Looking for the perfect St Patrick’s Day crochet pattern? Stitch this up just in time for the holiday!
St Patrick’s Day is right around the corner and what better way is there to celebrate than to snag this crochet pattern and emblazon the word Bollocks on a pillow, then adorn your couch with it?
I mean I certainly can’t think of anything better…
LOL

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I had a ton of fun with this St. Patrick’s Day inspired crochet pattern design 🙂
If you aren’t familiar, the word Slainte is gaelic and literally translates to “Health.” It’s often used the same way one might say “Cheers” while toasting with friends. The longer form of the well wish is “Slainte Mhaith,” which means “Good Health.”
So you can use this pillow to wish your guests well, or flip it around if you’re feeling a bit more cheeky ;P
To give a nod to the beautiful thing that is Irish lace, I opted for a clones knot (if you don’t know what that is, you can learn how to stitch one right here on my YouTube channel) to add a decorative border.
Comment below and let me know what you think about the added detail!
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Slainte / Bollocks - Mood Swing Pillow
Below you’ll find all the basic details to help you get ready to start stitching this St Patrick’s Day crochet pattern!
Details
aka The Boring Shit.
Terms / Skill Level
US / Intermediate
Materials
Yarn -
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- (G) Dishie (100% Cotton; 190y; 100g): Douglas Fir, 2 skeins; 380y; 200g
- (Y) Dishie (100% Cotton; 190y; 100g): Bumblebee, 1 skein; 190y; 100g
Hook -
Notions -
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- 12×20 pillow form OR polyester stuffing to fill
Gauge
Using 3.5mm hook and yarn (G) or (Y), 16st x 17 rows = 4″x4″
Gauge is only important for this piece if you are using a pillow form and not polyester filling
Sizes
19″ x 11″
Abbreviations
beg – beginning
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
hdc – half-double crochet
rep – repeat
RS – right side
sc – single crochet
sl st(s) – slip stitch(es)
sp(s) – space(s)
st(s) – stitch(es)
tc – triple crochet
WS – wrong side
Special Stitches
Clones Knot – Learn how to stitch one up right here on my YouTube channel!
Need some help in the crochet colorwork arena?
Check out the videos in my YouTube playlist of tutorials for Crochet Colorwork and Graphs
How to Read a Crochet Graph>
Change Colors Fair Isle Method>
You’ll see this called Intarsia in the video, but I have since learned that, after all this time of doing this thing, this method is actually called Fair Isle.
Intarsia is specifically where you would use a separate bobbin for each and every section where the color changes (using the video’s example, the H, I, ! and Background would all have a separate bobbin in Intarsia. Where Fair Isle, the colors are carried across the wrong side of the work.
Change Colors Tapestry Method>

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