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Donut Pillow

I know most people like donuts, but I have a friend who loves them. We became friends through my sister, and even before I knew her, I knew she loved donuts. So, when I saw pictures of crocheted donuts and decided to make one, I knew just the girl to make it for. Most patterns I found weren’t exactly what I was looking for, so below is my pattern for a donut pillow. I wanted to make it look as much like a real donut as possible, so the donut side and frosting side are not the exact same.

Donut Finished Side

For this project, I used a 4.5mm (US 7) hook, Red Heart Super Saver Yarn, and Poly-fil Ultra Plush Super Soft Polyester Fiber Fill for the inside.

  

For this project, you will need to know the following stitches: sl knot and ch, sc, hdc, dc, tr, sl st

 

The final pillow will measure about 16″ across and about 6″ high. I chose to make a chocolate donut with pink frosting and rainbow sprinkles, and below are the colors I used.

Donut Side

For the donut base, Coffee, Color 0365, about 3/4 skein

For the frosting, Light Raspberry, Color 0774, about 3/4 skein

For the sprinkles, scraps of the following colors:

Light blue, Color 0381

Bright Yellow, Color 0324

White, Color 0311

Spring Green, Color 0672

Carrot, Color 0256

Baby Pink, Color 0724

Medium Purple, Color 0528

Donut Half

For Donut Base

In brown, sl knot, Ch 65, join to first stitch with sl st (use stitch marker). After this first sl st, you will be working in a spiral. Continue to move the stitch marker at the end of each round to keep track of your stitches, but do not sl st and join at the end of each round. This will prevent visible seams.

Round 1-6: 1 hdc in each stitch (65 total)

At this point, you should turn the ring inside out, as this is the inner ring of the donut, and the pretty/good side of the stitches needs to be on the inside of the ring.

Round 7: *1 hdc in first stitch, 2 hdc in next stitch* repeat until end of round (97)

Round 8: 1 hdc in each stitch (97)

Round 9: *1 hdc in first 5 stitches, 2 hdc in next stitch* repeat until end of round (113)

Round 10: *1 hdc in 6 stitches, 2 hdc in next stitch* repeat until end of round (129)

Round 11: *1 hdc in 8 stitches, 2 hdc in next stitch* repeat until end of round (143)

Round 12: *1 hdc in 12 stitches, 2 hdc in next stitch* repeat until end of round (154)

Round 13: *1 hdc in 15 stitches, 2 hdc in next stitch* repeat until end of round (163)

Round 14-22: 1 hdc in each stitch (163)




Frosting Top

 

For Donut Frosting

In pink, leave very long tail (about 20″), then sl knot, Ch 65, join to first stitch with sl st (use stitch marker). This long tail will be used to sew the inner rings of the donut together. As with the donut base, after this first sl st, you will be working in a spiral. Continue to move the stitch marker at the end of each round to keep track of your stitches, but do not sl st and join at the end of each round. This will prevent visible seams.

Round 1-9: 1 hdc in each stitch (65 total)

At this point, you should turn the ring inside out, as this is the inner ring of the donut, and the pretty/good side of the stitches needs to be on the inside of the ring.

Round 10: *1 hdc in first stitch, 2 hdc in next stitch* repeat until end of round (97)

Round 11: 1 hdc in each stitch (97)

Round 12: *1 hdc in first 5 stitches, 2 hdc in next stitch* repeat until end of round (113)

Round 13: *1 hdc in 6 stitches, 2 hdc in next stitch* repeat until end of round (129)

Round 14: *1 hdc in 8 stitches, 2 hdc in next stitch* repeat until end of round (143)

Round 15: *1 hdc in 12 stitches, 2 hdc in next stitch* repeat until end of round (154)

Round 16: *1 hdc in 15 stitches, 2 hdc in next stitch* repeat until end of round (163)

Round 17-21: 1 hdc in each stitch (163)

Round 22: 1 stitch in each stitch around, randomly varying the height of the stitch from sc to hdc to dc to tr  and back down, or other variations of these stitches to form drippy edges (163)

Round 23: sl st in each stitch around. Cut tail long, close to twice the length of the outer ring of the donut (about 80″), to sew the outer edges of the donut together.

 

Frosting Inside

 

For Sprinkles

With a yarn needle, thread short pieces of assorted colors through the top of the frosting section, starting at the back and coming back through, showing short lengths on the front and tying with a knot in the back. Because I had large amounts of these colors, I kept the length attached to the skein as I threaded them, and then cut it off after knotting on the inside, but it could easily be done with shorter scraps of leftover yarn.

 

Donut Inside Seam
View of the Frosting overlapping in the inner ring of the donut

 

To attach

Attach first the inner ring of the donut, then the outside, using the long tails left on the frosting side. For both inside and outside, when stitching, do not stitch the brown and pink even, but allow the frosting to overlap on top of the donut, stitching in and out with a yarn needle in frosting color. For the outer ring, since the last round of the frosting is an uneven/wavy edge, sew in the row above to allow the wavy edge to look like drippy frosting. When stitching the outside, pause continually to stuff the pillow. When done, tie off and hide the tail inside.




Inside Stitch
View of the stitching on the inside before stuffing

Donut Bottom

If you make this donut, I’d love to see it, so please visit my Facebook, and show me what you’ve made!

 

COPYRIGHT NOTICE: This pattern was designed by me and is intended for your personal use. I have provided it for free on my blog, and the selling of this pattern is strictly prohibited. If you are interested in selling completed items based off this pattern, please notify me and credit me as the designer.

Donut Finished