Showing posts with label hat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hat. Show all posts

Friday, 10 February 2012

Recent Projects

I recently finished quite a few amigurumi and crochet projects, so thought I'd share :)

First up I made this little doll for the craft fair I'll be taking part in in December




I called him Dorian :) When I was making him he looked like a 'he', but now I'm not too sure. So he's called Dorian - he can be a he or a she :)

Keeping the craft fair in mind, I wanted to start thinking about different things I could make. So I came up with this cat toy


It's just a ball with curly bits on the end. Inside there's some jingle bells :)

I got a lovely message on Flickr from the wonderful Christine about how much she liked my crochet stuff, and if I would be willing to make her some Jellyfish. I of course said yes, and in exchange for the Jellyfish I got 4 Domo Qees (They are my new obsession! I must crochet one some time!)


Christine really wanted a rainbow Jellyfish - it was lots of fun to make!

I've also been crocheting tons for Blythe. Me and my good friend OnePinkHippo are planning on opening an Etsy shop together, where we will sell our Blythe related things. Here are some things I've been making...
















I've started a few things here and there too, including this amigurumi monster...


... and a bag I can carry my Blythe dolls in when I go to New York in May, which I can't find the picture of :P

Looking at that lot it seems I've been busier than I thought! It's nice to be crocheting again :)

Sarah
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Monday, 19 September 2011

New Listings

Like I said in my Zombie Bunny Hat pattern post last week, I like to make Blythe hats when bored. Well, I have been very bored lately sooooo... lots of hats! I have made so many that I have decided to put some up on Etsy and see if there is any interest in them :) Up in my shop now are...



Zombie Bunny Hat




Halloween Elf Hat



Skull and Crossbones Elf Hat



Red Flower Helmet

I have other hats sitting around my room, but thought I'd just put 4 up now :) I hope you like!

Thursday, 14 July 2011

Free Pattern: Fuzzy Bear Hat

It's funny - I haven't crocheted in nearly a month, then I design and make a whole hat in 3 hours lol!

This free pattern is for the Blythe owners out there, or for anyone else that wants a little hat! I think it is a bit too small for a baby, but if you used a bigger than stated hook and thicker yarn it might do :)


I call it the Fuzzy Bear Hat because I have fuzzed it up abit. Because I use Acrylic yarn I can't felt the finished pieces, but I still wanted this hat to be a bit scruffy. So I took a stiff, cheapo toothbrush and 'scrubbed' at the hat, and it made it slightly fuzzy! Weeee!!

It's mega easy to make - like I said it only took me 3 hours to make and design it, plus Zoe loves it! I hope your girl will too!

Have fun!

Fuzzy Bear Hat

You Will Need:
· Crochet Hook (I used 3.75mm, F)
· Double Knit/ Sport Weight/ Light Worsted Weight Yarn in 2 colours
· Stitch Markers Or Piece Of Scrap Yarn
· Curved Needle or Yarn Needle
· 2 Buttons

Abbreviations
· St/Sts – Stitch/Stitches
· Ch - Chain Stitch
· Sc - Single Crochet
· Slst - Slip Stitch
· Inc (Increase) - 2 Sc into 1 St
· ** - Marks a group of stitches to be repeated until the round is completed


Gauge
No gauge, just keep your stitches nice and tight to avoid gaps in your work


Finished Size
Made to fit all Neo Blythes


Other Info
· Work in continuous rounds; in a spiral, unless otherwise stated. Don’t join at the end of a row; just keep going
· Use stitch markers or a piece of scrap yarn to mark the start of every round. Replace at the start of the next round as you go along. This will help you keep track of where you started, and saves a lot of time if things go wrong!
· I write my patterns in American terms, so Sc means Single Crochet; Dc means Double Crochet etc
· The number at the end of each round is the number of stitches you should now have
· Using a thicker yarn than DK/bigger hook than 3.75mm (F) will result in the toy being a considerably different size to that shown.


Fuzzy Bear Hat

In Colour 1
1. Ch 2, Sc 8 into 2nd Ch from hook, or Magic Ring 8 (8)
2. Inc around (16)
3. *Sc, Inc* around (24)
4. *Sc 2, Inc* around (32)
5. *Sc 3, Inc* around (40)
6. Sc around (40)
7. *Sc 4, Inc* around (48)
8-9. Sc around (48)
10. *Sc 5, Inc* around (56)
11-20. Sc around (56)

*Start 1st Earflap*
21-22. Sc 8. Ch 1, Turn (8)
23. Dec, Sc 4, Dec,. Ch 1, Turn (6)
24. Sc 6. Ch 1, Turn (6)
25. Dec, Sc 2, Dec. Ch 1, Turn (4)
26. Sc 4. Ch 1, turn (4)
27. *Dec* 2 times. Ch 1, Turn (2)
28. Sc 2 (2)
*Finish Off, Weave In End*

From the right side of the earflap you have just made (hat the right way up), count back 23 Sc. This will be the front of the hat.

Attach Colour 1 with a SlSt to 24th Sc, and…

*Start 2nd Earflap*
21-22. Sc 8. Ch 1, Turn (8)
23. Dec, Sc 4, Dec,. Ch 1, Turn (6)
24. Sc 6. Ch 1, Turn (6)
25. Dec, Sc 2, Dec. Ch 1, Turn (4)
26. Sc 4. Ch 1, turn (4)
27. *Dec* 2 times. Ch 1, Turn (2)
28. Sc 2 (2)
*Finish Off, Weave In End*

Ears
Make 2
In Colour 2
1. Ch 2, Sc 6 in 2nd Ch from hook, or Magic Ring 6 (6)
2. Inc around (12)

Change To Colour 1

3. Sc around (12)
4. *Sc, Inc* around (18)
5-6. Sc around (18)
7. *Sc, Dec* around (12)
8. Sc around (12)
9. Dec around (6)
*Finish Off, Leave Long Tail For Sewing*

Boarder
In Colour 2
Attach anywhere on the hat edge with a Slst, and Sc around the entire hat twice. Finish Off and weave in ends.

Assembly
. Take an ear, and fold it in on itself so it makes a half sphere/cone shape. Thread the tail from the ‘back’ of the ear through the bottom edge, so that the tail is at the ‘front’ of the ear, and sew to the hat. Repeat with 2nd ear.
. Sew 2 buttons to front of the hat.

Earflap Ties
In Colour 2
Cut 12 lengths of yarn, each around 50 cm’s long. With a yarn needle, thread 6 lengths onto the bottom of each earflap, so that each length is doubled over (12 shorter lengths in total on each earflap).

Braid the yarn until the length required. I cut mine off at knee level. Tie in a secure knot and trim excess.

*FINISHED!*

I hope you enjoyed the pattern! If you have any problems with it just comment below and I'll get back to you asap :)