pincushions galore!

September  |  October  |  November  |  December

I finished 4 pincushion designs just shy of my August 1st deadline! I am thrilled to publish them and thrilled to be done with them. My goal is a pincushion for each month-of-the-year! Four more will roll out around Christmas time. Fingers crossed.

Each pincushion averages about 3-5 to 4-inches tall by wide, so they are all relatively the same size. They are all a knit & felt design. All have fun and new detailing which I have enjoyed playing with. Let me introduce them:

Back-to-School Apple Pincushion (September). Can be knit either as a solid-color or a two-tone (carrying two yarns together). It has a knit non-felted leaf with a cinnamon stick stem, complete with an apple-blossom end. Love it!

Black Retro-Cat Pincushion (October). Quick and easy knit and felt. Don't be limited by my face design, create your own. My daughter loves this one!

Crazy Quilt Acorn Pincushion (November). This pattern gives two designs: A solid-color acorn or a crazy quilt one with three panels of color. The cap on both acorns is knit using the seed stitch to create a bumpy-like texture.

Holly-Dazzle Ornament Pincushion (December). Similar to my Woolly Holiday Ornaments pattern but unique in the size and embellishments. I show you how to create the holly leaf & berry motif, so fun and fast with a little felt and needle felting. The caps are decorative metal caps sold either at a craft store or online in my Etsy Shoppe.

All the decorative pins shown are from Just Another Button Company. Many of the sets have been custom arranged for me and the only way to get them is through my Etsy Shoppe. The apple pins were made from buttons into pins for me and JABC is now selling them as part of their collection. How cool is that?

My goal is to have 12 pincushion patterns total, one for each month of the year. I have ideas for many, but if you have any thoughts, please be sure to share them. I am all ears!

Happy knitting!