Monday, September 19, 2011

Ruffle Brim Hat

The vase works remarkable well as a hat manikin.

2 strands of worsted weight yarn held together
size "N" hook

ch 5, sl st in 1st st to form ring, sl st in ring
Rnd 1: ch 3, 11 dc in ring, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 2: sl st bet ch and 1st dc, dc in same sp, working bet sts - 2 dc in ea sp around, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 3: sl st bet ch and 1st dc, working bet sts - dc around, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 4: sl st bet ch and 1st dc, working bet sts - (dc, 2 dc in next sp) around, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 5: sl st bet ch and 1st dc, working bet sts - dc around, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 6: sl st bet ch and 1st dc, working bet sts - (2 dc, 2 dc in next sp) around, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 7-11: sl st bet ch and 1st dc, working bet sts - dc around, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 12: sl st bet ch and 1st dc, working bet sts - (3 dc in next sp, 2 dc in next sp) around, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 13, 14: sl st bet ch and 1st dc, working bet sts - dc around. join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch

finish off

Hat Band:
working around the posts of Rnd. 11, join w/ sc and sc around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc

finish off
weave in ends.

Toddler Ruffle Brim Hat

Yeah, it's still got the ends hanging out. What of it?

2 strands of Fingering Weight Yarn, held together
size "J" hook

ch 5, sl st in 1st st to form ring, sl st in ring
Rnd 1: ch 3, 11 dc in ring, join with sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 2: sl st bet ch 3 and 1st dc, dc in same sp, working bet sts - 2 dc in ea sp around, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 3: sl st bet ch 3 and 1st dc, working bet sts - dc around, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 4: sl st bet ch 3 and 1st dc, working bet sts - dc, 2 dc in next sp, join w/ sl st to 3rd bed ch
Rnd 5-8: sl st bet ch 3 and 1st dc, working bet sts - dc around. join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 9: sl st bet ch 3 and 1st dc, working bet sts - 3 dc in next sp, 2 dc in next sp, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 10: sl st bet ch 3 and 1st dc, working bet sts - dc around, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch

finish off and weave in ends

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Alternating Shells Afghan!

My apologies in advance for rotten photo quality, the ceiling light when bad in my living room about 2 days ago and I haven't had the opportunity to replace it yet.

I made a great big snuggly afghan so that the munchkin can grow with it, and I made it in somewhat more grown-uppy colors for the same reason. I want this afghan to be used until it falls apart, not until she's too cool to like the colors I picked.

It's gotten the seal of "Snuggle Approval" from our official product tester. Honestly, it was getting hard to keep him off of it so I could finish the thing.
The pattern is simple alternating shells with a 4 round border.

if you are using multiple colors, choose an odd number of colors to reduce the number of ends you have to work in, with an odd number (I like 3) you can simply pick up the color you need next at the end of the row and carry your yarn along the outside edge. when you crochet the first row of the border, you'll be hiding all that yarn!

ch desired length, a multiple of 6 +2.
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, * sk 2 ch, work shell (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch, sk 2 ch, sc in next ch, rep from * across. turn
Row 2: ch 3, 2 dc in last sc of prev row, * sc in ch-sp, work shell (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in sc, rep from * across, work 3 dc in last sc, turn
Row 3: ch 1, sc in first dc, * work shell in sc, sc in in ch-sp, rep from * across, sc in 3rd beg ch

if changing colors, change with the last yo of each row. rep rows 2 and 3 to desired size

Last Row: work across this row picking up pattern depending on which row you ended with - dc in sc, hdc in first dc, sc in next 4 dc, hdc in next dc, dc in sc and so on across.

Border:
Rnd 1: single crochet around placing 3 sc in the corners.
Rnd 2: half double crochet around, placing 3 hdc in the corners
Rnd 3: double crochet around, placing (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in the corners
Rnd 4: single around, working between sts of prev row, placing 3 sc in the corner ch-sp.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Afghan is imminent!

So, with Dave and Julie's munchkin #2 on the way (due the first week of October!) I've been working like a madwoman to get this afghan done. It's been a chore the whole way because even though everyone who's seen it has loved it, I've never really been a huge fan of the pattern. I finally got far enough that I felt it was a good size and now I've been working on the border for a couple of days.

It looks good. I'm happy with the results. I'm just not that into making zillions of shells and nothing but, ya know? Once I have it finished I"ll post a couple of good pics and maybe if I ask nice I can get a pic of munchkin #1 with her afghan.