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 Two years ago, I posted a tiny collection of tiny doily ornaments. I’m happy to report that pattern is now FREE! Yes! Go on and crochet an ornament (or three) for your Christmas tree. They’re super quick to make, even working with thread. You can find the link to Ravelry or Craftsy on the pattern’s blog page, HERE. Enjoy!   Pattern: basic beanie with plaid technique from Webs (see here)  I was just in a hat knitting mood, last week. I was cleaning my bedroom and found the envelope with my my leftover skeins of Ultra Alpaca Light from Andrew’s sweater, so I figured I should make him a matching hat. I was leaning toward some sort of colorwork, but when I found this plaid technique, I knew that was it. It was super easy! Especially because I already know how to crochet. The vertical lines are made with surface crochet, so it’s basically just a chain through the purl stitches. If you want to make a beanie with this yarn (fits sizes 5-8, but I can put it on MY head pretty comfortably), here are my details:
I cut each CC after the CC rounds instead of letting them travel up. You use a crochet hook to slip-stitch in the little valleys left by the purl stitches. I have CC-2 on the left of CC-1, but you could do the opposite. I had to use a 5mm (US-8 H) hook to get the right tension. The smaller hook resulted in chains that were too tight and bunched up a bit.    It fits my 8 year old like a regular beanie and it’s a little slouchy on my 5 year old. If I were making it for an adult, I’d work an extra repeat of the color pattern just to make it a bit taller to cover the ears. This one is just about 7.5-8″ un-stretched. Have you every knit plaid? Don’t be intimidated by the crochet part! The slip-stitch is the simplest of the crochet stitches and the only thing utilized in surface crochet. You put your hook through the fabric where you want the stitch to be and then just pull a loop of yarn through. Keep it on your hook. Using your hand on the back of the fabric with your yarn around your finger (ala continental knitting) to keep your tension even, just put the hook back through the fabric at your next spot and pull another loop through the fabric and through the loop on your hook. Repeat that process until you’ve gone through all the stitches! With the sport weight yarn, I had to stretch the fabric to see where I had to slip stitch next, but it wasn’t a big deal and I finished it pretty quickly. If you’ve tried it, let me know! Show me your projects! Pin It October is here! I love October because it means that MAYBE cool weather is on its way to Houston. Probably not, but a girl can dream, right? October also means it’s costume time! Last year, I composed two sweet costumes for my boys’ book character parade (see here) at school. Combine cool weather and costumes and you get…animal hat! Specifically, a sly little fox hat.  It features some interesting shaping to create the point at the front and long sides to cover the ears. It is definitely inspired by Ganomy, which, if you’ve been reading long, is my favorite knit hat pattern. This crochet hat is worked from the top down, though, and, like I said, has a point at the front. Instead of two sets of increases and decreases, there eventually are three. I hope you guys like it! I’ll put some notes at the END with suggestions for changing the size. Please read through before asking questions! Have fun! Materials NOTES Gauge Each beginning ch-3 counts as 1 stitch. Pattern Round 2: Ch 3, 1 DC in same sp, 2 DC in each st, slst to top of beg ch-3. (24) Round 3: Ch 3, 2 DC in next st, *1 DC in next st, 2 DC in next st; Rep from * around, slst to top of beg ch-3. (36) Round 4: Ch 3, 1 DC in next st, 2 DC in next st, *1 DC in next 2 sts, 2 DC in next st; Rep from * around, slst to top of beg ch-3. (48) Round 5: Ch 3, DC in next 7 sts, [3 DC in next st, DC in next 15 sts] twice, 3 DC in next st, DC in last 7 sts, slst to top of beg ch-3. (54) Round 6: Ch 3, DC in next 8 sts, [3 DC in next st, DC in next 17 sts] twice, 3 DC in next st, DC in last 8 sts, slst to top of beg ch-3. (60) Round 7: Ch 3, DC in next 9 sts, [3 DC in next st, DC in next 19 sts] twice, 3 DC in next st, DC in last 9 sts, slst to top of beg ch-3. (66) Round 8: Ch 3, DC in next 10 sts, [3 DC in next st, DC in next 21 sts] twice, 3 DC in next st, DC in last 10 sts, slst to top of beg ch-3. (72) Round 9: Ch 3, DC2tog, DC in next 9 sts, [3 DC in next st, DC in next 9 sts, DC2tog, DC in next st, DC2tog, DC in next 9 sts] twice, 3 DC in next st, DC in next 9 sts, DC2tog, slst to top of beg ch-3. (72) Rounds 10-11: Repeat Round 9. (72) Round 12-13: Repeat Round 9, but switch to white after the third decrease and work with that yarn, carrying the MC, to the stitch before the next decrease. You will have to attach the new color every round. Finish the round in the main color, attach white at the end. Round 14: SC around in white, making [1 SC, ch 2, 1 SC] in the center DC of the increases of the previous round, slst to first SC. Fasten off. Weave in ends. Make 2 solid pieces for the back of the ears Row 2: SC2tog, SC 5, SC2tog. Ch 1, turn. (7) Row 3: SC in each st. Ch 1, turn. (7) Row 4: SC2tog, SC 3, SC2tog. Ch 1, turn. (5) Row 5: SC in each st. Ch 1, turn. (5) Row 6: SC2tog, SC in next st, SC2tog. Ch 1, turn. (3) Row 7: SC in each st. Ch 1, turn. (3) Row 8: SC2tog, SC in next st. Ch 1, turn. (2) Row 9: SC2tog. (1) Ch 1, SC 9 down the side of the triangle. At bottom corner, ch 3, then turn triangle clockwise to work across the beginning chain, SC 9 to next corner, Ch 3, then SC 9 back to top of the triangle. SC in the sc2tog stitch from last row, ch 3, SC in same st, slst to first of the SC you made down the side of the triangle. Fasten off. Make 2 pieces for the front of the ears. Stitch a front and back together, then sew in place on your hat. For Eyes only Sew eyes and nose in place with tail yarn.
 Notes on size    [Download the printer-friendly version.] Sly Fox Hat Pattern is ©2013 Lisa Gutierrez | goodknits.com Fall has arrived and I thought I’d re-share some of my favorite Fall patterns. All five of these patterns are FREE, so go nuts! Click the photos to get to the patterns.  The simplest wreath pattern out there.  Ever notice how crochet pineapples kind of resemble leaves? Make a garland in your favorite fall colors!  Perfect for Halloween! These masks are really quick to whip up. Start making a bunch and pass them out at Halloween instead of candy.  Another sweet Halloween pattern. It’s not even October and I want it to be October 31st already.  ‘Rube’ is now FREE! Go make your hands cozy! Pin It  I wrote a blog post about understanding and adapting stitch patterns. You can find it on the Craftsy blog HERE. In the post, we explore a simple stitch pattern and I discuss how you can adapt it for working in the round. I plugged it into my basic hat pattern and turned it into a beret! The pattern is available (free!) on Craftsy. Check out the post linked above and let me know about your favorite stitch patterns…    |
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