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Heart Pincushion Free Crochet Pattern
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MATERIALS: Small amounts of Bernat Baby Coordinates yarns in Sweet Pink and White, size H hook, needle to take yarn, stuffing (craft fiber fill), One 16mm white pearl bead, Seven 7mm silver beads, Fourteen size E beads in pink, 2” of 22 gauge craft wire, craft glue, needle and thread.
FINISHED SIZE: 5” across and 2” tall not including center beads.
BASE:
With White and H hook ch-3, sl st to form a ring.
RND 1: Ch-1, work 12 hdc in ring, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.  (12 sts)
RND 2-3: (2 hdc next st, hdc next st) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.  (18 sts)(27 sts)
RND 4: (2 hdc next st, hdc next 2 sts) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.  (36 sts)
RND 5: (2 hdc next st, hdc next 3 sts) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.  (45 sts)
RND 6: (2 hdc next st, hdc next 4 sts) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.  (54 sts)
RND 7-11: Hdc ea st around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.  End rnd 11 fasten off.
BOTTOM TO BASE:
With White and H hook rep rnd 1-6 of base.  Fasten off end rnd 6.
Stuff base and sew on the bottom.  With needle and yarn section off the base by coming up through the center, around the side and back through the center until 8 sections are made.
HEART:
ROW 1: With Sweet Pink and H hook ch-2, hdc 2nd ch from hook, ch-1, turn.  (1 sts)
ROW 2-3: 2 sc ea st, ch-1, turn.  (2 sts)(4 sts)
ROW 4-5: 2 sc 1st st, sc across to last st, 2 sc last st, ch-1, turn.  (6 sts)(8 sts)
ROW 6: Sk 1st st, * (sc, hdc, dc, trc) next st, (trc, hdc, hdc, sc) next st *, sl st next 2 sts, rep bet **, sl st last st, fasten off.
-Make 12 hearts.  Sew hearts tog in pairs stuffing as you sew.
PUTTING THE PINCUSHION TOGETHER:
With needle and thread beg by sewing one heart to the pincushion at the side. Slide needle out the side of the same heart, thread on one pink, one silver and one pink beads, sew into next heart’s side and then sew to the pincushion.  Rep until all the hearts are connect by beads and sewn onto the base.  
 Thread one pink bead onto the craft wire and bend to hold it in place.  Thread on one silver, one pink and large pearl beads.  Bend wire at base to hold beads in place.  Insert wire through center of pincushion, trimming wire if necessary.  Glue in place.
By Donna Collinsworth  of Donna’s Crochet Designs