Beautiful Free Crochet Pillow Pattern with Crochet Flowers

I just love the vintage Shabby decor effect these gorgeous crochet pillows or cushion covers have.

They are so simple and easy to crochet. that even if you are a beginner crochet student, following a simple Granny Square crochet pattern you can make this up in no time.

TO finish I made extra crochet flowers, to attach to the seam corners, to keep them tidy.

I crocheted 5 granny Squares with a border of 4 rounds worked into the back loop only.

And 4 granny Squares with a crochet flower in the middle.
Very easy to crochet

A great how to crochet the Granny Squares tutorial can be found here.
how to Crochet Granny Squares

and for the Granny Square with flower in the middle was taken from a pattern from the The Granny Square Book available to Buy .
This is a relatively easy way to crochet the flower into the Granny Square

Joining the Squares is relatively easy. position them as you want the pattern to follow and then join together into the Square.

I used a cream pillowcase folded to the correct size of joined squares, and attached to the right side of the pillow, this makes an easy slip over for the cushion padding.

As I crochet more and more I love my reference crochet  books such as the The Granny Square Book