Basket Weave Hat

I just started the basket weave hat. I must say this one is a little difficult to complete. It's hard to work consistantly on this little project and don't know why I choose white. Working the back double crochet was a little tricky, however, that's part of the challenge. Stopped on round 7 and will try to finish by today; no maybe tomorrow. Must say I love Teresa and her youtube tutorials. They are very, very helpful.

Soon I'll come up with my own patterns and show others how to crochet. :) I have shown the girl scouts in hopes that they would enjoy it. Unfortunately, brownies and "young" juniors only have so much patience and skill.

Hopefully it will turn out ok and look like a hat. Stay tuned!!

Beanies for a Cause

It's funny how you start something and are hanging in there for a couple of weeks and then it wears off. Just thinking about how long I will keep this up because I am really excited about it right now.

I just came up with a wonderful idea for me and my girls to do. We can crochet beanies for children with alopecia. My daughter suffers from it and I run out of hairstyles to cover the spots in her hair. It gets frustrating for her and I just want to come up with an alternative to braiding. She really liked the beanie posted the other day. She and I are going to make some other ones with the colors that she likes to wear to school. She also wants to sell them to raise money for the NAAF to help with research. Check these out!

http://4sisters4freedom.com/

http://crochet-mania.blogspot.com/ 

Crocheted Puff Stitch Hat

Well I completed something new yesterday while the baby was sleeping. A puff stitch hat! I have never crocheted a hat before so this was a first for me. I followed Teresa's plan from her You Tube site and it made if very easy. Thanks! I couldn't believe how quickly I was able to finish (3 1/2 hours). Check out her video posted below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8lLMHpt1Sw

There were a few changes made though. Instead of 24 puff stitches after round 4, I made 25 and also did 12 rounds rather than 10 to fit my head a little better. (Lots of "puffy" hair) How? Don't ask but it happened. Also made changes in the single stitch at the end to try and tighten the hat up some. It came out very pretty, but the orange doesn't really match anything. However, I will wear it today to my doctor's and hair appointment.

I want to make something else very soon but I am going to try to do a different project a day. So today I'll be working on either scrapbooking or painting.

Well that's it for today! See the picture of the hat. Looks pretty nice huh!

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Just got stared with this. It should be interesting to see what transpires from this blog. I just had a wonderful baby boy and will need an outlet while being at home feeding, eating and sleeping. Creativity comes in so many forms. Let's watch to see which one will work out best for me. Join me on my journey. Lets Go!