February 2026

Love to pin loom weave? Love to see how other people have woven the same pattern? Join us for a pin loom weave along February 16 – March 8, 2026 as we make The Raven. It’s completely free. Here’s how to participate in The Raven weave along:

Download The Raven pin loom pattern here or from the Facebook Group: Pin Loom Weaving Support Group files.
Weave your raven (or other bird from The Pin Loom Flock).
Watch video snippet on The Pin Loom Raven Assembly below or on YouTube.
Post pictures on social media with hashtag #PinLoomBird.
Email a photo of your bird to us (see pattern for instructions) between February 16 – March 8, 2026.
Look for compilation photo of other birds in the Facebook group: Pin Loom Weaving Support Group.

The Raven Assembly Video

The Raven pin loom bird is surprisingly simple to make. Even so, we decided an assembly video would make it even easier to visualize the process. View the Pin Loom Raven Assembly on YouTube or below:

The Raven Supplies

The Raven requires very few supplies. You’ll need a few looms, some yarn, stuffing and safety eyes. The weaving pattern includes this list…but if you want to see if you have them off hand, here’s what you’ll need to make your own raven:

Pin Looms Squares: 2” and 6”
Pin Loom Rectangle: 2” x 6”
Needle: 6” needle for weaving and yarn needle for sewing
Stuffing
Safety Eyes: 14mm – (2) per bird

The Pin Loom Flock is Part of the Weave Along

The Raven pin loom weave along is open for all the birds in our pin loom collection. We have an ebook with 9 adorable birds called The Pin Loom Flock on Etsy. Learn more about that in our Etsy shop: YarnovationsShop.

Weave the raven or bird of your choice, post it online with hashtag #PinLoomBird, and email us a photo per instructions in the pattern to be included in the compilation photo in the Facebook group.

eBook "The Pin Loom Flock: 9 Adorable Birds to Weave with Squares and Rectangles". Woven birds shown include cardinal, robin, bald eagle, turkey, seagull, chicken, red-winged black bird, western tanager, european robin.

We look forward to seeing everyone’s pin loom birds!

Mushroom Pin Cushion with Basket Crochet Pattern

Mushroom Pin Cushion with Basket is an easy crochet pattern you can make in a weekend. It’s darling to display but even more fun to use. It’s the perfect size for collecting yarn snips (or candy wrapper). If you like to sew or embroider, it’s great for tossing thread snips as well. Or, you could store notions it it for crochet, knitting, weaving, sewing and quilting.

I, Dana, woke up one day with a vision for mushrooms on a grassy knoll. I wasn’t sure if I could recreate my vision…but it came out pretty much as I’d envisioned it. I love that it can be decorated with straight pins. I love that it’s cute…and practical at the same time.

About the Mushroom Pin Cushion and Project Bag Crochet Pattern

The crochet pattern includes everything you need to recreate a mushroom pin cushion with basket of your own. It includes:

Mushroom in 2 sizes
Basket
Connector Piece
Tab for holding mini scissors, crochet hook and pencil
Step by step written instructions
Written in US terms

The size is great for putting on a side table, arm of a chair or at your work table. My mushroom and basket has a permanant home on my desk which doubles as my sewing table. The measurements are approximately:

Pin Cushion: 5.75″ wide x 5.75″ deep x 3.5″ tall
Basket: 4″ wide x 4″ deep x 5″ tall

The crochet pattern is rated easy because there aren’t lots of stitch patterns. It is made with stitches as small as a slip stitch and as large as a double treble. Pieces are worked in the round and in rows. It’s interesting to note that the same stitch pattern is used on the bean bag (base of pin cushion) and on the basket. But they look different because one is crocheted in rows and the other in the round.

Mushroom Pin Cushion and Basket on Etsy

The Mushroom Pin Cushion and Basket first appeared in Crochet World Summer 2024. We have the rights back to sell direct to you. Find it now in our Etsy Shop.

The Mushroom Pin Cushion and Basket is So Useful!

One of the things I love most about this Mushroom Pin Cushion with Basket is that it’s useful for lots of different hobbies. It has a little tab sewn to the lining with 3 sections to hold small things like pencils, mini scissors and crochet hooks. Here are my favorite ways to use the mushroom pin cushion and basket…and yes, I’ve used it for each of these things:

Project bag
Yarn snips trash basket (for knitting, crochet and weaving)
Thread keeper (trash basket) (for sewing, quilting and embroidery)
Notions keeper (sewing clips, stitch markers, etc).

Yarn for Mushroom Pin Cushion and Basket

The yarn used to make the Mushroom Pin Cushion and Basket is Cascade 220 Superwash Sport. It’s a light weight (size 3) superwash merino wool yarn. As of today, it comes in 83 colors! We chose this yarn specifically for color options and yarn weight. It is thin enough to create beautiful stitch definition and sturdy enough to hold the 3D shape of the mushrooms (with fiber-fill stuffing inside).

Get your copy of the Mushroom Pin Cushion and Basket now.

Archives for February 2026

Raven Pin Loom Weave Along