Just looking at my work, I’m pretty sure you already know how much I love making cushions…
For starters, they’re relatively speedy projects (unlike blankets, that – by the way – I love making too, haha), plus they can change the look of a room really fast, another love of mine: interior design/decorating. So… win-win, right?
After my book “Colorful Crochet” was published, I played around with one of the motifs – “Granny Square Lenize” (that I made cushion roll “Lenize” with ↓), and the “Little Lenny”-square was born. I have shown the first “Little Lenny Cushions” I made here before, but in case you’ve missed them, this is the blog post, and these ↓↓ are the cushions.
In that very same blog post I’m sharing the free “Little Lenny”-pattern, that you can find in Dutch here, and in English here.
Still inspired by, and looooving the colors of the fabric we used as backdrop during my book release parties, I randomly started crocheting more of these cute “Little Lenny”-squares, now in white, soft and bright pinks, bright and dark green – a different color for rounds 1, 2 and 3, plus a new round 4 in soft pink.
Soon enough there were enough squares for 2 (!) cushion covers: a relatively small one – 40 cm x 40 cm – using 16 squares, and a bigger one – 50 cm x 50 cm – consisting of 25 squares.
For both cushions I crocheted the squares together, using the flat zipper join (quick Blitsy-tutorial here). The small cushion got a tassel (youtube-video on that here) on each corner, and the big one was finished off with a surface slip stitch as a border (explained here). The back of both cushions have the lovely fabric that served as their inspiration to begin with, both envelope-style (handy tutorial here).
I’ve just added both of them to my Etsy-shop (here, and here); I think they’re a great couple – “twinning is winning” ;-), but they are really pretty “stand alone” as well…
As always, they’re made with – much! – love, and as always I find it hard to part with them, but Marie Kondo hasn’t left the building yet, haha, so I’m hoping for a loving new home for my “Little Lenny”-square cushions.
Are you a fond cushion maker as I am, or do you like to crochet/knit/craft different kind of projects?
Wishing you a fantastic weekend, filled with lots of happy-creating time!
Love,
Marianne xx
wat een super mooie kussens Marianne! voor jou ook een heel fijn weekend, xx esther
Dankjewel, Esther! Fijne nieuwe week gewenst! Marianne xx
Hey Marianne,
Wat een leuke kussens. Echt super mooie kleuren.
Fijne zondag.
Lieve groetjes,
Emily
(casacreaemilia.blogspot.nl)
Dankjewel, Emily, lief van jou! Marianne xx
Beautiful work Marianne. I love your colour choices.
Thanks so much, Vicki, that’s very sweet of you to say! Marianne xx
Absolutely gorgeous pillows in a wonderful color palette! I’ve pinned and shared on FB. Have a great new week ahead!
Thank you so much! That is extremely sweet of you, and very much appreciated! Marianne xx