These are dark times for the UK. With the whole country falling apart, Brexit looming and all our public services gasping for air under the harsh and cruel Tory cuts, you may be carrying a lot of pent up anger and anxiety around with you.

Well, on a personal level at least, help is at hand. Now you can harmlessly purge that frustration with the cathartic and therapeutic Theresa May Voodoo Pincushion!!

Also perfect for anyone in need of a pincushion.

This is an easy pattern for anyone who knows a few basic crochet stitches (although there are hundreds of tutorials on You Tube if you don’t!).

Materials used:

2 skeins of flesh pink coloured DK yarn

1 skein of light grey DK yarn – cut about 60 strands about 30cm long each

A strand of dark pink/red DK yarn

A strand of light brown DK yarn

2 x 8mm blue safety eyes

2 x ‘pearl’ type small beads

A strand of light pink or light grey sewing thread (to attach the beads)

A small piece of flesh pink felt

3.5mm crochet hook

Knitters needle (for weaving in ends etc)

Polyester fibrefill stuffing

Tacky PVA Glue

Fine black marker pen (or eyeliner!)

Finished size: Approximately 9.5cm tall

Abbreviations used:

mc = magic circle

ch = chain

sk = skip

st = stitch or stitches

sc = single crochet (US), double crochet (UK)

hdc = half double crochet (US), half treble (UK)

dc = double crochet (US), treble (UK)

sl st = slip stitch

sc2tog = decrease by working two sc together – see special instructions

As with all my patterns, this will be written in US crochet terminology just because that’s how I learned.

This pattern will be emailed to you as soon as payment is complete.

Please note that purchase of this pattern does not licence others to list this finished item for sale to the general public.