Cutie Kitty Pattern

My daughter loves cats. So I made this for her. Right now she is learning how to read and there is something called RAZ-Kids that she does on the computer for school. She can gain levels by reading the stories they have. When she reads she gains points. A bar will fill up just like an experience bar in a video game. I have been crocheting her stuff for every level she gets. A star or a ball whatever color she wants. She seems to like that. She is on her last level so I wanted to make her something special so I came up with this. She named it Cutie. So now she has to work hard so she can play with it. Motivation is key ;D Also I can make one of these in about 2 hours, depending on how distracted I am. I am thinking I will make a whole bunch more in different colors for stocking suffers ;) I didn't add a nose or mouth because it looked so cute with just eyes. If I do one in another color I might add to it. It's kinda hard to get details on a black stuffed animal. What do you think? I have the pattern available in my Etsy Store for $3.00 if anyone is interested.

Fallen Star Slouchy Hat Pattern

Like I said before I am not that great at picking names for a hat, I chose Fallen Star because it was a black star. Yah I know it's corny lol. Anyways, I have been meaning to make another slouchy hat pattern with a star, now that I know so much more about writing patterns and crochet in general. You never stop learning ;) This is what I came up with. It is so comfy. Great for bad hair days. (or in my case when I take my daughter to school. I'm not a morning person. This way I don't have to brush my hair. shhhh don't tell anyone) It is warm but not too warm and people don't expect you to take your hat off because it is "stylish" hehe. I think it is my favorite hat right now :) I loved it so much I made another one with glow in the dark yarn. I can't wait to wear it to the bar. (I know a bar that has a blacklight hehe) What do you think? The pattern is available in My Etsy Store for $3.00 if anyone in interested :)

Mocha Slouchy Delight Hat Pattern

I ran out of ideas for hat names, so I just decided to make one up that sounded exotic. The hat is brown, I was craving Coffee and Chocolate, so the name was born haha. I needed a new winter hat but I didn't want a plain one. I wanted texture. So I came up with this. What do you think? I have the pattern for sale in my Etsy Shop for $3.00 if anyone is interested. Thank you everyone for your support :)

Mother Earth Crochet Doll

This is my latest creation. I love her. Her body is stuffed with Rice and the Earth is stuffed with Rice and Lavender. Getting her shaped just right was a bit of a challenge but I did it. I wanted to get more detailed with the eyes but she is only 7 inches tall so that was difficult. Once I put the felt on her though I realized it was the perfect face and I wouldn't want it any other way :D I tried to make her look like a tree, brown on the bottom and green on top. I felt that was appropriate ;) I have been wanting a Goddess statue for a long time now but for some reason I didn't even think to make one. The pattern for sale in my Etsy shop for $5.20. The pattern is 9 pages long with pictures. What do you think?

Earthy Witch Hat

Oh what a summer it has been this year. I hope you all had a wonderful time :)

Here is my newest creation. This year I was considering dressing up as a witch for Halloween. I was looking at what other people came up with for witch hats and I decided I really didn't want to take the classic route. The points are too long and the brim is too wide. I wanted to be able to wear it more than just Halloween. So I decided to make the top and brim shorter. This is what I came up with. I named it Earthy Witch Hat because it reminded me of bark on a tree. I can't wait to wear it hiking :) It will keep the flies away from my head and help protect against the sun :) My dad kinda gave me inspiration for this hat too. When I was little we would go on walks in the woods and he would let me wear his hat. (that is one of the fondest memories I have of him) It was a men's hat but the brim was perfect. Not too big not too small. That is kinda what I wanted to achieve with this.

What do you think?

If you want the pattern it is available for $3 in my Etsy Shop







You can fold up the brim if you like :)





For those of you who don't know how to do cables here is A link to a video someone made that should help :)

Plain Slouch Hat

I decided to make a video. I know a lot of people come to my blog and look at my hats and think that they are too complicated. They really aren't. (well most of them aren't) I have looked online and I haven't found any really good videos on how to crochet a hat (that doesn't mean there aren't any good ones out there, just that I didn't find any in my search that covered everything needed) so I decided to make my own. Most of the ones I found are filmed from the side or from the front. I made a weird rig with coffee cans, duct tape, hangers, and a pen (lol) so I could get the camera to record my perspective. Hopefully this will help beginners. The music in the video is "Ash Koley" My friend Ben introduced me to their music and I immediately loved them. I needed music for the video because I cover so much and there was no way I could talk that fast enough to keep up with the video. If I didn't add music it would be 10 min. of silence. Not very entertaining lol. I really wanted to use their songs so I contacted them and asked permission. Ash replied and told me it was alright. You should check them out. They are really awesome :) Here is a link to the video.
For those of you who already know how to make hats and read a pattern, scroll down. I posted it here. Remember, if you use it please give me credit for the design :)





Plain Slouch Hat © April Folts 2011

Hook size: H

Gauge: 4 inches = 13 stitches and 14 rows

Yarn:
3.5 oz Bernat Mosaic psychedelic 4 ply 100% Acrylic Worsted Weight
a little bit of Red Heart Turqua 4 ply 100% Acrylic Worsted Weight

Abbreviations:

Ss: slip stitch
Sc: single crochet
Dc: double crochet
Fpdc: front post double crochet
Bpdc: back post double crochet
FO: Fasten off

This pattern is worked in the round with a marker. Do not join with a ss unless specified

With Psychedelic yarn form a magic circle
Rnd 1: 8 sc in ring (8)
Rnd 2: *2 sc in each sc* rep from * to * 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: 1 sc in each sc around (48)
Rnd 8: * 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc* rep from * to * around (56)
Rnd 9: 1 sc in each sc around (56)
Rnd 10: * 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc* rep from * to * around (64)
Rnd 11: 1 sc in each sc around (64)
Rnd 12: * 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc* rep from * to * around (72)
Rnd 13: 1 sc in each sc around (72)
Rnd 14: * 8 sc, 2 sc in next sc* rep from * to * around (80)
Rnd 15-34: 1 sc in each sc around (80) (20 rounds)
At the end of rnd 34, switch colors to turqua and join with 1 ss
Rnd 35: 1 sc in each sc around, Join with 1 ss (80)
Rnd 36-40: ch 2, * 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc* rep from * to * around, Join with 1 ss (5 rounds)
FO and hide tails

Shamrock Hat

I really wanted to design a hat with a 4 leaf clover on it. My family is mostly Irish so it feels good to make something in honor of them ;D Mostly I made it for my daughter though. She was really excited about Saint Patrick's Day so I wanted to make something special for her. This is what I came up with. What do you think? I have the pattern for $3 in my Etsy shop if anyone is interested. Happy Saint Patrick's Day!