Hat weather is here.....
I think we all enjoy summer but we all secretly hope the weather turns cold soon so we can all get the hats, gloves, mittens and scarves out!!
I love working on hats but loathe it at the same time. I love how quick you can finish a hat and wear it, but on the other hand it can turn out to be the most annoying project ever- the fit!
I can't remember how many times I had to frog a hat because the fit wasn't right... It was either too tight and my eyes were popping out of my head or it look like I had the church bell on my head...
But not this year...
I made a hat for my hat-fussy hubby.
I used Stylecraft Special DK in Khaki and 4 mm crochet hook. I used the original pattern by One Dog Woof and the pattern can be found on her blog here, it's called Lolly-Pom's Easy Ribbed Crochet Hat.
I used DK weight instead of the worsted weight yarn the pattern calls for so I had to adjust the starting chain to 60 stitches.
The pattern instructs you to work last 5 stitches on one side as slip stitch to shape the crown. I worked the last 7 stitches as slip stitch instead for 5 rows and 10 slip stitches the next row. I repeated this until the hat was wide enough to go round hubby's head.
The best way to work out the width is to measure head circumference which was 59 cm. I took off 4 cm for the generous stretch this hat gives you so the finished width of the bottom of the head was 55 cm. I would say this hat is size adult large.
I couldn't get away with not making a matching hat for my little boy.
This is my own design called Spin Me Around Hat. It is reversible as the spiral pattern is visible on both sides of the hat. I chose the wrong side of the hat as I wanted to add my furry purple pom pom.
The yarn I used is Deramores Anti-pilling Chunky in Mustard. It is a beautifully smooth yarn and very easy to work with. I would say this chunky weight is comparable to some super chunky weights in other yarn brands. The hat works up really quickly so it is a very satisfying project as it only takes about an hour from start to finish.
You can find a copy of the pattern on Ravelry here or over on Etsy here.
Happy hat making x
SHOP YARN
I think we all enjoy summer but we all secretly hope the weather turns cold soon so we can all get the hats, gloves, mittens and scarves out!!
I love working on hats but loathe it at the same time. I love how quick you can finish a hat and wear it, but on the other hand it can turn out to be the most annoying project ever- the fit!
I can't remember how many times I had to frog a hat because the fit wasn't right... It was either too tight and my eyes were popping out of my head or it look like I had the church bell on my head...
But not this year...
I made a hat for my hat-fussy hubby.
I used Stylecraft Special DK in Khaki and 4 mm crochet hook. I used the original pattern by One Dog Woof and the pattern can be found on her blog here, it's called Lolly-Pom's Easy Ribbed Crochet Hat.
I used DK weight instead of the worsted weight yarn the pattern calls for so I had to adjust the starting chain to 60 stitches.
The pattern instructs you to work last 5 stitches on one side as slip stitch to shape the crown. I worked the last 7 stitches as slip stitch instead for 5 rows and 10 slip stitches the next row. I repeated this until the hat was wide enough to go round hubby's head.
The best way to work out the width is to measure head circumference which was 59 cm. I took off 4 cm for the generous stretch this hat gives you so the finished width of the bottom of the head was 55 cm. I would say this hat is size adult large.
I couldn't get away with not making a matching hat for my little boy.
For this hat I started with 45 chain stitches. I worked the last 5 stitches as slip stitch for 4 rows and 10 slip stitches the next row. The width of the bottom of the hat was 45 cm. My little boy will be 3 in about 3 months so this hat is toddlers 2-3 years size.
And at last I made a hat for myself!!!
The yarn I used is Deramores Anti-pilling Chunky in Mustard. It is a beautifully smooth yarn and very easy to work with. I would say this chunky weight is comparable to some super chunky weights in other yarn brands. The hat works up really quickly so it is a very satisfying project as it only takes about an hour from start to finish.
You can find a copy of the pattern on Ravelry here or over on Etsy here.
Happy hat making x
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