Free Pattern - "I Feel Pretty" ladies hat

Since my last post I've been busy getting this pattern written and tested and now I'd like to share it with you.

"I Feel Pretty"

Size: Ladies

100g 8ply yarn
4.50mm hook
Aus/UK terminology

Abbreviations:
ch - chain
htr – half treble crochet
ss – slip stitch
beg – beginning
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet
sts - stitches

Note:
Beg ch 2 counts as first htr in every round.

Round 1 - Commencing with a magic loop, ch 2, 11 htr, join with ss to top of beg ch2 (12 htr)

Round 2 – (ch2, htr) in first htr, 2htr in next htr and in each stitch around, join with ss to top of beg ch 2 (24 htr)

Round 3 – (ch2, htr) in same place as ss, 1htr in next stitch, *2 htr in next stitch, 1htr in next stitch* repeat from * to* around, join with ss to top of beg ch 2 (36 htr)

Round 4 – ch2, htr in each stitch around, join with ss to top of beg ch2 (36 htr)

Round 5 – (ch2, htr) in same place as ss, htr in next 2 stitches, *2 htr in next stitch, 1 htr in next 2 stitches *  rep from * to * around, join with ss to top of beg ch2 (48 htr)

Round 6 – ch2, htr in each stitch around, join with ss top of beg ch2 (48 htr)

Round 7 – (ch2, htr) in same place as ss, htr in next 3 stitches, *2htr in next stitch, 1 htr in next 3 stitches* rep from * to * around, join with ss to top of beg ch2 (60 htr)

Round 8 – ch2, htr in each stitch around, join with ss to top of beg ch2 (60 sts)

Round 9 – (ch2, htr) in same place as ss, htr in next 4 stitches, *2htr in next stitch, 1 htr in next 4 stitches* rep from * to * around, join with ss to top of beg ch2 (72 htr)

Round 10 – ch1, dc in same stitch as join *tr in next stitch, dc in next st* rep from * to* to last stitch, tr in last stitch, join with ss to beg dc, ch1, turn

(NOTE: for remaining rounds you will be alternating dc in top of tr from previous row and tr in top of dc from previous row, always ending each round with a tr.)

Round 11  –*dc in next stitch, tr in next stitch* rep from * to * around [ending with a tr] join with ss to beg dc, ch1, turn

Repeat round 11 till hat measures 18cm (7”) from top of crown.

Next round (right side) – ch1, dc in same stitch and in each stitch around, join with ss to ch1, do not turn.

Repeat last round 2 more times.

Finish off.  Weave in ends.

Embellish as desired.

© Dorothy Silver (2012)

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I'll be away for the next two weeks and will try to post to show you some of the beautiful places I'll be visiting but if you don't hear from me you'll know I'm having too good a time.  :) 

Baby Hats and Butterfly

Firstly, I must apologise for being MIA for two weeks - guess life must have got in the way of my blogging !  I have enjoyed reading everyone else's posts though - its my morning ritual now - sit down with the morning coffee in one hand, iPad in the other and enjoy reading about your adventures in both craft and life.

My go to favourite when I'm not inspired to do anything else, is baby hats and I've made a few charity ones over the past week or so. I want to make a few more in other baby colours before sending them off. The original pattern uses American WW yarn and the size is for a 6-9 months baby however as usual, to work with our Aussie yarn, a few modifications had to be made.

These should fit a newborn and for my Aussie friends, I used 8ply (Big Baby 8ply or Magnum Soft 8ply) with a 4.50 hook. Added another round of the pattern before starting the sc border, then did an extra round after that to give it a kind of picot appearance (sc 1ch in each stitch around). You can find the original pattern here and you'll need to scroll down past the jacket pattern to find the one for the hat.

Another project I enjoyed was this puff stitch ladies hat which I will be donating to our CWA craft stall coming up in November. For the life of me I can't lay my hands on the pattern for this one but it has to be around here somewhere. Yes, there were modifications but if my memory serves me correctly, the pattern used sport (DK) yarn so the changes were minimal. I used Bendigo Woollen Mills 8ply Classic and a 5.00mm hook.    

The only other little item I'd like to show you today is this cute little butterfly -

He (or she) will be winging its way to the Holocaust Museum in Houston, along with others being made by members of our Knit4Charities group. Although this is not a group project, one of our members is co-ordinating a contribution from us.  In an effort to memorialize the 1.5 million Jewish children murdered during the Holocaust by the Nazis, Holocaust Museum Houston is collecting 1.5 million handmade butterflies for a special exhibit next year. I understand they are pretty close to the 1.5 million target but K thought it would be a nice idea for a few Aussie butterflies to be included.

On a final note, I was saddened to read that Alice is closing down her "Crochet with Raymond" blog. It was always bright and cheery, very inspiring and so colourful. It appears Raymond has left home and Alice and KB are devastated. The link to Alice's post explaining everything is here.  I'll sure miss Crochet with Raymond as I'm sure many others will too.

Hope you enjoy the coming week.
xoxox