Squircle

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.