Helia Sunflower Cushion (Crochet Along - September 2025)

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Experience a new kind of crochet fun, exciting challenges, and lasting memories :)

Let’s have fun, learn, and create together —

you’ll be smiling at what you made! :)

🗓️ September 14–30, 2025

Crocheting is way more fun, when we are crocheting together! 😊

📍 Ever wondered how to crochet a mandala?

📍 Looking for a unique, exciting project that will level up your skills?

📍 Or maybe you're hoping to find crochet friends who love it as much as you do?

Well, this is it, the moment many crocheters have been waiting for:

🎉 CAL (Crochet Along)

Helia Sunflower Cushion – BATCH 1!

📆 Starts September 14–30, 2025

This isn’t just about simple stitches, it’s a fun challenge to grow your skills!

It’s a full crochet adventure with:

✨ Fun and unique special stitches

✨ Addictive challenges you’ll love

✨ A chance to stretch your creativity

✨ And of course… joyful moments with crochet friends

🧶 Meet the Designer: Inas Fadil Basymeleh 

Behind the @inas.craft account is a passionate crochet designer whose patterns have been published in top international magazines such as Crochet Now (UK), Happily Hooked (USA), and Your Crochet and Knitting (UK).

The Helia Sunflower pattern was previously known as the Sunny Sunflower Mandala, and was once featured in the UK crochet magazine Crochet Now Issue 66.

It has now been redesigned into a more exciting and challenging cushion cover pattern, perfect for those who love a fun twist in their crochet projects!

🌼 Here’s What You’ll Get 🌼

• The Helia Sunflower Cushion Pattern, complete with step-by-step photos, chart, and video tutorials (in Indonesian with auto translation on youtube) you can access anytime—lifetime access! (valued at $9.90)
• 🎁 BONUS: Shams Mandala Pattern (valued at $2.99)
• 🎁 BONUS: Bunga Doily Pattern (valued at $1.90)
• 🎁 BONUS: 2 Printable Mandala Coloring Sheets (valued at $1.50)
• 🎁 BONUS: Exclusive E-Certificate for those who complete the CAL: $5.00

That’s a total value of $21.29,

but today you’ll get everything for 

only $9.90!

🌟 Ready to Start Your Creative Journey? 🌟

💬 What They Say About the Inas Craft Pattern & CAL

“This was my very first time joining a CAL (crochet-along). Crocheting together with others was so much fun!”

— @mamanurulcraft

“It was such a lovely pattern to follow and fitted perfectly with a 40cm pillow insert. I’m so pleased with how it turned out—already want to make another one!” (Peace Garden Cushion Pattern)

— @dreaming.danii

“I'm only making the front panel, planning to turn it into a wall hanging. Like all of Inas’ patterns, it’s well-written and a lot of fun, with many different stitches. It’s not too late to join, so come along!” (Peace Garden Cushion Pattern)

— @virklust

👉 You could be next. Start today and feel the happiness.

CAL Schedule

Each part will include instructions for both **front and back** panels:

* **Part 1** – 14 September 2025

 Front: Rounds 1–4 | Back: Rounds 1–4

* **Part 2** – 16 September 2025

 Front: Rounds 5–8 | Back: Rounds 5–8

* **Part 3** – 19 September 2025

 Front: Rounds 9–12 | Back: Rounds 9–12

* **Part 4** – 22 September 2025

 Front: Rounds 13–15 | Back: Rounds 13–14

* **Part 5** – 25 September 2025

 Front: Rounds 16–17 | Back: Rounds 15–16

* **Part 6** – 28 September 2025

 Front: Rounds 18–20 | Back: Rounds 17–18

❤️ PATTERN INFORMATION ❤️

Helia Sunflower Cushion

Designed by

 Inas Fadil Basymeleh

Skill Level:

Advanced

Yarn Used

Aneka Sakura Milk Cotton Chunky, DK #3 light weight yarn (100% Acrylic, 153 yds/140 m per 1.76 oz/50 g skein)

DK #3 light weight yarn in the following colors :

Yarn A: Dark Brown

Yarn B: Soft Brown

Yarn C: Yellow

Yarn D: Dark Green

Yarn E: White

Yarn F: Soft Green

Hooks & Other Materials

• 4 mm crochet hook
• Stitch markers
• Yarn needle 
• Round Cushion 40 cm in diameter

Gauge: First 3 rounds: 8 cm/3.1 in

Finished Size:

 39 cm before blocking

Special Thanks

Thank you very much for all my testers: 

Aparna Upadhye, Tayu Purnamasari, Christine Rebello Botelho, 

Ha Chan, and Yoriko.

Also Jovette DSouza Pinto as a tech editor of this pattern, and Masako Kawahara for creating such a beautiful chart for this pattern.