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| Geez, do I ever look tired. Please excuse my face. |
Even though I'm not sewing right now, I have started to pick up yarn projects. I crocheted this hat recently, and plan to make a bunch more for [SPOILER] Christmas presents this year. I really loved this pattern, the Divine Hat by Sarah Arnold. It's the most popular crochet hat pattern over on Ravelry, and for good reason; it's super easy, quick to make, and looks great! And being a free pattern doesn't hurt, either.
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I actually whipped off the first version of this hat the day I started it, but my tension was too tight and it was just too small. I pulled the ENTIRE thing back and re-crocheted it. Annoying, but worth the effort. Keep your stitches loose if you plan to try this one out! I've included more details on my Ravelry post, if you're a member (go friend me!). I used the ever popular Cascade 220 wool, and boy am I in love! Best of all, I found a great shop here in Whitehorse that sells it and a bunch of other lovely natural fibre yarn! WOOT!!
I should probably apologize up front, since there's probably going to be a lot more yarn works in the coming months. Between hats for Christmas, a class on knitting socks this fall, helping out make an airplane cozy this month, and a general lack of sewing space, sewing posts may be few and far between. Sorry guys. But stay tuned, because I do have a rather ambitious winter sewing plan in the works!
Happy sewing (and knitting, and crocheting, and whatever else charges up your creative juices)!
Great hat! I'm jealous of your skillz. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! It's so ridiculously easy, I'm afraid to enable you to try it because you'll get hooked. (Pun so intended!) And also I don't think you need much for knitted or crocheted warm things in Texas, eh? But there are pretty shawls and throw blankets to be made! :D Come oooon, try it!!
DeleteThere will be plenty of time for sewing during the long dark winter up there! The hat is adorable. One of these days I should really learn to actually make something with crochet... it would be nice to have a portable craft sometimes. :)
ReplyDeleteYou know, I keep thinking that it's really easy to do. But I also keep forgetting that I learned when I was approximately 6, and don't remember the trouble I had learning to do it. But I really do think that it's not a difficult task to learn, and once you get the basics, all the different stitches are easy to learn. Not to mention, it's lovely to just sit and watch tv while working on a project. I'm to the point where I don't really need to watch what I'm doing (for the most part).
DeleteI only recently learned crochet, I always thought it was harder to learn than knitting or cross stitch or any of my other crafty hobbies.
DeleteEnded up learning almost by accident from a YouTube video O.O Nothing beats crochet for portability I've found.
See, I can crochet just fine---I learned when I was about six, too. I just don't know how to do anything with it other than filet crochet. ;)
DeleteI think that crocheting is probably the easiest of all my fibre hobbies, but then, I've been doing it for over 20 years now. And if that doesn't make me feel old, I don't know what will...
DeleteLove that hat. Love it so much I went out and bought a ball of Cascade 220 to make it. Hopefully it will go better than my last attempt at a crochet hat :P
ReplyDeleteBerets are difficult, since there doesn't seem to be a way to double check if the fit is alright until the end. And if you use a yarn that can't pull back well, then it sucks if you find the fit is off. :( But I promise you, Cascade pulls back nicely! Good luck on your toque! I can't wait to see how it turns out. :)
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