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Pumpkin Pincushion
This little cutie could easily be an orange using a lighter shade of orange, an apple or a tomato without the lines! Use your imagination!
Abbreviations:
ch - Chain
sc - Single Crochet
sl st - Slip Stitch
dec - decrease
Materials & Supplies:
2 oz Carrot worsted weight yarn
A yard of Green worsted weight yarn
A yard of Cafe worsted weight yarn
Size “H” Crochet
Hook
Tapestry Needle
Hot glue gun & glue or heavy tacky glue
Small piece of stick for stem
Single Crochet Decrease - Insert hook into next st, YO, draw up a loop, insert hook into next st, YO, draw up a loop, YO, draw through remaining loops on hook
Body Directions:
Note: Piece is worked from the top down and in a continuous spiral. DO NOT turn at the end of rounds.
With Carrot, ch 1
Rnd 1: 6 sc in second ch from hook, join to first with sl st. (6 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12 sc)
Rnd 3: *sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat from * around (18 sc)
Rnd 4: *sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat from * around (27 sc)
Rnds 5-11: Sc around (27 sc)
Rnd 12: *sc in next sc, dec, repeat from * around (18 sc)
Rnd 13: *sc in next sc, dec, repeat from * around (12 sc)
Rnd 14: Dec around, stuff firmly but not overly firm (6 sc)
Rnd 15: Dec around, finish off, weave in loose ends (3 sc)
Leaf Directions:
With Green leave a long tail for sewing then ch 3
Row 1: Sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 1, turn (2 sc)
Row 2: Dec, ch 1, turn (1 sc)
Row 3: Sc in the one sc on row, finish off leaving long tail for sewing
Finishing:
Rembering that the last round of the body is the bottom side, thread Cafe yarn onto a tapestry needle. Insert needle though bottom of pincushion then push it up through the center of the beginning ch 6. Pull through. Reinsert needle through bottom and up through top to make the divisions on the pumpkin. Repeat for a total of 5 lines, 6 divisions.
Sew leaf to top and glue on stick for stem.
Every effort has been made to ensure the
accuracy of these instructions. We cannot be responsible for human
error, differences in individual stitching techniques or typographical
errors.
Copyright 2007 C.L. Halvorson |
