Happy Highland Rainbow Cushion

Happy Highland Rainbow Cushion by Emily Love

What is Being Made

The Happy Highland Rainbow Cushion is a large, squishy decorative cushion cover designed by Emily Love (@highlandhookercrochet). This project creates a statement piece featuring a vibrant rainbow color scheme, perfect for adding comfort and visual interest to any living space. The cushion is constructed with a unique shape that requires custom cushion insert preparation, making it a personalized home décor item.

Cushion Design and Construction

This cushion project requires crafters to create both the decorative cover and a custom cushion insert. The insert is constructed by making a standard pillow and then cutting off two corners before sewing them closed. This custom approach allows for the specific shape and size that Emily Love envisioned for the Happy Highland Rainbow Cushion, ensuring a perfectly proportioned finished piece.

Crochet Techniques and Stitches

The Happy Highland Rainbow Cushion is an intermediate-level crochet project that incorporates fundamental crochet techniques suitable for crafters with some experience. While specific stitch details are referenced within the pattern, the project utilizes standard crochet stitchwork to build the cushion cover. The intermediate difficulty level indicates that crafters should be comfortable with basic crochet fundamentals and color transitions, as the pattern involves working with multiple yarn colors in sequence.

Materials and Yarn Specifications

This pattern calls for Paintbox Yarns Simply Chunky yarn, a chunky weight yarn that creates a quick, satisfying crochet experience. The designer selected chunky yarn specifically to ensure the finished cushion would be generously sized and have a luxuriously squishy texture. The color palette consists of six coordinated shades, with one 100g ball of each color:

• Rose Red (313) – designated as yarn F
• Blood Orange (319) – designated as yarn E
• Buttercup Yellow (322) – designated as yarn D
• Grass Green (329) – designated as yarn C
• Kingfisher Blue (334) – designated as yarn B
• Pansy Purple (347) – designated as yarn A

Crafters will also need an appropriate crochet hook sized for chunky yarn, though the specific hook size is detailed within the complete pattern documentation.

Designer Inspiration

Emily Love created the Happy Highland Rainbow Cushion after searching extensively for a cushion pattern that met her specific requirements for size, shape, and aesthetic appeal. Unable to find an existing pattern that matched her vision, she designed this project from scratch. The result is a cheerful, rainbow-hued cushion that delivers both the generous proportions and squishy comfort she originally sought.