Add a splash of tropical flair to your space with this bold and beautiful Flamingo throw cushion! Featuring a fabulous flamingo in vibrant pink tones, this playful design brings serious summer vibes all year round. Perfect for brightening up your sofa, nursery, or even a garden room, this cushion is a must-make for color lovers and flamingo fans alike. This is an easy-to-follow pattern that’ll give your space a pop of personality. It’s a real showstopper!
Time: Weekend Project
Skill Level: Beginner
Size: One Size L x H 11” x 12”
Gauge: 24 sts and 25 rows = 4” [10 cm]
Materials
Yarn: Scheepjes (100% Mercerized Cotton; 137 yards [125 meters] / 1.75 ounces [50 grams]): 256 Cornelia Rose (MC 3 balls), 130 Old Lace (CC1 1 ball), Jet Black 110 (CC2 1 Ball)
Hook: US size B/1 2.25 mm
Notions: Tapestry needle,
Abbreviations
Rsc – Reverse Single Crochet
Special Stitches
Reverse Single Crochet (rsc): insert your hook into the next stitch to the right (from front to back), yarn over, pull up a loop, then yarn over again and pull through the two loops on your hook; essentially working a single crochet stitch backwards across the row, keeping your hook pointed in the same direction throughout.
Pattern Notes
Pattern is worked from side to side. Pattern is worked in pieces (flamingo face x2, wing x2) then assembled.
The piece is made flat.
Pattern
Flamingo
Make 2
Ch 31 using MC.
Row 1 (RS): Sc in each st across, turn. (30 sts)
Row 2 (WS): Ch 1 (does not count as st), 2 sc in next st, sc to last st, 2 sc in last st. (32 sts)
Rows 3-20: Rep rows 1-2 nine more times.
Row 21-25: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (50 sts)
Row 26: Ch 1, dec, sc to last 2 sts, dec, turn. (48 sts)
Row 27: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Rows 28-35: Rep rows 26-27 4 more times.
Row 36: Ch 1, dec, 22 sc, dec, turn, leave remaining sts unworked. (24 sts)
Work on these 24 sts only.
Row 37: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Row 38: Ch 1, dec, 3 sc, 11 hdc, 3 sc, sk next 2 sc, sl st, turn. (18 sts)
Fasten off and rejoin to 25th st of row 35.
Row 39 (RS): Ch 1, sc to last 2 sts, dec, turn. (13 sts)
Row 40: Ch 1, sc to last st, 2 sc in last st, turn. (14 sts)
Row 41: Ch 1, 2 sc in next st, sc to last 2 sts, dec, turn. (14 sts)
Row 42: Ch 1. sc to last 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, turn. (15 sts)
Row 43: Ch 1, 2 sc in next st, sc to last 2 sts, dec, turn. (14 sts)
Row 44: Ch 1, sc to last 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, turn. (15 sts)
Rows 45-48: Rep rows 43-44 2 more times.
Row 49: Ch 1, 2 sc in next st, sc to last 2 sts, dec, turn. (15 sts)
Row 50: Ch 1, dec, sc to last st, 2 sc in last st, turn. (15 sts)
Rows 51-56: Rep rows 49-50 3 more times
Row 57-58: Ch 1, 2 sc in next st, sc to end, turn. (17 sts)
Row 59: Ch 1, 2 sc in next st, sc to end, ch 19, turn.
Row 60: Ch 1, sc to end, turn. (35 sts)
Row 61-64: Ch 1, dec, sc to last sts, dec, turn. (27 sts)
Row 65: Ch 1, dec, dec, sc to last 4 sts, dec, dec, turn. (23 sts)
Row 66: Ch 1, sc to end, turn.
Rows 67-72: Rep row 65-66 3 more times.
Row 73: Ch 1, sk next sc, 7 sc, sk next 2 sc, 1 sc, turn. (8 sts)
Fasten off and re-join to 15th st of row 57.
Beak
Row 1: Ch 1, sl st in next 2 sc, 8 sc, join in CC1, 6 sc (16 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, 9 sc, using MC 5 sc
Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc, fasten of MC, using CC1 sc to end.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc to end.
Row 5: Ch 1, 10 sc, join in CC2, 4 sc.
Row 6: Ch 1, 6 sc, using CC1 8 sc, dec. (15 sts)
Row 7: Ch 1, 5 sc, using CC2 6 sc, dec. (14 sts)
Row 8: Ch 1,11 sc, using CC1 1 sc, dec. (13 sts)
Row 9: Ch 1, 1 sc, fasten of CC1, using CC2 sc to last 2 sts, dec. (12 sts)
Row 10-11: Ch 1, sc to last 2 sts, dec. (10 sts)
Row 12: Ch 1, 2 sc, sl st in next 3 sc. (5 sts)
Fasten off.
Sc in each st around and row around, changing colors as necessary to match the flamingo face.
Fasten off.
Wing
Make 2
Ch 11 using MC.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 1, 2 sc in next st, 8 sc, 2 sc in next st, turn. (12 sts)
Row 2 (WS): Sc in each st across, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in next st, sc 10, 2 sc in next st, turn (14 sts)
Row 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in next st, sc to end, turn. (15 sts)
Rows 5-8: Rep rows 3-4 2 more times.
Row 9: Ch 1, Sc to last st, 2 sc in next st, turn. (22 sts)
Row 10: Ch 1, 2 sc in next st, sc to end, turn. (23 sts)
Row 11: Ch 1, sc to last st, 2 sc in last st, turn. (24 sts)
Row 12: Ch 1, 2 sc in next st, 22 sc, dec, turn.
Row 13: Ch 1, dec, 22 sc, 2 sc in last st, turn.
Row 14: Ch 1, 2 sc in next st, 20 sc, dec, dec, turn. (25 sts)
Row 15: Dec, 8 sc, dec, sl st.
Fasten off.
Sew feather lines on to wing, sew first line on row 6, insert needle at the edge of the row and sew to 7 sts in, insert needle in second line 4 rows above and sew back to edge. Sew wings to the face as pictured.
Eye
Make a loop by crossing one end of the yarn over the other, insert one end of the yarn into the loop, continue to wrap the yarn end around and into the loop 8 more times, pull both ends of the yarn to tighten the knot. Sew the knot into position using a picture as reference.
Band
Ch 10
Row 1: Sc in each st across, turn. (9 sts)
Row 2-275: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Fasten off.
Finishing
With wrong side facing, place a flamingo face and the band together and sc in st around changing colors as necessary to match the face, the rsc in each sc around, fasten off.
Repeat for other face, this time stuffing as you go when you are completing the rsc round.
Fasten off and sew in end.