T.V. STACK PILLOW
Reading edition
Material: 14 skeins Red rug yarn 1 skein Ivory rug yarn crochet hook—Boye G Styrofoam Pillow—20″ by 20″ by 4″ 20″ zipper
Directions: Half double croc. st.—yarn over as you would in a double croc. stitch—go through st. Pick up yarn and pull through all loops on hook. Top & Bottom: Make two pieces using red ch. 68.
Row 1: 1 half double croc. st. in 3rd st. of ch. 1 half double croc. st. in each st. of ch. across row. (66 st. in all.) Should measure 20″—ch. 2—turn. Continue for 50 rows putting 1 half double croc. st. in each st. across ch. 2 to turn each row (measure 20″). Strips for sides (make 4): Ch. 14—1 half double croc. st. in 3rd st. of ch. and in each st. across ch. (12 sts.) (measures 4 in.) ch. 2 turn. Continue putting 1 half double croc. st. in each st. across ch. 2 to turn each row until your work measures 20″.
Tassels: Make 4. Cut a piece of cardboard 5 in. wide and wrap yarn around 30 times—use either color or both. Slide off cardboard carefully and tie with string as tightly as possible about an in. from top and around all the strands—cut the other end too and trim evenly with bottom of pillow—finish tassel—(note picture). Tie to each corner of pillow.
Put together: using ivory yarn, croc. all seams together with sc. st. With seams to outside put several stitches in corners so work will lie flat. Leave on edge open for zipper. Pin zipper in, then baste before stitching—on sewing machine.