Granny Square Cushion: 7 Ideas + a Free Button-Back Pattern

A granny square cushion pattern is a crochet project that transforms individual granny square motifs into a decorative cushion cover. Typically, you will join 4 to 9 squares to create the front panel, work a plain panel for the back, and seam them together around a cushion insert. Tip: always measure your cushion insert before starting and make your cover 1 inch smaller on each side for a snug, professional fit.

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Tip: Use a zipper closure instead of seaming the entire cushion shut: this makes the cover removable and washable, extending the life of your handmade creation.

A tapestry needle for the seaming is worth having ready, especially if you are piecing together a lot of small squares.

7 Free Granny Square Cushion Cover Patterns

1. Interlocking Crochet Granny Square Cushion Cover

Veronika Cromwell at Blue Star Crochet One 25-round square folds and seams into a cover for a 16-inch insert. works this cover from one large interlocking square, folding the corners to the center, in Brava Worsted with a 6 mm hook for a 16 by 16-inch cover.

2. Classic Granny Square Pillow

Nicky at Jewels and Jones The fabric zipper cover does the practical work here: it gives the crocheted panel a removable base, making this a strong choice if you want the granny square on the front without crocheting a full second panel. An 18-inch granny-square panel is hand-sewn onto an 18-inch zipper pillow cover. hand-sews a granny square panel onto a fabric zipper pillow cover, using sport-weight yarn and a 3.5 mm hook for an 18 by 18-inch pillow.

3. Mini Granny Crochet Pillow

Carmen Heffernan at Annie Design Crochet The 17-inch front uses 49 mini granny squares arranged seven by seven. joins 49 mini granny squares, each about 2 inches across, and whip-stitches the panel onto a store-bought pillow, finishing at 17 by 17 inches.

4. Crochet Granny Circle in a Square Pillow

Carmen Heffernan at Annie Design Crochet The 16-inch front uses 16 circle-in-a-square motifs, each about 3.75 inches. sews 16 circle-in-square granny motifs into a 4 by 4 panel using back loops only, then attaches it to a pillow insert, finishing at 16 by 16 inches.

5. Granny’s 4-Square Pillow

Erin Toews at Juniper and Oakes The 12-inch cover uses two panels, each built from four granny squares. joins two panels of four granny squares each with mattress stitch, borders them in granny stitch, then seams the panels together to fit a 12 by 12-inch insert.

6. Modern Granny Square Pillow

Brittany at B.Hooked Crochet Four large squares are joined diagonally rather than in a standard grid. joins four large squares at an angle instead of a traditional grid for a modern diagonal look, finishing at 16 by 16 inches with medium-weight yarn and a 5 mm hook.

7. Easy Striped Granny Square Cushion Cover

Merrian Holland at Mezzacraft builds this cushion from two oversized striped solid-granny-square panels, then seams them into a removable cover. View the pattern. The source also provides three video tutorials for the motif, construction, and seaming.