Friday, January 22, 2010

Candy Rainbow Slouch Hat

My daughter loves rainbows and keeps trying to get me to wear her rainbow hat in public. I like rainbows too but I also don't like tons of eyes on me. This hat is subtle enough for me to wear out LOL. I also thought ridges would be cool on a hat. Adds texture to the colored stripes. I named it Candy Rainbow because for some reason it reminds me of skittles haha. Maybe I just have candy on the mind with valentine's day coming up. What do you think? After this hat I am taking a month long break. I have so much stuff on hold to do. :)

I have the pattern available for $3.00 in My Etsy Shop if anyone is interested.










Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Breast Cancer Awareness Slouch Hat

One of my friends on Facebook was making a Breast Cancer Awareness scarf so that sparked the idea to make a hat. Making the chart was a little difficult but I got it down :) It was a bit big to put on a beanie hat so I just made it into a slouch hat. I am not a huge fan of Pink so I made the hat white instead. The cool thing about the ribbon is you can make it any color so you can make a hat for any cause that has a ribbon.What do you think?

Here is a link on How To Read A Chart And Switch Colors







Breast Cancer Awareness Slouch Hat
by: AprilDraven

For personal use only or for fund raising. If you use it for fund raising please tell me how it went. I would love to hear about it :)

Gauge: 4 inches = 13 stitches and 14 rows
My head size is 22 and a half inches around so adjust your hook size accordingly. Remember yarn stretches a little bit so this hat will fit inches bigger too.

Yarn: regular 4 ply worsted yarn

H hook

Abbreviations:
Rnd: round
Sc: single crochet
dc: double crochet
hdc: half double crochet
fpdc: front post double crochet
bpdc: back post double crochet
Ss: slip stitch
FO: Fasten off

*NOTE: use a marker and work in rounds*

With main color ch 1 or form magic circle
Rnd 1: 8 sc in ring
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (16)
Rnd 3: *1 sc, 2 sc in next sc* rep from * to * around (24)
Rnd 4: *2 sc, 2 sc in next sc* rep from * to * around (32)
Rnd 5: *3 sc, 2 sc in next sc* rep from * to * around (40)
Rnd 6: *4 sc, 2 sc in next sc* rep from * to * around (48)
Rnd 7: sc in each sc around
Rnd 8: *5 sc, 2 sc in next sc* rep from * to * around (56)
Rnd 9: sc in each sc around
Rnd 10: *6 sc, 2 sc in next sc* rep from * to * around (64)
Rnd 11: sc in each sc around
Rnd 12: *7 sc, 2 sc in next sc* rep from * to * around (72) (Try hat on at this point. If it is tight do another round *8 sc, 2 sc in next sc* if it still isn't big enough try *9 sc, 2 sc in next sc*)
On Rnd 13 (or next round if you kept going on the last section): 25 sc then start the chart



Rnd 13-42: sc in each sc around (29 rnds)
Rnd 43: 1 hdc in each sc around
Rnd 44-49: *1 fpdc, 1 bpdc* rep from * to * around
FO
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Ovarian Cancer Awareness Slouch Hat
by: AprilDraven

For personal use only or for fund raising. If you use it for fund raising please tell me how it went. I would love to hear about it :)

Gauge: 4 inches = 13 stitches and 14 rows
My head size is 22 and a half inches around so adjust your hook size accordingly. Remember yarn stretches a little bit so this hat will fit inches bigger too.

Yarn: regular 4 ply worsted yarn

H hook

Abbreviations:
Rnd: round
Sc: single crochet
dc: double crochet
hdc: half double crochet
fpdc: front post double crochet
bpdc: back post double crochet
Ss: slip stitch
FO: Fasten off

*NOTE: use a marker and work in rounds*

With main color ch 1 or form magic circle
Rnd 1: 8 sc in ring

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (16)

Rnd 3: *1 sc, 2 sc in next sc* rep from * to * around (24)
Rnd 4: *2 sc, 2 sc in next sc* rep from * to * around (32)
Rnd 5: *3 sc, 2 sc in next sc* rep from * to * around (40)
Rnd 6: *4 sc, 2 sc in next sc* rep from * to * around (48)

Rnd 7: *5 sc, 2 sc in next sc* rep from * to * around (56)

Rnd 8: *6 sc, 2 sc in next sc* rep from * to * around (64)

Rnd 9: *7 sc, 2 sc in next sc* rep from * to * around
(72)
Rnd 10: *8 sc, 2 sc in next sc* rep from * to * around
(80)
On Rnd 11: 25 sc then start the chart



Rnd 11-46: sc in each sc around (35 rnds)
Rnd 47: 1 hdc in each sc around
Rnd 48-53: *1 fpdc, 1 bpdc* rep from * to * around
FO

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Valentine's Day Project 2010

I know this might sound weird but it all started when I was heating a bowl of Oatmeal and burnt my hands on the bowl. I figured that I should make a bowl cozy so that wouldn't happen again lol. After I made it I thought about what other purposes it could have. It can be a bowl on it's own, You can cinch it up and give it as a gift, use it to decorate a bowl, use it as a bowl cover for a floating candle, and much more. Valentine's day is coming up so I wanted to make something cheap and have it look cool. I got a so-be bottle and crocheted around it for a vase. Then I decided to add stuffed hearts. I wanted to personalize it more so I gave one of the hearts a pocket (the red one) so I can add a note to it. I braided a cord and attached it to the hearts then onto the bottle. Then I crocheted a heart coffee cozy. I figured we could have coffee and soup for Valentine's day instead of chocolate. (hey I have to try to stay on a diet and this is a perfect alternative) What do you think?



















Hooks: H hook and 3.25 mm hook for the hearts

Yarn: 100% acrylic, Worsted Weight, 4 ply yarn

Abbreviations:
Ch: chain
Rnd: round
sc: single crochet
dc: double crochet
Fpdc: Front post double crochet
Bpdc: Back Post double crochet
Ss: slip stitch
FO: Fasten off


Bowl Cozy
Work in the round using a marker
Rnd 1: Work 8 sc in a ring
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc (16)
Rnd 3: *Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc*, rep from * to * around (24)
Rnd 4: *Sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, rep from * to * around (32)
Rnd 5: *Sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, rep from * to * around (40)
Rnd 6: 1 Sc in each sc around (1 round)
Rnd 7: *Sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, rep from * to * around (48)
Rnd 8: 1 Sc in each sc around (1 round)
Rnd 9: *Sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, rep from * to * around (56)
join with 1 ss
No longer worked in the round
Rnd 10: ch 1, 1 hdc in each sc around, join with 1 ss
Rnd 11-17: ch 2, *1 fpdc, 1 bpdc* rep from * to * around (7 rounds)
weave a ribbon around the top if desired :)



Bottle Cozy:
Work in the round using a marker
Rnd 1: Work 8 sc in first ch
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc (16)
Rnd 3: *Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc*, rep from * to * around (24)
Rnd 4: *Sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, rep from * to * around (32)
Rnd 5-33: 1 sc in each sc around, Join with 1 ss (28 rounds)
Rnd 34: ch 3, sk 2, 2 sc *ch 2, sk 2, 2 sc* rep from * to * around, join 1 ss
FO and Weave ribbon or something around to cinch it up.



Hearts
Use 3.25 mm Hook:
hump (make 2)
Work in the round using a marker
Rnd 1: Work 8 sc a ring
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc (16)
Rnd 3: *Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc*, rep from * to * around (24)
Rnd 4-9: 1 sc in each sc around, ss 1, FO
sew middles together 5 stitches
Rnd 1: sc around entire piece (42 stitches)
Rnd 2: *Sc in next 4 sc, Sc2tog*, rep from * to * around (35)
Rnd 3: 1 sc in each sc around (1 round)
Rnd 4: *Sc in next 3 sc, Sc2tog*, rep from * to * around (28)
Rnd 5: 1 sc in each sc around (1 round)
Rnd 6: *Sc in next 2 sc, Sc2tog*, rep from * to * around (21)
Rnd 7: 1 sc in each sc around (1 round)
Stuff
Rnd 8: *1 Sc in next sc, Sc2tog*, rep from * to * around (14)
Rnd 9: 1 sc in each sc around (1 round)
Rnd 10: sc2tog 11 times, ss 1, FO
pocket
Not worked in the round
Row 1: 2 sc in ring, ch 1 turn (2)
Row 2: 2 sc in each stitch, ch 1, turn (4)
Row 3: sc in each sc, ch 1, turn (4)
Row 4: 2 sc in next stitch, 2 sc, 2 sc in next stitch, ch 1, turn (6)
Row 5: 1 sc in each sc, ch 1, turn (1 row)
Row 6: 2 sc in next stitch, 4 sc, 2 sc in next stitch, ch 1, turn ( 8 )
Row 7: 1 sc in each sc, ch 1, turn (1 row)
Row 8: 2 sc in next stitch, 6 sc, 2 sc in next stitch, ch 1, turn (10)
Row 9: 1 sc in each sc, ch 1, turn (1 row)
Row 10: 2 sc in next stitch, 8 sc, 2 sc in next stitch, ch 1, turn (12)
Row 11: 1 sc in each sc, ch 1, turn (1 row)
Row 12: 2 sc in next stitch, 10 sc, 2 sc in next stitch, ch 1, turn (14)
Row 13: 1 sc in each sc, ch 1, turn (1 row)
FO and sew on to heart, put whatever you want into the pocket and then weave a ribbon through the heart and pocket to keep it shut.


Heart Coffee Cozy:
USE 3.25 MM Hook



Rnd 1: Work 8 sc in circle
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc (16)
Rnd 3: *Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc*, rep from * to * around (24)
Rnd 4: *Sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, rep from * to * around (32)
Rnd 5: *Sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, rep from * to * around (40)
Rnd 6-9: Sc in each sc around (4 rounds) at the end of the last round ss 1, ch 1, turn
Row 1: 20 sc, start pink on pattern, when you get to the end of this row, ch 1 and turn.

Row 2-14: sc in each sc continuing pattern. At the end of each row ch 1, turn.

Strap:
sc 4 down side, ch 1 turn (repeat 3 more times)
1 sc, ch 2, sk 2, 1 sc, ch 1 turn (this forms hole for button)
sc2tog 2 times, ch 1, turn
sc2tog 1 time, Fo
Attach trim color and sc around border all the way around, *when you get to the tip of the strap put 3 stitches in the tip*
Sew button on where it will be really tight. You don't want it to slide off when you pick it up to take a drink ;)

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Winter Slouch Hat

After making the purple slouch hat I wanted to make another one, but I wanted this one to be warm because it's cold in Michigan right now.
I have this pattern available for $3.00 in My Etsy Shop if anyone is interested.









and here is what it looks like if you just want a plain winter hat




What do you think?



Sunday, January 3, 2010

Pretty Purple Cable Slouch Hat

Ok so I am horrible at picking names for hats LOL. I was watching the newest episode of Doctor Who and at the end Rose had this awesome slouchy purple hat. I immediately wanted one. I wanted mine more elaborate though. I already made a Cable Fae Slouch Hat so I figured I would combine the two ideas. Slouch with Cables. I usually don't model my own hats but I needed a new profile pic so I figured why not kill two birds with one stone lol. What do you think?











If you purchased this pattern and don't know how to do the *Cable Cross* Here is a link to a video that should help:
(Cable Cross: Here is a video I found on how to do the Cable Cross *it isn't really called that I don't think*)

I have the pattern available for $3.00 in My Etsy Store if anyone is interested.