You can also sew the whole thing by hand.įold the pillow case as it will need to be when the pillow form is inserted, still keeping right sides together. Leave the top end open to form the envelope. I used my sewing machine to sew the fleece to the knit piece along three sides with right sides together. You’ll want the knit portion to cover the fleece by an inch or two. To finish the back envelope style with a piece of fleece (you could also use felt, or any fabric you like, but fleece ups the squish factor and you can leave the edges raw), cut a piece slightly larger than what you need to cover. Alternatively, you can just knit a front and make the whole back fabric, or knit until you run out of yarn and cover the rest with fabric, as I did. Repeat until your piece is as big as your pillow form (wrapping all the way around). I did Stockinette Stitch for four rows and Garter Stitch for one row. For me, that was 23.ĭecide what stitch pattern you want to use (check my post on working with loop yarn for how to make different stitches). Making the Loop Yarn Pillowįirst, determine how many loops you need to cover the length of one side of the pillow. That little extra bit of stuffing makes a big difference. The yarn is going to stretch a bit anyway, but making it a little snug helps to give the feeling that the pillow case is really filled.Īnother thing you can do to make it even softer if you’re using an older pillow form that might not be as lofty as it used to be (or even if you’re not) is to wrap the pillow in an extra layer of quilt batting before you stick it in the pillow form. If you want your loop yarn pillow to be extra squishy and wonderful (the yarn does a lot of that work for you) make your pillow case just slightly smaller than the actual pillow itself. The wrong side of this loop yarn fabric is really pretty too! Pro Tip for the Coziest Pillow Ever Or secret book pocket? Whatever you need. I actually like this better because it made it possible to make a super simple envelope flap pillow, which is great if you ever need to wash the pillow cover or replace the inside pillow form for whatever reason. This is still pretty much a loop yarn pillow, but about half of the back is covered with a piece of fleece from my stash. That’s why I added a piece of fleece to the supply list above. optional: a piece of fleece fabric and/or quilt batting, see below for how I used theseīecause I was using things I had in my house, I had more pillow than yarn to cover it.sewing thread and needle (and optionally, a sewing machine).pillow form of desired size (I used an old 18-inch square pillow I recovered years ago and wanted to cover again).1 or 2 balls of loop yarn (I used Bernat Alize Blanket E-Z yarn in Denim Blues).Bonus: it doesn’t take much in terms of materials, skill or time to make a fantastic pillow for your couch or bed. I know that’s a bold claim, coziest pillow ever, but if you make a loop yarn pillow I’m pretty sure you’ll agree with me. View our privacy and affiliates policy for details. Affiliate links may be included for your convenience.
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