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We are going to crochet a cushion cover with a front and a back that have the same structure, i.e. bubbles on both sides, so you crochet two equal parts, front and back. Start by making a simple loop around the crochet hook. One way you can do this is to wrap the yarn around your index and middle finger and then pull the yarn up so that the loop locks when you tighten. Leave about 15 cm tail.

The chain

Adjust the size of the loop around your crochet hook. Now we will start crocheting the chain, use the crochet hook and pick up the yarn with the end that comes from the yarn roll (you temporarily have two loops on the crochet hook) and pull through so that a loop is formed (the first loop). Do this until you have a total of 39 stitches on your chain. If you want to make the pillowcase bigger/smaller, you must always have an uneven number of stitches on the chain. Keep in mind that if you make a larger pillowcase, you will need more than two yarn roles.

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Row 2

Now start following the chain back and crochet row 2. Skip the first loop (which is holding your crochet hook) and start going down the loop that comes after. Catch the yarn and pull through (you now temporarily have 2 loops on the hook). Pick up the yarn with the needle again and pull through both loops. Repeat this 37 more times so you have 38 stitches on row 2 (always one stitch less than the number you had on the chain). When you have done this 38 times, make a simple loose loop. Now you turn the work over and continue.

ATTENTION! If you forget to add a loose loop before turning the work, the side will be uneven

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Row 3

Now let´s start crocheting bubbles! We start the row in the second stitch from your crochet hook, so you skip the first stitch. A bubble is crocheted like this: make a wrap around the crochet hook, go down into the stitch, pick up yarn and pull through. Pick up the yarn again and pull through two loops (you have two loops on the hook). Now we will do the same thing again; make a wrap around the crochet hook, go down in the same stitch, pick up yarn and pull through. Pick up yarn and pull through two loops (you now have three loops on the hook). Continue two more times in the same way so that you have five loops on the hook.

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When you have five loops on the crochet hook, make a wrap around the crochet hook and pull through all five loops. When you do this, put your finger on the back of the bubble so that you push it a little towards it while pulling through all five loops. In the stitch after the bubble, make a single stitch. Go down the stitch by bringing the crochet hook just behind the bubble and down into the stitch (so that the bubble lays correctly). Pick up yarn and pull through. Pick up yarn again and pull through. Now you crochet every other bubble and every other single stitch.

When you are on the other side you should have 19 bubbles if you have crocheted 39 loops on your chain. Finish with a loop and turn and crochet the next row.

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Row 4

In this row, we also start in the second stitch and skip the first stitch. Now crochet single stitches, go down into the stitch, pick up the yarn (you have two loops on the hook), pick up the yarn again, and pull through. Work 38 double crochets until you are on the other side. Finish with a loop.

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Now crochet every other row 3 and every other row 4. Continue until part 1 is square.

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Fasten

When the part is square, cut off and attach to the inside. Attach by tying a knot in the back around a loop and hide the yarn end in nearby stitches.

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Part 2

Crochet part 2 in the same way as the first side, so you have two equal sides.

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Fasten the two parts

Now you have two parts that look the same. Place the sides against each other with the wrong side in (bubbles out) and crochet them together. The side where we started with the chain and then crocheted a round of single crochets on row 2, that side should be at the top of both pieces and is the side where we will then attach the zipper.

Start on the left side. Make a loop around the crochet hook (just like at the beginning of the cushion cover). Go down with the crochet hook in the corner, through both parts, and pick up yarn and pull through. Crochet single stitches along the side and in the corners you crochet three single stitches in the same stitch. Continue for a maximum of three sides. If you want to attach all four sides, now tuck in the inner cushion before crocheting the last side.

When you have attached three/four sides, cut off and attach the yarn end to the inside of the cushion cover.

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Fasten zipper

This instruction explains the zipper on the basis that it is purchased by the meter.

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Now we will fasten the zipper. Measure how long the cushion cover is and add approx. 5-6 cm to the zipper before cutting to the right length. Put the runner on the zipper, watch the video if you are unsure. Attach the zipper on both sides with a needle and thread so that there is an equal amount of the pillowcase on each side. At the end and the beginning of the zipper, we want the runner to stop, so sew up and down over the zipper.

Attach all threads in the same way as we attached the yarn ends. Tuck the ends of the zipper into the pillow case.

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Your pillow case is ready!

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