Victorian Pin Cushion Pattern #9024

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. "Brilliant", 1 ball.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 8.
A pin cushion, 3¼ inches in diameter.

Starting at center, ch 10. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 23 d c in ring. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 2nd rnd: Ch 10, and complete a cross 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 d c and insert hook in next d c, 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 d c and draw thread through (6 loops on hook), thread over and take off 2 loops at a time twice; then thread over, skip 1 d c, insert hook in next d c, draw thread through (6 loops on hook), thread over and take off 2 loops at a time 5 times. Ch 3, d c 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 s c in each ch-3 sp. 4th to 7th rnds incl: S c in each s c of previous rnd. 8th rnd: Ch 4, d c in 1st s c, * ch 1, d c in next s c. Repeat from * around. Then ch 1, join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-4. 9th rnd: Ch 10, and complete a cross st as before, skipping 2 d c between each leg of cross st and inserting hook in ch-1 sp; ch 3 and skip 2 d c 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, * d c in same sp, ch 3, s c in next sp (between crosses), ch 3, d c 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, d c in 1st sp, * ch 4, s c in next s c of previous rnd, ch 4, d c in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, d c 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, s c in sp between next 2 d c, ch 5; 3 clusters, with ch-5 between each cluster, in sp between next 2 d c. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-5 with sl st to tip of 1st cluster made. 13th rnd: * S c in next ch-5 loop, ch 5, s c 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, s c 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, s c in same loop, ch 4, make another p, ch 1, s c 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, * s c in same sp as next cluster-group, ch 5. Repeat from * around. Join. 2nd rnd: Ch 5 (to count as d c and ch-2), * skip 2 sts, d c 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, * d c 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.