Victorian Pin Cushion Pattern #9024

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. "Brilliant", 1 ball. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 8. A pin cushion, 3½ inches in diameter.

Starting at center, ch 10. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 23 dc in ring. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 2nd rnd: Ch 10, and complete across st as follows: Thread over twice, insert hook in 8th ch from hook, draw thread through (4 loops on hook), thread over once, skip 1 dc and insert hook in next dc, draw thread through (6 loops on hook), thread over and take off 2 loops at a time 5 times. * Ch 3, thread over 4 times, insert hook in next dc and draw thread through (6 loops on hook), thread over and take off 2 loops at a time twice; then thread over, skip 1 dc, insert hook in next dc, draw thread through (6 loops on hook), thread over and take off 2 loops at a time 5 times. Ch 3, dc in center point of cross, thus completing cross. Repeat from * until there are 8 cross sts around circle. Join last ch-3 with sl st to 7th st of ch-10.

3rd rnd: 5 sc in each ch-3 sp. 4th to 7th rnds incl: Sc in each sc of previous rnd. 8th rnd: Ch 4, dc in 1st sc, * ch 1, dc in next sc. Repeat from * around. Then ch 1, join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-4. 9th rnd: Ch 10, and complete across st as before, skipping 2 dc between each leg of cross st and inserting hook in ch-1 sp; ch 3 and skip 2 dc between each cross st. Repeat around (20 cross sts) and join last ch-3 with sl st to 7th st of ch-10 first made. 10th rnd: Sl st in 1st 2 sts of 1st sp, ch 5, * dc in same sp, ch 3, sc in next sp (between crosses), ch 3, dc in next sp, ch 2. Repeat from * to end of rnd. Join last ch-3 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-5 first made. 11th rnd: Ch 6, dc in 1st sp, * ch 4, sc in next sc of previous rnd, ch 4, dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, dc in same sp. Repeat from * around, joining last ch-4 with sl st in 3rd st of ch-6 first made. 12th rnd: Ch 4 (to count as tr), 2 tr in 1st sp, holding back the last loop of each tr on hook, thread over hook and draw through all loops on hook, ch 1 to fasten (thus a 3-tr cluster is made); ch 5, 3 tr in same sp, holding back the last loop of each tr on hook, thread over and draw through all loops on hook, ch 1 to fasten (another 3-tr cluster), ch 5, 3-tr cluster in same sp, * ch 5, sc in sp between next 2 dc, ch 5; 3 clusters, with ch-5 between each cluster, in sp between next 2 dc. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-5 with sl st to tip of 1st cluster made.

13th rnd: * Sc in next ch-5 loop, ch 5, sc in same loop, ch 5. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st. 14th and 15th rnds: Sl st to center of 1st ch 5 loop, * ch 5, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join. 16th rnd: Sl st to center of 1st ch-5 loop, * ch 4, sl st in 3rd ch from hook (1 p made), ch 1, sc in same loop, ch 4, make another p, ch 1, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.

Underside. 1st rnd: Attach thread in same sp as 3-cluster group on wrong side of work, ch 5, * sc in same sp as next cluster-group, ch 5. Repeat from * around. Join. 2nd rnd: Ch 5 (to count as dc and ch-2), * skip 2 sts, dc in next st, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-2 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-5 first made. 3rd and 4th rnds: Ch 4, * dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join. Break off after 4th rnd.

Cord. Make a chain about 14 inches long. Break off. Run cord through the last rnd of spaces. Insert pin cushion, and tie ends of cord.