Thursday, September 22, 2011

Hexagon Pincushion

Another crochet pincushion!  I love this one!  I came across it on Rivalry last month where I saw it finished in red and beige.  I thought it looked so lovely that I had to make one just like it for myself!  I used DMC Petra No 5 for this one - the original uses 6 colours and I will definitely be making more of these so that I can use some of the lovely colours I have in DMC No 5 perle cotton.  The pattern is by One Loop Short.  A link to purchase the pattern can be found HERE.




I really should get on with some of my stitching again, and I'd love to crochet lots more pincushions too, but I don't think I shall be having a lot of time for either as I'm flying off to Dubai again soon, to stay with Colin in Sharjah.  I didn't mention in my last post that Colin had started his new job in Sharjah, and that I'd been away there with him for a couple of weeks at the beginning of August.  Although Colin had to work we still had a lovely time.  At the weekends (which are Fridays and Saturdays in the middle east) we hired a car and drove into Dubai to do some sightseeing and to visit the many enormous shopping malls they have there.  We also spent time looking around an expat community in Dubai, where we will eventually be moving to.

I'm looking forward to a lovely weekend and hoping to spend lots of pennies at the Creative Stitches & Hobbycraft show at Westpoint, Exeter.  I usually go every year with my Mum, but last year we didn't make it.  We're both very excited and sure to encourage each other to spend lots more then we should…lol!

Hope your weekend will be as fun as mine!  Thanks again for visiting.  :o)

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27 comments:

butterfly said...

Love your pincushion.
Might see you at West Point.

Sweet Sue said...

This is gorgeous Carol, well done, and of course red is always best! Safe journeys to you. Wish my fingers knew how to crochet...

REDNEVAL said...

Very very nice!!!
Jarka

mary said...

Love it! Love it! Love It! I just last night mastered the granny square and have just purchased the pattern. Guess what I'll be working on tonight? Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful piece. :)

Mary

cuori e perline said...

it's beautiful!
Annamaria

JOLENE said...

Just beautiful! Love the colors.

SilverCuteDwarf said...

It is so cute! I like your colors much better then original.

Theresa said...

What a beautiful pincushion!!!! I love the red and beige!!!

Carol E. in AZ said...

It is very charming! Wish I could understand crochet instructions, if so I might have given this a try. :)

Lorna @scrapsnscribbles/letssewit said...

this is gorgeous, would love to have a go at one if only i could crochet better lol!

Nina said...

Oh Carol, this is such a fabulous crochet work! I love this idea so much!

Sally said...

I love your pincushion Carol. It is so pretty!

Enjoy your weekend!

CATHI said...

Wonderful pincushion!

Blu said...

Love it! The colours are just spectacular!

Patty C. said...

This is just beautiful !!

Christine S said...

It's so pretty! I may have to try my hand at one of these.

Julia said...

Really nice .... and I love the way you always co-ordinate the pins with the colours in the pincushion!!

Julia x

Unknown said...

What a lovely and delicate work
Pat

Beertje Zonn said...

It's is beautiful!

Beertje Zonn

Tatkis said...

Looks so beautiful! Great idea!

Hugs,
Tatyana

Anonymous said...

quel magnifique blog : un travail superbe, et quelles belles finitions!
j'espère que tu comprendras mon français car je ne parle pas anglais,mais j'aime beaucoup ce que tu fais !
BRAVO

Amitiés de Cathy from Paris

Julie said...

Such beautiful pincushions Carol, your work is always so beautiful and neat.

Have a lovely time in Dubai

Anonymous said...

I am a fan of all what you do !!! You are incredibly talented.

fotolabida maria said...

ΠΟΛΥ ΟΜΟΡΦΑ ΤΑ ΕΡΓΑ ΣΟΥ !!!!ΜΠΡΑΒΟ!!!
ΚΑΛΗ ΣΥΝΕΧΕΙΑ!!!

Osiris said...

Superbe ! J'aime bcp ... comme tout ce que tu fais d'ailleurs ! Bonne journée !

danybrod said...

Magnifique !!!

Bonne journée Carol

Nicole said...

..thank you!
It's always a joy to see yous creations!
Nicole

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