Threading a needle in your dream is a lucky omen for your current interests providing you did it with average ease; however, if you had difficulty and/or became irritated, you can expect a period of frustration.
To prick yourself with a needle portends problems due to the bad luck of a relative or close associate; to find a needle suggests unnecessary worry; and to lose one is a warning of danger through your own careless conduct.
See also Sewing.... The Complete Guide to Interpreting Your Dreams
Needles symbolize small pains (anxieties) that each person finds along life’s path. When the needles are crocheting they refer to those intrigues plotted behind you.
If you are portrayed sewing or knitting, it means you need to be more active or repair the damage you have caused someone.
If in the dream, you are pricked with a needle, the pain will be the same you feel from little things that concern or frustrate you in real life. In short, a dream of this nature could remind you that you can take advantage of difficulties by transforming them into critical learning for your life.
It is generally associated with deception. In many traditions it is believed that to utter the word “needle” when waking up in the morning portends bad luck.... The Big Dictionary of Dreams
To dream that you play ninepins, denotes that you are foolishly wasting your energy and opportunities. You should be careful in the selection of companions. All phases of this dream are bad. ... Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation
To dream that you are playing Skittles is a sign that your affairs are unsettled; you will experience many ups and downs in the next few weeks. There may be a disappointment in love.... Mystic Dream Book
This dream signifies contradiction and discussion of trivial matters (Gypsy). Sharp or pointed instruments usually receive an unpleasant interpretation.... The Fabric of Dream
A dream of pins, whether of the ordinary variety, hair pins, or safety pins, is a warning to a maiden that she should observe more ladylike conventions toward her sweetheart.... The Complete Dream Book
Pins and needles can appear together in a dream to show that you may be eagerly awaiting some good news. They represent anticipation. They may also suggest that you have been stuck by an unpleasant situation. Or pins and needles may be holding something together temporarily.... Ariadne's Book of Dream
Stepping on a pushpin in a dream may mean that you have been stuck at work too long. As it is used to put important messages in front of your face, a pushpin may suggest that you look at what is in front of you.... Ariadne's Book of Dream
The meaning of the dream depends on its details in relation to your sex and status, but as a general guide: a group of unmarried ladies in a dream forecasts happy social events; an old maid type featured in your dream is a warning against impulsive behavior.
For a married woman to dream of being a spinster predicts an unexpected change of circumstance and/or status.
For a single woman it indicates a serious new attachment on the horizon.... The Complete Guide to Interpreting Your Dreams
If you dream at playing at tenpins, you will doubtless soon engage in some affair which will bring discredit upon your name, and you will lose your money and true friendship.
To see others engaged in this dream, foretells that you will find pleasure in frivolous people and likely lose employment.
For a young woman to play a successful game of tenpins, is an omen of light pleasures, but sorrow will attend her later.... Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation