Free Knitting Pattern: Color Ribbons Pillow

Use leftover yarns from your other holiday projects to knit this easy pillow for Christmas! This Color Ribbons Pillow free knitting pattern is a great beginner project, but the stripes and occasional lines of texture make it interesting enough for all levels.

If you’d rather use a different stripe pattern or different colors, make up your own! It’ll look great no matter what you choose.

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red, white and green striped pillow on an off-white sofa

The free knitting pattern is below. If you’d like a downloadable ad-free version, you can purchase it

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The Yarn

I used Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted yarn, a 100% acrylic yarn in a medium weight. It is smooth and easy to knit with. I used less than one ball each of the colors 100-01 Snow White (A), 100-82 Green Apple (B), and 100-07 Really Red (C).

ball of bright green yarn-Premier Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted

This pattern also works well for small amounts of leftovers in the appropriate weight.

The Needles

I worked back and forth on size US 8/5 mm circular needles, but you should use the size that allows you to get the correct gauge. You can use either straight or circular needles for this project.

green package of Clover bamboo circular needles, size 8, 5 mm

Pillow Form

I designed this pillow to use a 14″ [35.5 cm] pillow form, widely available at craft stores and big box stores.

red, white and green striped square pillow on a grey Ikea chair, with a white throw on the back of the chair

Gauge

20 stitches and 28 rows = 4″ in stockinette stitch

Color Ribbons Pillow Instructions

Make 2.

With A, cast on 62 stitches.
Beginning with a right side row, work 4 rows stockinette stitch (knit right side rows, purl wrong side rows).
With B, knit 2 rows.

closeup of red, white and green striped square pillow

With B, work 8 rows stockinette stitch (knit right side rows, purl wrong side rows).
With C, knit 2 rows.
With C, work 12 rows stockinette stitch.
With A, knit 2 rows.
With A, work 4 rows stockinette stitch.
With B, knit 2 rows.
With B, work 2 rows stockinette stitch.
With C, knit 2 rows.
With C, work 4 rows stockinette stitch.
With B, knit 2 rows.
With B, work 6 rows stockinette stitch.
With A, knit 2 rows.
With A, work 8 rows stockinette stitch.
With C, knit 2 rows.
With C, work 2 rows stockinette stitch.
With B, knit 2 rows.
With B, work 12 rows stockinette stitch.
With A, knit 2 rows.
With A, work 2 rows stockinette stitch.
With C, knit 2 rows.
With C, work 6 rows stockinette stitch.
Bind off with C.