Modern Rectangle Pillow – Free Crochet Pattern

Modern Crochet Cushion Cover

This modern crochet cushion cover pattern blends a sleek design with a cozy texture, perfect for elevating your living space. The pattern creates a removable pillow cover that fits over a 12″ high by 20″ wide pillow insert, which is an ideal size for a rectangle accent pillow that will add a pop of color and style to any room.

It’s an easy-to-follow crochet pillow pattern that features a stunning geometric pattern for a stylish look to match your modern home. With step-by-step instructions, you’ll be able to breeze through this rectangle pillowcase pattern and be proud to show off your trendy new pillow or give it as a gift.

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Pattern Details

Skill Level

Easy

Size

The pattern creates a removable pillow cover that is approx. 19.5” wide x 11.5” high and fits over a 20” wide x 12” high pillow insert.

Materials

Yarn: Approx. 500 yds of any size 4 (medium), 100% acrylic yarn. I used Impeccable Solid by Loops & Threads in the color “Baked Clay.” This yarn is size 4 (medium) and 100% acrylic. A skein is 285 yds / 260 m and 4.5 oz / 127.5 g. I used 2 skeins. 

Crochet Hook Sizes: F/5 (3.75 mm) for the front and H/8 (5.00 mm) for the back. Or sizes needed to obtain gauge. 

Other Materials: Yarn needle, pins, scissors, measuring tape and a 20” wide x 12” pillow insert. Optional: 3 x 25mm buttons for the back, thread and sewing needle. 

Terminology

This pattern is written for right-handed crochet using standard US terminology. If you’re more familiar with UK terms, here’s my US to UK Conversion Chart. 

Abbreviations

• ch/chs = chain/chains
• st/sts = stitch/stitches
• sl st = slip stitch 
• sc = single crochet
• dc = double crochet 
• RS = right side / front
• WS = wrong side / back

Gauge

• Front: 4” x 4” = 13 sts and 15 rows (following the pattern for Piece A (the front) and measured on the wrong side).
• Back: 4” x 4” = 12 sts and 11 rows (following the pattern for Piece B or C (the back)). 

Pattern Notes

• Always work in the first stitch, the stitch attached to the chain. 
• Chains never count as stitches. 

Special Stitch

Puff = A Puff stitch in this pattern is an hdc3tog (half double crochet three together) in the same stitch. 

Here’s how to make a Puff: Yarn over. Insert hook into the designated stitch. Yarn over and pull through a loop (3 loops on hook). Yarn over and insert hook into the same stitch. Yarn over and pull through a loop (5 loops on hook). Yarn over and insert hook into the same stitch. Yarn over and pull through a loop (7 loops on hook). Yarn over and pull yarn through all 7 loops. This completed Puff counts as 1 stitch.

Here’s a video tutorial showing how to do this stitch.

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How to Crochet the Modern Rectangle Pillow (Pattern Instructions)

Piece A: Front Pillow Panel

Front Pillow Panel Notes: 

• Each row has 63 stitches.
• Your work may curl or look misshaped. This will be corrected once the pillow is assembled.  

Start: With a F/5 (3.75 mm) hook (or size needed to obtain gauge), ch 64.

For Row 1 (only) work into the back ridge loops. 

Row 1 (RS): In the second ch from hook, sc. Sc in each ch across. (Reminders: each row has 63 sts. Chs never count as sts).

Row 2 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. (Reminder: always work in the first st – the st attached to the ch). 

Sc in the next 5 sts.

[Puff in the next st. Sc in the next st.] x 6 (meaning to complete the instructions in brackets a total of 6 times). 

Puff in the next st. 

Sc in the next 7 sts. 

[Puff in the next st. Sc in the next st.] x 6. 

Puff in the next st. 

Sc in the next 7 sts.  

[Puff in the next st. Sc in the next st.] x 6. 

Puff in the next st.

Sc in the next 5 sts. 

Row 3 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. Sc in each st across. 

After Row 3, work should measure 19” wide (it should grow to 19.5” wide after Row 7).

Row 4 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. Sc in the next 7 sts. 

[Puff in the next st. Sc in the next st.] x 4.

Puff in the next st. 

Sc in the next 11 sts.  

[Puff in the next st. Sc in the next st.] x 4.

Puff in the next st.

Sc in the next 11 sts. 

[Puff in the next st. Sc in the next st.] x 4.

Puff in the next st. 

Sc in the next 7 sts. 

Row 5 (RS): Repeat Row 3. 

Row 6 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. Sc in the first st.

Puff in the next st. 

Sc in the next 7 sts. 

[Puff in the next st. Sc in the next st.] x 2.

Puff in the next st. 

Sc in the next 7 sts. 

Puff in the next st. 

Sc in the next 7 sts.  

[Puff in the next st. Sc in the next st.] x 2.

Puff in the next st.

Sc in the next 7 sts. 

Puff in the next st. 

Sc in the next 7 sts. 

[Puff in the next st. Sc in the next st.] x 2.

Puff in the next st.

Sc in the next 7 sts.

Puff in the next st.

Sc in the last st.

Row 7 (RS): Repeat Row 3.

After Row 7, work should measure 19.5” wide and 2” high.

Row 8 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. 

[Sc in the next st. Puff in the next st.] x 2. 

Sc in the next 7 sts. 

Puff in the next st. 

Sc in the next 7 sts.

[Puff in the next st. Sc in the next st.] x 2.

Puff in the next st.

Sc in the next 7 sts.

Puff in the next st.

Sc in the next 7 sts.

[Puff in the next st. Sc in the next st.] x 2.

Puff in the next st.

Sc in the next 7 sts.

Puff in the next st.

Sc in the next 7 sts.

[Puff in the next st. Sc in the next st.] x 2. 

Row 9 (RS): Repeat Row 3. 

Row 10 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. 

[Sc in the next st. Puff in the next st.] x 3. 

Sc in the next 11 sts. 

[Puff in the next st. Sc in the next st.] x 4.

Puff in the next st.

Sc in the next 11 sts.

[Puff in the next st. Sc in the next st.] x 4.

Puff in the next st.

Sc in the next 11 sts.

[Puff in the next st. Sc in the next st.] x 3.

Row 11 (RS): Repeat Row 3.

Row 12 (WS): Ch 1 and turn.

[Sc in the next st. Puff in the next st.] x 4

Sc in the next 7 sts. 

[Puff in the next st. Sc in the next st.] x 6.

Puff in the next st.

Sc in the next 7 sts.

[Puff in the next st. Sc in the next st.] x 6.

Puff in the next st.

Sc in the next 7 sts.

[Puff in the next st. Sc in the next st.] x 4. 

Row 13 (RS): Repeat Row 3.

Row 14 (WS): Repeat Row 10. 

Row 15 (RS): Repeat Row 3.

After Row 15, work should measure 19.5” wide and 4” high.

Row 16 (WS): Repeat Row 8. 

Row 17 (RS): Repeat Row 3.

Row 18 (WS): Repeat Row 6. 

Row 19 (RS): Repeat Row 3. 

Row 20 (WS): Repeat Row 4. 

Row 21 (RS): Repeat Row 3. 

After Row 21, work should measure 19.5” wide and 6” high.

Rows 22 – 41: Repeat Rows 2 – 21. 

After Row 41, work should measure 19.5” wide and 11” high. 

Row 42 (WS): Repeat Row 2. 

Row 43 (RS): Repeat Row 3. 

Fasten off and weave in loose ends. 

Pattern Chart

Piece B: Bottom Back Pillow Panel

Start: With an H/8 (5.00 mm) hook, ch 57.

For Row 1 (only) work into the back ridge loops. 

Row 1 (RS): In the second ch from hook, sc. 

In the next ch, dc. 

*In the next ch, sc. In the next ch, dc.* 

Repeat from * to * across. (56 sts).

Row 2 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. 

Sc in the first st (the dc from the previous row). 

Dc in the next st (the sc from the previous row). 

*Sc in the next st. Dc in the next st.* 

Repeat from * to * across. (56 sts). 

After Row 2, work should measure 19” wide. (It should grow to 19.5” after Row 6). 

Rows 3 – 28: Repeat Row 2. 

After Row 28 work should measure 19.5” wide and 10” high.

Fasten off and weave in loose ends. 

Piece C: Top Back Pillow Panel

Follow instructions for Piece B from Start – Row 2. 

Rows 3 – 12: Repeat Row 2 (of Piece B).

After Row 12, work should measure 19.5” wide and 4.25” high. 

Row 13 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. 

Sc in each st across. (56 sts). 

Row 14 (WS): Ch 2 and turn. 

Dc in each st across. (56 sts).

After Row 14, work should measure 19.5” wide and 5” high. 

Fasten off and weave in loose ends. 

While not pictured here, you could sew buttons onto Piece B and have them go through the dc sts made on Piece C. 

The buttons would make the back more secure and look lovely! 

Pillow Assembly

Place Piece A (the front) wrong side up, with the Puff sts facing down. Place Piece B (bottom of back) wrong side down directly over Piece A, with the ch row at the bottom. Place Piece C wrong side down directly over Piece A, with the row of dc sts at the bottom. 

Note: Piece C will slightly overlap Piece B.

Pin the three pieces in place. Flip the pinned pieces over so the Puff stitches are now facing up/you. 

Single crochet the panels together:

With an H/8 (5.00 mm) hook, attach yarn to the bottom left corner st (of both panels) with a sl st. Make 2 sc in the same corner st. Sc all around the pillow cover, single crocheting the panels together. At each corner, make 3 sc in the same st. 

When arriving back where you started, sl st into the first sc to join (don’t make 3 sc in the last/fourth corner). 

Fasten off and weave in all loose ends. 

Once assembled, the pillow cover should be 19.5” wide and 11.5” high. 

Put your pillow insert inside and now you have a new modern rectangle pillow cover! 

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