Make your own mini bean stitch cushion

Mini Bean Stitch Cushion

By Jo Janes

I was lucky enough to be taught how to knit and crochet from my two grandmothers when I was a little girl. I picked up my hook in my 20’s and then again in my mid 30’s and this is where my passion took off. Since the beginning of 2018, I have had my patterns published in both the UK and US including Crochet Now Magazine, Big and Little Crochet Partworks Series and Interweave Crochet Magazine.

I particularly love designing homewares and I draw my inspiration from my surroundings incorporating simple colour combinations which bring a pop of colour to your home.

Keep reading to find out how to make this amazing bean stitch cushion using our brand new yarn from Deramores.

Products used:

1 x White (80901) 100g Yarn A

1 x Rose (80914) 100g Yarn B

1 x Powder Pink (80813) 100g Yarn C

4mm crochet hook

Pattern:

Cushion (Make 2 sides)

Main body

Foundation chain: With Yarn B, ch65 (multiples of 2 + 1)

Row 1 (RS): Starting in 3rd ch from hook, bs, sk 1ch, *bs in next ch, sk1** repeat from * to ** across, ch2, turn. (63sts – 31 bs)

Row 2 (WS): Following the instructions for bean stitch, bs, across, ch2, turn. Change colour to Yarn A (63sts – 31 bs)

Row 3 (RS): bs, across, turn

Row 4 (WS): bs, across, ch2, turn. Change colour to Yarn C (63sts – 31 bs)

Row 5 (RS): bs, across, turn.

Row 6 (WS): bs, across, ch2, turn. Change colour to Yarn A (63sts – 31 bs)

Row 7 (RS): bs, across, turn

Row 8 (WS): bs, across, ch2, turn. Change colour to Yarn B (63sts – 31 bs)

Row 9 – 48: Work in pattern alternating the colour yarn every two rows

Row 49 (RS): bs, across, turn. (63sts – 31 bs)

Row 50 (WS): bs, across. Fasten off. (63sts – 31 bs

Border

Place the pieces WS together, with Yarn B join the yarn through both thicknesses with a sl st. 2 ch (does not count as a st throughout), work htr evenly around the edges working through both thicknesses and working 3 htr in each corner. Once you have joined three sides, insert the cushion inner and continue joining the last side, sl st to the top of the first htr. 2 ch, work htr around the edges and working 3 htr in each corner sl st to the top of the first htr. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Mini Bean Stitch

Insert the hook into st. (fig 1)

Yarn over.

Pull up loop.

Yarn over, insert hook into same st.

Yarn over, pull up loop.

Yarn over and pull yarn through all 4 loops on hook (fig 2)

Ch 1 to close the stitch (fig 3)