The rounded-off square shape of this pin cushion is the result of a circle seamed to a square: together, they make a Squircle! Stuff with carded wool or ends trimmed from favourite projects. 

SIZE
One size.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Length/Width: 3.25 x 3.25” / 8.25 x 8.25 cm.

Height: Approx. 2.25” / 5.5 cm.

MATERIALS 
Yarn: Approx. the following amounts of lace-weight yarn:
C1 (Rnd 1 of all 16 Granny Squares): 2 g / 14 yds / 13 m.
C2 (Rnd 2 of all 16 Granny Squares): 6 g / 43 yds / 39 m (less than 3 yds / 3 m for rnd 2 of each Granny Square).
C3 (Floral Motif Circle): 6 g / 43 yds / 39 m.

Or approx. 14 g / 100 yds / 91 m in total.  

3-colour samples
C1: La Bien Aime Helix in colourway Yellow Brick Road.
C2: La Bien Aimée Felix in colourway Peach Sweater (for 13 granny squares) and La Bien Aimée Helix in colourway Peach Sweater (for 3 granny squares).
C3: La Bien Aimée Helix in colourway Peach Sweater.

2-colour sample
C1: La Bien Aimée Helix in colourway Yellow Brick Road.
C2 and C3: La Bien Aimée Felix in colourway Peach Sweater.

La Bien Aimée Helix and Felix are hand-dyed, non-superwash lace- to light-fingering-weight wool yarns.

Stuffing: Approx. 25 g / 0.75 oz carded wool / wool roving or enough yarn scraps to fill the pin cushion.

Lining: Wool felt fabric cut to 3.5 x 3.5” / 9 x 9 cm square and 3.5” / 9 cm diameter circle, or knit or crocheted pieces of the same size.

Hook: US 6 / 1.8 mm steel hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.  

Notions: Sewing thread or extra yarn for sewing lining to crochet top and bottom, sewing and darning needles. 

GAUGE 
Granny Square (top)
Granny Square = 0.9 x 0.9” / 2.25 x 2.25 cm, before assembly.

Assembled Granny Square Top = 3.5 x 3.5” / 9 x 9 cm.

Floral Motif Circle (bottom)
10 rnds in pattern = 4” / 10 cm diameter, before assembly.

CONSTRUCTION
These pin cushions are made in two halves: a square-shaped top and a circle-shaped bottom. The top is made of 16 granny squares crochet slip-stitch seamed together in a 4 x 4 arrangement. The bottom is worked in the round from the centre out. Each half is lined by hand stitching a felted wool sheet to the WS of the crochet. The top and bottom halves are then joined together using another crochet slip-stitch seam and stuffed before completely closing the seam.