Embroidered Pillow Pattern

SIZE: 14 x 15½ inches

Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"AUNT LYDIA'S" HEAVY RUG YARN
3—70 yd. skeins Peacock
2—70 yd. skeins Antique Gold
Aluminum Crochet Hook Size H OR ANY SIZE HOOK WHICH RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW
Kapok or shredded Foam Rubber for filling
½ yd. lining

GAUGE: 3 sts = 1 inch

(Make 2 sections.) With Peacock ch 46, 1 s c in 2nd st from hook and in each remaining st of ch, ch 1 to turn all rows. NEXT 7 ROWS: 1 s c in each s c, cut Peacock. Working in s c work as follows: * 8 rows Antique Gold, 8 rows Peacock. Repeat from * once, cut yarn.

EMBROIDERY: With single strand of yarn embroider flowers in Lazy Daisy st, working Peacock over Antique Gold and Antique Gold over Peacock. Start the 1st flower of lower row of flowers in the 7th s c of 1st row of Antique Gold stripe, the next in the 23rd s c and the next in the 39th s c of same row. Start the 1st flower of 2nd row of flowers in the 15th s c of 1st row of next Peacock stripe and the next flower in the 31st s c of same row. Work 2 more rows of flowers as illustrated.

LINING: Cut lining allowing about ½ inch on each side for seams. Sew 3 sides. Fill with kapok. Sew opening closed.

FINISHING: Sew 3 sides of pillow. Insert lining and sew opening closed.

CORD: Using a strand of each color work a chain long enough to fit around entire edge of pillow, cut yarn. Having wrong side of chain toward you sew chain to edge of pillow.