Free Pattern: Amigurumi Daisy Pincushions

Materials and Tools needed:

1. Acrylic or Cotton yarn e.g. Lane Cervinia Caprice / King Kole Bamboo cotton in Yellow and White colours
2. Hook size 2.5mm
3. Polyfill
4. Stitch marker indicating the end of each Round (Rnd)
5. Tapestry needle
6. Scissors

• Finished Size: Both daisies have an approximate diameter of 9cm (3  ½ in) including the petals. If you are using different yarn brand or type, use a hook size at least 0.5mm less than suggested on the yarn label to create tight stitches.
• All instructions and abbreviations are given in American (US) terms.
• Work in continuous rounds without turning unless otherwise specified in the pattern.
• For certain instructions e.g.   ‘adjustable ring’ click on the link for detailed ‘how-to’.

Daisy with Small Centre 

with Yellow colour

Rnd 1: sc × 6 into adjustable ring.  Total 6sts

Rnd 2: (2sc inc) × 6. Total 12sts

Rnd 3: (2sc inc, sc) × 6. Total 18sts

Rnd 4: (sc × 2, 2sc inc) × 6. Total 24sts

Rnd 5: (2sc inc, sc × 3) × 6, leave the last st incomplete and change the colour to White. Total 30sts

Leaving the last st of Rnd 5 incomplete and changing the colour to White.

Rnd 6: slst, (5ch – sc into 2nd ch from hook – sc into next 2chs, slst into next st of the yellow centre) × 15. Fasten off, secure and hide the tail.

Rnd 6, in progress

Repeat Rnd 1-6 once more to make the second side, leave a tail of 25cm (10 in) of yellow colour at row 5.

Finished sides, one of the sides has a tail to sew them together

Using the tail left at the second side sew the first side to second stuffing it with polyfill before finishing the connection.

Sewing the two sides together

To add a hanging string, with Yellow colour ch x 30, fasten off leaving a tail of 15cm (6 in) and attach it between the petals.

Daisy with Large Centre 

with Yellow colour

Rnd 1: sc × 6 into adjustable ring.  Total 6sts

Rnd 2: (2sc inc) × 6. Total 12sts

Rnd 3: (2sc inc, sc) × 6. Total 18sts

Rnd 4: (sc × 2, 2sc inc) × 6. Total 24sts

Rnd 5: (2sc inc, sc × 3) × 6. Total 30sts

Rnd 6: sc, (2sc inc, sc × 4) × 5, 2sc inc, sc, leave the last st incomplete and change the colour to White. Total 36sts

Rnd 7:  slst, (4ch – sc into 2nd ch from hook – sc into next ch, slst into next st of the yellow centre) × 18. Fasten off, secure and hide the tail.

Repeat Rnd 1-7 once more to make the second side, leave a tail of 25cm (10 in) of yellow colour at row 6.

Using the tail left at the second side sew the first side to second stuffing it with polyfill before finishing the connection.

To add hanging string with Yellow colour ch x 25, fasten off leaving a tail of 15cm (6 in) and attach it between the petals.