Saturday, September 10, 2011

More Pincushions!

I'm still here!  I've no stitchy finishes to show as I haven't done any stitching for weeks, but I have had my crochet hooks out!  It's been a while since I last did any crochet, but I've been itching to do a little for a while now, and because I love pincushions I thought I would crochet a couple to add to my pincushion collection.  The first just came about last week when I was flicking through a book I bought a couple of years ago - A Compendium of Crochet Techniques by Jan Eaton.  There's a section in the book about jacquard and intarsia patterns, with a picture of a checkered swatch.  I loved how neat the colours joined together, so thought I would have a go and in no time at all I finished up with a new pincushion - I'm really pleased with how it turned out!



This second pincushion is a lovely free pattern by Liselotte.  The original pattern is in Danish here, but has also been translated into English here.




Hope you're enjoying a lovely weekend and thank you for popping by!


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29 comments:

  1. How adorable! I wish I could crochet...I have the needle and I have enough threads of all sorts to do it, but have not yet given it a try. I know I did it when I was in school, but that was AGES ago...need to be brave:) I did save the blog where the pattern was...who knows, I may get to it one day:) Keep up the wonderful work!

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  2. Your work is always so pretty Carol.

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  3. Wow! Your pin cushions are amazingly gorgeous!!!! Stunning!

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  4. Pretty crochet pincushions Carol! Are you still in the UK?

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  5. very cute! i really like the biscornue!

    love
    elena

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  6. As always, your items are so lovely, whether cross stitch or other needle arts!

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  7. What lovely little pincushions!!!

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  8. very-very nice- out of all the different things that I've tried....wow- A Biscornu, thats so cool. you do very pretty work.

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  9. Gorgeous pincushions, love them!

    Hugs,

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  10. Thank you for these Carol! I love the designs and the colors are beautiful!

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  11. Love the colors...and, man you're stitches are so perfect, wish you coul dteach me to do that...mine are always wonky, LOL! Beautifully done, Carol!

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  12. They're both so pretty! I love the green and white one!

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  13. uhhhhh, c'est très joli!

    Marina

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  14. Carol they are both so pretty :)

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  15. THIS IS A VERY NICE, visit my blog.!

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  16. Carol, your small pincushions are just lovely :-))
    I wish you a nice week-end ,
    isa

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  17. How beautiful! I wish I knew how to crochet, but I'm not at all talented at the needles. My aunt tried to teach me how to knit and it was a disaster. I'm sure crocheting would be just as horrible.

    Thanks for sharing your gorgeous creations! I can't wait to see what you do next.

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  18. Such adorable pincushions! Lovely!

    Hugs,
    Tatyana

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  19. Hello, I'm just discovering your blog. How beautiful it is!
    I put your blog in my favorits "jolies visites".
    The pincushions are lovely.
    Célisa

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  20. Hi Carol, I'm chris from warwickshire
    uk and I just adore your pincushions
    Love the colours too !
    hugs
    chris richards
    xxxxxxxxx
    http://ellascraftcreations.blogspot.co.uk/

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  21. I finished mine yesterday. Very good instructions. I made mine a little bigger.

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  22. Just found your blog and will try out the crochet patterns

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