How I made an ice cream cone pincushion...

Below, I have linked to a variety of websites that will help you construct your own unique
 sugar cone pincushion and ice cream scoop. Left you can see how I applied felt to the
sugar cone to give it texture and dimension. Right, is the finished result!

       For this ice cream cone pincushion, I combined crochet and felt needle work. The size, pattern and color of the crochet tumbler pattern will dictate the overall design of the pincushion. My example uses a mix of rainbow colors and lace edging. Below are just a few links to sites where you can find free directions for the cozy crochet "ice cream" topper.

Where to find free patterns for crochet tumbler cozies:

• Crochet Glass Cozies: Four Glass Cozy Crochet Patterns from Speckless
• Crochet Stashbusters - Jam jar tealight cozy from lovecrafts
• Free Pattern: Crocet Mason Jar Cozies from lisaclarke
• Cool Crochet Can Cozies by AllFreeCrochet

       The cone templates are available in many locations around the internet. You will need to select one of them, download it, print it out and trace around the cone pattern on top of cardboard and then layer a dark felt on top of this to craft a basic sugar cone. The three dimensional felt work may be done with a lighter tan color of felt. Simply cut long, narrow strips and gather these with a needle and thread to create the bumpy textures. The bows are rectangles cut and gathered in the middle with a tiny knot.

Where to Find Free Cone Shape Templates:

• A Cone Template from firstpalette
• A Cone Template from woojr
• A free cone pattern from smashedpeasandcarrots

       I stuffed the cone tightly with batting and then stuffed the crochet cozy with acrylic fiber fill. Then turn the cozy upside-down on top of the faux, felt sugar cone and sew the two together.