If you love hydrangeas, crochet this charming hydrangea pincushion for yourself or a fellow crafter. This pincushion would make a unique handmade gift for Mother’s Day, Teacher Appreciation Day, birthdays, or Christmas.
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The top of this pincushion is embellished with crocheted hydrangea flowers and beads. I used white pearl beads, but you can use any beads you like or have in your stash.
If you like pincushions, you may also like my crochet lavender pincushion and these mini pillows that can be used as pincushions: Christmas mini pillow, lilac mini pillow, lavender mini pillow, and snowman mini pillow. My melted snowman amigurumi can be used as a funny pincushion as well.
Hydrangea Pincushion Crochet Pattern
The pattern for this crochet hydrangea pincushion is also available as a print-friendly, styled, and advertisement-free PDF file. You can get it from my Etsy shop. The free pattern is below.
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Abbreviations:
BLO – back loop only
Ch – chain
DC – double crochet
DC2tog – double crochet 2 stitches together
SC – single crochet
Sl St – slip stitch
sp – space
St (Sts) – stitch (stitches)
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Finished Size:
This crochet hydrangea pincushion is about 3-1/2” in diameter
Yarn
For the pincushion:
- Medium weight #4 yarn, color – soft white
For the hydrangea:
- Aunt Lydia’s crochet thread size 10, color – delft
Hook and other materials:
- Crochet hook size 7/4.5 mm
- Crochet hook size 8/1.5 mm
- Sewing needle
- Sewing threads
- Stitch marker
- Poly-fil stuffing
- Small piece of cardboard
- Scissors
- Weighted stuffing material (I used Poly Pellets weighted stuffing beads)
- Optional – white pearl beads 4 mm and 6 mm
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Instructions:
This pincushion consists of bottom and top parts. The top part is embellished with hydrangea flowers and beads.
Copyright: This pattern is an original design by GoldenLucyCrafts. You may not copy, rewrite, redistribute or resell this pattern in any form, this includes making video tutorials. You may not translate this pattern to another language and publish the pattern or any parts of it.
Note: The bottom and top parts are worked in continuous rounds. Use stitch marker to mark first stitch of each round.
Bottom part
With medium weight #4 yarn and crochet hook 7/4.5 mm, make magic ring;
Round 1. Ch 1, 6 SC in magic ring.
Round 2. 2 SC in each St around. Total – 12 SC.
Round 3. [2 SC in first St, SC in next St] 6 times. Total – 18 SC.
Round 4. SC in first, [2 SC in next St, SC in each of next 2 Sts] 5 times, 2 SC in next St, SC in next St. Total – 24 Sts.
Round 5. [2 SC in first St, SC in each of next 3 Sts] 6 times. Total – 30 Sts.
Round 6. SC in first St and in next St, [2 SC in next St, SC in each of next 4 Sts] 5 times, 2 SC in next St, SC in each of next 2 Sts. Total – 36 Sts.
Round 7. [2 SC in first St, SC in each of next 5 Sts] 6 times. Total – 42 Sts.
Round 8. SC in first St and in each of next 2 Sts, [2 SC in next St, SC in each of next 6 Sts] 5 times, 2 SC in next St, SC in each of next 3 Sts. Total – 48 Sts.
Round 9. BLO: SC in each St around. Total – 48 Sts.
Round 10 – 15. SC in each St around. Total – 48 Sts.
Round 16. Sl St in each of next 2 Sts. Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Top Part
With medium weight #4 yarn and crochet hook 7/4.5 mm, make magic ring;
Round 1. Ch 1, 6 SC in magic ring.
Round 2. 2 SC in each St around. Total – 12 SC.
Round 3. [2 SC in first St, SC in next St] 6 times. Total – 18 SC.
Round 4. SC in first, [2 SC in next St, SC in each of next 2 Sts] 5 times, 2 SC in next St, SC in next St. Total – 24 Sts.
Round 5. [2 SC in first St, SC in each of next 3 Sts] 6 times. Total – 30 Sts.
Round 6. SC in first St and in next St, [2 SC in next St, SC in each of next 4 Sts] 5 times, 2 SC in next St, SC in each of next 2 Sts. Total – 36 Sts.
Round 7. [2 SC in first St, SC in each of next 5 Sts] 6 times. Total – 42 Sts.
Round 8. SC in first St and in each of next 2 Sts, [2 SC in next St, SC in each of next 6 Sts] 5 times, 2 SC in next St, SC in each of next 3 Sts. Total – 48 Sts.
Round 9. Sl St in each of next 2 Sts. Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Hydrangea Flower – make 16
Use crochet thread size 10 and crochet hook 8/1.5 mm. The instructions have been published in this post: crochet hydrangea flower.
Decorating
With a sewing needle and matching sewing thread, sew hydrangea flowers and beads onto the top part. You can also sew on flowers around the side of the bottom part.
Assembling
1. Cut out of piece of the cardboard a circle slightly smaller than diameter of the bottom.
2. Put weighted material into a small ziploc bag.
3. Place a cardboard circle inside the pincushion, and then add weighted material. Add some poly-fil stuffing.
4. Use 7/4.5 mm crochet hook and medium weight #4 yarn. With the side part of the pincushion facing you, hold the side and top parts together and single crochet around.
Leave about 2” open, finish stuffing, and single crochet to close. Weave in the ends.
I hope you enjoyed this hydrangea pincushion free crochet pattern!
Happy Crocheting!
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