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Kim from 733, Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts and I have been having fun hosting Project Crochet all month long.
Before wrapping up this series I wanted to share the pattern for the Crochet Floor Pouf that I completed. I was inspired by a crochet floor pouf found on etsy and every other crochet/knit floor pouf in store. They seem to be everywhere now!
Kim from 733, Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts and I have been having fun hosting Project Crochet all month long.
Before wrapping up this series I wanted to share the pattern for the Crochet Floor Pouf that I completed. I was inspired by a crochet floor pouf found on etsy and every other crochet/knit floor pouf in store. They seem to be everywhere now!
This is actually a pretty quick and easy project to crochet. If you have crocheted a hat before then you can crochet a floor pouf. Most of the stitches are ones that a beginner has used. If you need a refresher for crochet in the round or front post crochet be sure to check out my learn to crochet series. In the midst of creating this floor pouf I discovered that it was spelled “pouf” and not “poof”. And did you know that an ottoman or floor pouf is called a hassock out East? What would you call this floor pouf?
Choose a bulky, heavy weight yarn.
I used Bernat Roving yarn {the colour is Bark} with a 9mm hook.
Approximately 5 skeins of yarn {120 yards each} are needed for a pouf of this size with 32 oz of poly fill {stuffing}.
Abbreviations
st = stitch
sl st = slip stitch
ch = chain
dc = double crochet
fpdc = front post double crochet
Crochet Floor Pouf Pattern
ch 4, sl st into the first chain to create a circle, ch 2
Round 1: dc 10 into the circle, sl st to join, ch 2 {10}
Round 2: dc into first st, fpdc around the same st, repeat around, sl st to join, ch 2 {20}
Round 3: dc into first two st, fpdc around the second st, repeat around, sl st to join, ch 2 {30}
Round 4: dc into first three st, fpdc around the third st, repeat around, sl st to join, ch 2 {40}
Round 5: dc into first four st, fpdc around the fourth st, repeat around, sl st to join, ch 2 {50}
Round 6: dc into first five st, fpdc around the fifth st, repeat around, sl st to join, ch 2 {60}
Round 7: dc into first six st, fpdc around the sixth st, repeat around, sl st to join, ch 2 {70}
Round 8: dc into first seven st, fpdc around the seventh st, repeat around, sl st to join, ch 2 {80}
Round 9: dc into the first eight st, fpdc around the eighth st, repeat around, sl st to join, ch 2 {90}
Round 10: dc into the first nine st, fpdc around the ninth st, repeat around, sl st to join, ch 2 {100}
** at this point you no longer want to increase stitches so you will follow the pattern created in round 10
Round 11-24: dc into the first nine st, skip the tenth st, fpdc around the previous fpdc, repeat around, sl st to join, ch 2 {100}
Round 25: dc into first seven st, dc decrease, fpdc around the previous fpdc, repeat around, sl st to join, ch 2 {90}
Round 26: dc into first six st, dc decrease, fpdc around the previous fpdc, repeat around, sl st to join, ch 2 {80}
Round 27: dc into first five st, dc decrease, fpdc around the previous fpdc, repeat around, sl st to join, ch 2 {70}
Round 28: dc into first four st, dc decrease, fpdc around the previous fpdc, repeat around, sl st to join, ch 2 {60}
Round 29: dc into first three st, dc decrease, fpdc around the previous fpdc, repeat around, sl st to join, ch 2 {50}
Round 30: dc into first two st, dc decrease, fpdc around the previous fpdc, repeat around, sl st to join, ch 2 {40}
**at this point add the stuffing. Poly fill will only work if your stitches are small and tight. If you have larger stitches, with bigger holes I would recommend sewing a cotton bag to place the stuffing in before placing it into the pouf.
Round 31: dc into first st, dc decrease, fpdc around the previous fpdc, repeat around, sl st to join, ch 2 {30}
Round 32: dc decrease, fpdc around the previous fpdc, repeat around, sl st to join, ch 2 {20}
Round 33: dc decrease around, sl st to join {10}
using the end of the yarn, pull to tighten the hole and use a yarn needle with the yarn to sew the hole closed.
A crochet floor pouf is a fun accent to any home. This one took a couple of evenings of crochet for me. We are enjoying it from every angle…
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ERMAHGERD! I will be making one of these! Thanks for the pattern!!!
Ha ha! YAY!!
It looks great!! And I love your rug, too!
Thank you! We found the rug at Target ~ whoop!
Love it! Thanks
Thank you!
Thank you so much for linking up with The Party Bunch… I am pinning!
Thank you so much! xo
Alright, I’m officially following you. I love this one too!! I’ve been dying for one of these poufs!
LOL YAY!! Thank you 🙂
This is just gorgeous! Great job. Coming over from the Link Party Palooza.
Yay! Thanks so much for visiting!!
great pouf!I’ll like to make one for my boy!Can I use a t-shirt yarn?
Thanks so much for a tutorial!!!
Best wishes!
I think that t-shirt yarn would be awesome!
It’s beautiful. If only I had the patience to learn to crochet or knit.
Thank you! xo
This is so cute! I love poofs! Now I just need to learn to crochet! Great job!
So, I’m tackling your pattern and I have a question!
When you get to rows 11-24, where you continue row 10, are the fpc’s supposed to get further from the previous row’s fpc’s as you go around?
I’m afraid to move forward before clarification because I don’t want to have to pull everything out and do it again. lol
Hi Lauren! Your fpc stitch will go around the previous rows fpc. So the fpc forms a line through the entire pouf.
Try a row or two and see if it looks right :). Good luck! xo
Much better! Thank you!
Hi Heather
I’m making it from t-shirt yarn and i found it hard to crochet with the front post crochet… so, I changed it to one more dc wherever it appears.
mi question is about rows 11-24 – Should I add dc wherever appears front post crochet?
THANKS
No need to add a DC ~ continue the stitches around using the FPC as one of the stitches {where the previous FPC stitch was} Hope that helps! xo
This is AWESOME! I can hardly wait to try it. My question is about the dc decrease. Could you clarify how to do that? Decreasing always trips me up. Thanks!
I don’t have a tutorial for DC decrease although you should be able to find one on You Tube! ha ha I always think of decrease as completing half of a stitch then starting a new one before completing the whole stitch. Good luck!
Ü I can finally make one of these beloved poufs! Thank you sooo much for sharing your pattern ♥
You are very welcome! enjoy 🙂
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Thank you so much for your pattern! On rows 11-24, how do you keep the stitches from increasing?
Be sure to dc into each stitch around counting 100 stitches for each round. As long as you are no longer increasing {placing two stitches into one stitch}, your poof will stop increasing and start to form an ball shape. Hope that helps 🙂
I am getting ready to purchase yarn for this project–love it! I was wondering if you could share the final dimensions? I’m thinking about making it bigger–I assume I would just continue the increase for a couple more rows and then add a few more rows to the non-increase (rows 11-24) to maintain a round rather than oblong shape. But again, want to know the actual dimensions before I decide how much bigger to make it.
It is about 3 feet by 2.5 feet in size. You could totally make it bigger by adding rounds! Have fun 🙂
Is that the end diameter and height. Or is it 3 ft circumference?
3ft in diameter 🙂
Three feet in diameter seems awfully big . Three feet around seems more feasible. And I am not sure how you worked your pouf tightly with a 9mm hook. I am using a smaller hook to see how that works out. Love the pattern though.
Thanks for the pattern! I’ve wanted one of these for months but didn’t want to pay what the stores were charging – I’m off to buy yarn – I cannot wait to start!!!
I hope to make this. When working the fpc after/on a dc, is it to be a double crochet (front post) or single crochet? Thank you.
Double 🙂
Need help I am at rounds 11-24 and every time I go around my stitches increase. How in the world do I keep my stitches at 100.
This is happening to me too! Very frustrating. Ripped it out several times. Help!!
I just made an ottoman of my own, with slight modifications to your excellent pattern! I love it! I cut foam remnants from an upholstery shop and wrapped them in batting to make nice firm filling. Thank you for sharing your crochet ottoman pattern.
what was your finished size? above notes show 3 feet diameter which seems really big
thank you!
2 ft 🙂
I used your pattern to make a pouf and it started out fine but then when I got to the end there was a big circle rather than a small one so it didn’t look finished so I added a few small rounds to close it in. I also used super bulky rather than bulky yarn so I think that was a factor in the way it turned out but I would like to try it again using just regular bulky yarn. I also found that the filling was lumpy and didn’t really have a nice shape. I am not sure if I should have pulled it apart more before stuffing it in there.
I am going to use worsted weight (4) medium rather than bulky. Suggestion on number of stitches in each row?
I am not sure AnnMarie. My best guest would be to double the stitches. Happy crocheting!
Hi there
I have been wanting one of these for soooo long now. I’m making mine from tshirt yarn and all is going well but I’m unsure if I had to slip stitch at the end of round one (after the 10DC into circle) and then the DC into the same or next stitch? Or do I simply join round one with a DC and the same stitch I do a FPS?
Hope my question makes sense! 🙂
I have same question as Talitha. Do I have to dc and fdc in same stitch? Or is it dc and fdc in next stitch?
Many thanks
FPC – front post crochet does not go into a stitch but around the post of the stitch. It depends on what round you are on whether or not you dc in each stitch and fpc around each stitch or not. Sorry hope that helps 🙂
I love this! THANK YOU for sharing! I CAN’T wait to try this =D
YAY! Have fun 🙂
They color you chose is Bark. I looked at the yarn color on Joann’s website and it looks closer to brown/tan then grey; however, your picture looks very grey. Can you explain the color Bark so I know what to order please?
Our pouf (the one pictured) is a brown/tan color. Hope that helps!
Yep! I’m pretty sure anyways, you can google image search US to UK crochet terms conversions and they usually pop up with a few helpful charts.
🙂
hello! First thank you for the awesome pattern! Second, so before stuffing, mine looked like a very long tube sock. Figuring it would just fatten out. I added the stuffing but it’s still very tall!
Try reducing the number of rounds in the middle 🙂
Hi, I was trying to make this but was wondering if the fpc was a front post double crochet or front post single crochet? I have tried a few rows with the front post single crochet and it doesn’t seem to stick out enough. Also, when going from my 10 double crochet in the circle to the next row I don’t seem to get 20 double crochet. Is it possible you know what I am doing wrong? Sorry, I am semi new to crocheting but I love this pattern.
Thanks for any help you can give!!
Yes, front post double crochet (I will update that to the pattern – thank you). You should be increasing from 10 dc to 20 dc by placing two dc stitches into each of the previous 10. Does that help?
Yes, thanks so much!!
I have read the pattern repeatedly and I am completely stuck on the ending. Starting with row 25 I started decreasing like it says but I’m concerned because it will say double crochet in the first seven, decreased crochet, front post double crochet around the eighth and that’s where I started to get confused but I went ahead with it and did my best. Now I am stuck at the end and there’s this gaping hole and not a small one like the pattern says. I am an advanced per-share but I am very confused at this pattern starting from 25 until the end. Help would be appreciated thank you
Working on this with another crocheter as well. The dc decrease makes the eighth and ninth stitch into one. Try:
Round 25: dc into first seven st, dc decrease (eight st), fpdc around ninth st, repeat around, sl st to join, ch 2 {90} and so on…
The hole at the end is large enough to insert stuffing into. My hole was 2-3 inches wide at the end. Then it is sewn closed with yarn and a yarn needle. Hope that helps.
Pattern updated – hopefully it makes more sense 🙂
I’m having trouble with row 25 as well. Can you clarify which stitches to do the decrease in and where to do the fpdc? Thanks so much. I look forward to finishing this project! 🙂
See above 🙂 Always FPDC around the previous rounds FPDC. Hope that helps.
Pattern updated – hopefully it makes more sense 🙂
Thank you so much for updating the pattern…makes sense to me now!! 🙂
I am sorry to be stuck so early, but am I understanding this correctly?
“Round 1: dc 10 into the circle, sl st to join, ch 2 {10}”
Am I to dc 10 into the circle, sl stitch, and then dc into the circle 10 more times?
#:P
Thank you!
Hi Terri!
For this round you should end up with a closed circle of ten stitches. For a good refresher series try my eBook 🙂 http://www.twindragonflydesigns.com/my-ebook/ xo
Got it! The number of stitches and not repeats! Thank you kindly for your prompt response and for not laughing at me, at least in print! I haven’t crocheted in 20 years but this is project is so motivating!
Thank you for this amazing pattern!
I Will ordre yarn for this projekt right away 🙂 i Can see that you have Said the size is “It is about 3 feet by 2.5 feet in size” but my english isn’t that good, so i wonder if that means that is is 3 feet High and 2,5 feet in diameter, or how am i suppose to Reed the measurements?
Thanks for an amazing blog!
Love from Denmark 🙂
3 ft wide and 2.5 ft tall. Happy crocheting! 🙂
To get this measurement of 3ft by 2.5 feet did you measure around at the widest point? And from the center top to the center bottom? Just wondering because I just got to where you should stop adding stitches and work the height and I don’t think mine will be as large as you’ve said your finished pouf is. Thanks so much!
Love this!!!! I am to the point where I am supposed to stuff the pouf. I used worsted weight yarn, and my stitches are naturally loose, so my idea is to get a pretty patterned fabric to put the stuffing inside so that you can see the pattern through the stitches. My only problem is that I have NO idea how to make the fabric sack to put inside. 🙁 Do you have any advice to give on that? Thank you so much for the pattern! 🙂
You could use an old pillow case to fill with stuffing maybe? Let me know how it works out for you 🙂
This is a wonderful pattern. I have a question though. In the event of over-use/flattening of the pouf, how would one add more stuffing to it once it’s fastened off at the end?
Hopefully when you tied off you left enough yarn to untie? Then you could simply fill with more stuffing. Otherwise try fluffing it like a pillow 🙂
I am so happy that I found this! The pouf looks so great but it seems that I just don’t get it right. The 2 ch at the end of each round make the pattern odd. It looks like there is one more dc than supposed to. Additionally the fpdc don’t seem to stick out enough. What am I doing wrong?
I am sorry its not working out for you – I am not sure what to suggest. Try dropping the ch 2 if it looks odd?
I have tried numerous times to workout this pattern and the people in my crochet group can’t work it out either. When you do round 1 do you count the chain 2 as a stitch? Also on round 2 do you dc into the same stitch as the chain 2 or in the next stitch? I have noticed on the pictures that you have 11 fpdc in the round. This is not possible with the stitch count you have written
I’m sorry, I’m not sure why it is not working out for you. Perhaps read some of the earlier comments? xo
I have the same questions and couldn’t find any answer among the other comments.
After the ch2 from round 1, do you make the first dc of round 2 into the same st where the ch2 came from or the next st? Also, does the ch2 count as a stitch toward the stitch count on each round or is it in addition to the stitch count you list at the end of each round? It does appear that there are 11 fpc from the beginning, as there are 11 swirls of fpc all the way through the pouf, so it’s left me a bit too confused to begin.
Thanks for the help!
The first DC of round 2 is into the next st (not the same st as the ch). The ch2 counts as a st I believe (sorry its been a while since I’ve made and posted this pattern) xo
Thank you! 🙂
Love this!!! I needed something for my feet for when I sit at my desk. I’m a little bit short LOL!! I started it yesterday and hope to finish at some point this weekend. Thank you so much for posting this pattern. I didn’t like the way my fpdc looked so I am just doing straight dc. Yours looked awesome. ?
Thank you! I hope that it worked out for you! xo
Hi there! Thanks for this pattern! I have started working mine up but i’m using 3 strands of Caron One-Pound (WW) held together and a size 10mm hook. I’m hoping it’ll be nice and big. And this was a great project to help me use up these leftover huge skeins I bought for another project.
I love this pattern. Thank you for sharing.
Wish I could post a picture.
I’m still having issues a with the stitches increasing between rows 11-24!! I’ve had my mother in law look at but can’t find the issue!! What am I doing wrong? I have read all the comments-still can’t fix it
i am confused when i get to the end of round 10 do i carry on following row 10 to get the height or do i carry straight on to row 11,but if i do that it wont be tall enough
what i actually meant in my question when i get to the end of round 10 how do i make the circumference bigger do i just keep increasing
Repeat round 10 for 15 more rounds.