, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 17, with white yarn knit, (with red yarn knit) x 2, (with black yarn knit) x 7, (with red yarn knit) x 3, (with grey yarn knit) x 2, (with white yarn knit) x 4
When there isn't a number it's simply one stitch (k1)
Hi! I’m trying to find the yarn to make this and just want to make sure I have it right. Is it the charisma yarn by loops and thread that is bulky (5) for suggested needle size 13 needles?
Yes, the instructions are for that bulky weight yarn with the needles listed in the pattern. Going down in needle size creates a stiffer fabric appropriate for a pillow 🙂