If you are new to crocheted lace, this small project will give you a taste of how such work was done and a sense of the time and attention it commanded. If you are familiar with the chain, slip, single, and double stitches used in all crochet, you can expect to spend perhaps four hours on the rose square and an equal amount of time on the edging. Stitching up the pincushion takes only a matter of minutes....