🕯️ Crochet your way to a meaningful and festive Hanukkah celebration with our Menorah Bobble Stitch Pillow Crochet Pattern 🕯️

Illuminate your Hanukkah celebration with our exquisite Menorah Bobble Stitch Pillow Crochet Pattern. This captivating pattern combines the cozy charm of a decorative pillow with the symbolic beauty of the menorah, creating a stunning accent piece that celebrates the Festival of Lights. Whether you’re a seasoned crocheter or just starting your crafting journey, this pattern is designed to infuse your home with the joy and tradition of Hanukkah.

Pattern Notes:

• This pattern uses the Intarsia Crochet technique that involves using multiple colors in a single row or round of crochet to create a specific design or pattern. The pattern is written out by row but you can also follow the graph for the color work. 
• Each square represents an individual stitch – either a single crochet or bobble stitch. 
• Beginning Ch-1s do not count as a stitch throughout the entire pattern.
• Bobbles are worked only on EVEN rows (wrong side of work) and are always worked in the contrast color. When bobbles are marked in the pattern, you are to follow the color change at the same time. 
• For simplicity, you can bind off the CC after every even row and reattach at the next even row (this saves you from carrying the yarn in the back across 2 rows)
• Once the back and front panels are complete, we will edge the work with sc to ensure a clean seam when joining the seams together. You can increase the size of the work by increasing the edging. If you are working this up as a pillow cover you many need an additional round or 2 of edging to fit over your existing pillow (you may not need to do this if using a pillow form).

Tips on Changing Colors:

1. Finish the Last Stitch with the Old Color:
   • Work until there are two loops on the hook with the old color.
2. Yarn Over with the New Color:
   • Before completing the last stitch with the old color, yarn over with the new color.
3. Pull Through Loops:
   • Finish the last stitch by pulling through the last two loops with the new color.
4. Secure the Old Color:
   • Once you’ve changed colors, secure the yarn of the old color by either crocheting over the tail or by weaving it in later.

Skill Level:

Intermediate: For crocheters with some experience. More intricate stitches, shaping & finishing.

Measurements:

The pattern is written for a 16x16in pillow and can easily be increased to a larger square as detailed within the pattern. 

I added 3 rounds of edging to fit an 18×18 pillow.

Materials:

• #4 Medium yarn 
  • Main colour: Blue Background (MC): 2 ball of 198 g/7 oz, 333 meters/364 yards
  • Contrast colour: Grey Menorah (CC): 1 ball of – 198 g/7 oz, 338 meters/370 yards 
  • Candle & Flame: less than 100 yards of each White and Gold
  • As photographed – Red Heart Super Saver in Light Periwinkle (MC) and Light Grey (CC), White (candle), Gold (flame)
• 5.5 mm (U.S. I/9) crochet hook 
• Tapestry needle

Gauge:

• 4″ x 4″ (10 cm x 10 cm) 12 sc and 15 rows with a 5.5 mm (U.S. I/9) crochet hook

Abbreviations:

Bobble St: Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through (three loops on hook), yarn over and pull through 2 of the loops. Repeat the previous step four more times so that you have five not-quite-complete dc stitches worked into the same stitch. There will be six loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through all six loops. This closes your bobble crochet stitch.

Adjusted Flame Bobble St:  Insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through (three loops on hook), yarn over twice, and pull through 2 of the loops, yarn over, pull through next 2 loops, insert hook into stitch and yarn over and pull through again (now 4 loops on hook) . You should have [one sc, one tr, and one sc] not-quite-complete stitches worked into the same stitch. There will be four loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through all four loops. This closes your adjusted flame bobble crochet stitch.

Pattern:

• REFER TO BOBBLE GRAPH ATTACHMENT – 

Front Panel:

To start, with MC, ch 54

Row 1: sc in 2^nd ch from hook to end, ch 1, turn (53 sts)

Row 2-3: sc in each st across, ch 1, turn

Row 4: Begin color work on WS: sc in the first 20 sts, change color to CC, *work bobble in the next st, sc* repeat within ** 5 more times, work bobble once more, change color to MC, sc to end, ch 1, turn. Color changes are called out in this row but will be integrated into the rows going forward (see pattern notes above). 

Row 5: and every odd row: sc in each st across, ch 1, turn

Row 6: sc in first 21, bobble, *work bobble in the next st, sc* repeat within ** 4 more times, work bobble once more, sc to end, ch 1, turn

Row 8: sc in first 22, bobble, *work bobble in the next st, sc* repeat within ** 3 more times, work bobble once more, sc to end, ch 1, turn

Row 10: sc in first 23, bobble, *work bobble in the next st, sc* repeat within ** 2 more times, work bobble once more, sc to end, ch 1, turn

Row 12: sc in first 26, bobble, sc in each st to end, ch 1, turn

Row 14: sc in first 26, bobble, sc in each st to end, ch 1, turn

Row 16: sc in first 25, [bobble, sc, bobble] all with CC, sc in each st to end, ch 1, turn

Row 18: sc in first 23, bobble, sc in 2, bobble, sc in 2, bobble, sc in each st to end, ch 1, turn

Row 20: sc in first 21, bobble, sc in 4, bobble, sc in 4, bobble, sc in each st to end, ch 1, turn

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Row 22: sc in first 19, bobble, sc in 5, [bobble, sc, bobble] all with CC, sc in 5, bobble, sc to end, ch 1 turn

Row 24:  sc in first 17, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 2, bobble, sc in 2, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc to end, ch 1, turn

Row 26:  sc in first 15, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 4, bobble, sc in 4, bobble, sc in 5 bobble, sc to end, ch 1, turn

Row 28: sc in first 13, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5,[bobble, sc, bobble] all with CC, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc to end, ch 1 turn

Row 30:  sc in first 11, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 2, bobble, sc in 2, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc to end, ch 1 turn

Row 32: sc in first 9, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 4, bobble, sc in 4, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc to end, ch 1 turn

Row 34: sc in first 7, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5, [bobble, sc, bobble] all with CC, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc to end, ch 1 turn

Row 36: sc in first 5, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 2, bobble, sc in 2, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc to end, ch 1 turn

Row 38: sc in first 3, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 4, bobble, sc in 4, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc to end, ch 1 turn

Row 40: sc in 2, *[bobble, sc, bobble] all with cc, sc in 3*, repeat within ** to last 5 sts, [bobble, sc, bobble] all with cc, sc in 2. Ch 1, turn

Row 42: as row 40

Row 44: note color changes here include WHITE for the CANDLE. Sc in first 3, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5 bobble, sc in 3, [bobble, sc, bobble] all with cc, sc in 3, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5, bobble, sc in 5 bobble, sc to end, ch 1 turn 

Row 46: note color changes here include GOLD for the FLAME. Sc in first 3, adjusted flame bobble, sc in 5, adjusted flame bobble, sc in 5, adjusted flame bobble, sc in 5 adjusted flame bobble, sc in 3, [bobble, sc, bobble] all with cc, sc in 3, adjusted flame bobble, sc in 5, adjusted flame bobble, sc in 5, adjusted flame bobble, sc in 5, adjusted flame bobble, sc to end, ch 1 turn 

Row 48: note color changes here include WHITE for the CANDLE. sc in first 26 sts, bobble, sc to end, ch 1, turn

Row 50: note color changes here include Gold for the FLAME. sc in first 26 sts, bobble, sc to end, ch 1, turn

Row 51-53: sc in each st across, ch 1, turn. Bind off on final row.

Back Panel:

To start, with MC, ch 54

Row 1: sc in 2^nd ch from hook to end, ch 1, turn (53 sts)

Row 2-53: sc in each st across, ch 1, turn. Bind off on final row.

Edging & sizing: on both panels:

With front side facing, starting at bottom right corner, evenly space sc along the side edge of the pillow, 2 sc in the corner, along every stitch on the top, 2 sc in corner, down the side edge, 2 sc in corner, and along the bottom. Each row should be approx. one sc so approx. 53 sts along the sides and top/bottom. Join with a slst to first sc. 

Each round of edging will add approx. ½ in. If you’re working with a 16x16in pillow, only work one round. If your pillow is slightly larger continue working rounds to ensure the best fit. The cover should not have any slack and should stretch comfortably to fit over the pillow or form. 

Closing and Finishing

Place pieces together with both the right sides facing out, work 1 sc into each ST across the top, side, and bottom, and working 2 SC into each corner. Insert the pillow form and close the last side by SC up the final side. SL ST into the 1st SC worked, tie off yarn, and weave in end.

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