Crochet Star Cushion Free Pattern With Legs And Smiling Face

Bring a little extra joy into your home with this charming crochet star cushion pattern, complete with bendy legs and sweet facial features. This project transforms a simple star-shaped pillow into an adorable, personality-filled plushie that’s perfect for a kid’s room, a gift, or playful decor.

Crochet Star Cushion With Legs

The pattern guides you step by step through creating the legs, blush cheeks, and nose, allowing you to customize colors and expressions to your liking.

Materials

Medium-weight yarn in yellow, white, pink, and black
3.5 mm and 4.0 mm crochet hooks
Fiberfill stuffing
Yarn needle
Scissors

Star Cushion Base

Create the main star cushion by following the previous tutorial.

Legs

Make a slip knot
Chain six
Work one single crochet in each of the next four chains, starting from the second chain from the hook
In the last chain, work four single crochets
On the opposite side, work one single crochet in each of the next three stitches
In the last stitch, work three single crochets
Slip stitch to join
Chain one to start the next round
Make an increase in the first stitch, then three single crochets
Make one increase in each of the next four stitches
Work one single crochet in each of the next three stitches
Make one increase in each of the last three stitches
Slip stitch to join

Work one single crochet in each of the first five stitches
Repeat one increase followed by one single crochet four times
Work one single crochet in each of the next five stitches
Repeat one increase followed by one single crochet two times
Slip stitch to join
Work one single crochet in the back loop of each stitch for a total of 28 stitches
Work one single crochet in each of the first five stitches

Repeat one decrease followed by two single crochets four times

Work one single crochet in each of the next seven stitches
Work one single crochet in each of the first three stitches
Repeat one decrease and two single crochets four times
Work one single crochet in each of the next five stitches
Work one single crochet in each of the first four stitches
Repeat one decrease and two single crochets two times
Work one single crochet in each of the next two stitches
Make one decrease for each of the next two stitches
Work one single crochet in each of the first three stitches
Repeat one decrease and two single crochets two times
Work one single crochet in each of the next four stitches
Switch to white yarn at the last stitch
Slip stitch to join

Work one single crochet in each stitch for the next eight rounds
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing
Stuff the leg
Make a second identical leg
Sew the legs onto the star cushion for symmetry and weave in the ends

Blush Cheeks

Using two strands of five-ply milk cotton yarn with a 3.5 mm hook, start with a magic ring
Work eight single crochets into the ring and pull tight
Slip stitch to join
Chain one to start
Work one increase in each stitch around for a total of sixteen stitches

Slip stitch to join
Fasten off leaving a long tail
Make a second identical blush cheek

Nose

Make a slip knot and chain four
Work one single crochet in the second chain from the hook, then one single crochet in the next chain
Work three single crochets in the last chain
On the opposite side, work one single crochet in the next stitch
Work two single crochets in the last stitch
Slip stitch to join
Fasten off leaving a long tail