Pear

This is a sweet, fruity pincushion that is knitted in the round. The worsted weight yarn and no seaming means that it knits up quickly. Top with a stalk and a leaf or two for a pincushion that will look great in your kitchen fruit bowl.

Tools & Materials

Worsted weight wool:

Green: 10yds (9.25m)

Stellar

This pincushion needs nothing more than a pretty stitch. Once the purl cluster has been mastered, it's an easy stitch to remember. The reverse stockinette stitch edging is as effective on the wrong side as it is on the right side.

Tools & Materials

Hand-dyed sport weight wool: 50yds (45.75m)

Knitting needles: Size 2 (2.75mm)

Polyester fiberfill

Via Condotti Jacket by Tammy Hildebrand 

This easy-to-stitch jacket is made using a sport-weight yarn.

FINISHED SIZES

Instructions given fit 34-inch bust (small); changes for 36-inch bust (medium), 38-inch bust (large) and 40-inch bust (X-large) are in [ ].

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Bust: 37 inches (small) [40 inches (medium), 43 inches (large), 46 inches (X-large)]

Pinwheel Coaster by Terry Day.

Scraps of size 10 crochet cotton in several colors are all it takes to create this pretty pinwheel-style coaster.

FINISHED MEASUREMENT

5.5 inches in diameter

MATERIALS

• Size 10 crochet cotton: 8 yds white 5 yds each pink, peach, yellow, mint green, lavender and light blue

Edith Elephant

FINISHED MEASUREMENT

3.5 inches tall

MATERIALS

• Aunt Lydia's Classic Crochet size 10 crochet cotton (350 yds per ball): 1 ball #332 hot pink 25 yds #12 black

• Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

• Tapestry needle