HUGE Photo Op...Part 1

OMG!  This is going to be a 
**HUGE**

photo op day!  I will break it down

into 3 posts just so it's easier to view.

It was a glorious day for just about

ANYTHING!

So what did I choose to do???

My dog, a frap, sunshine & yarn = hooky time!

What a cutie!

Chillaxing!

Spring is in the air...

The Park

Off to part 2

Gilbert Grape Hat Done!

I finally picked up a styrofoam head

since I felt it would showcase my 

creations to their best potential. 

She looks so pretty for her photo-op 

in her Gilbert Grape Hat.

I'm just not sure what to name her?

Thoughts?

Gilbert Grape Hat!

I tried my best to get a good picture

but it's a hard color to capture!

This is Red Heart Soft of course in

GRAPE!

My daughter really liked it 

now hopefully she'll wear it!  

LOL!

Thanks for stopping by....

Cheers!

Candy for the Eyes....

A View from my balcony...

I'll miss the view of the Mountains

Beautiful Blue Skies!!!

Zoom of the mountain....

Sorry the zoom feature isn't the greatest but....

you get the idea of how pretty the mountain 

is standing tall in the backdrop!!!

Emily's Gilbert Grape Hat

It's coming along...

I'm using Red Heart Soft in Grape!

YUM!!!

Giveaway....

Not me!

But...at Jacey's lovely blog you can enter 

her giveaway to win something very

BEAUTIFUL!!!

Check her out here....

Coffee 'n' Crochet

Thanks Jacey for thinking of us!

Reversible Beanie Hat

Wow!  I'm having a fantastic time crocheting 

these hats that I can't seem to stop!

Hubby needed a better hat than the grey heather 

one I made a few weeks ago.  That one was a 

little big and beings my first hat (it had a few errors).

OOOPS!!!

So off to Ravelry I went a searching for something

EASY!

This first 6 rows were a little tough working through

but after that it was smooth sailing.

I used the recommended K hook and followed

the pattern through row 16 where I added the second color.

Good thing for color change...I ran out of brown!

The Aspen Print yarn is 2 rows as per pattern

then last row a reverse sc (crab stitch).

Total rows 19

This hat fits perfect for hubby.  His head size 

is 22.5" with a height of 7 3/4". 

Here is the pattern:

Reversible Strands Hat for men (and women)

Reversible Strands hat for men (and women)

3 Divine Hats & 1 Reversible Strand Hat

Perfect fit!

Enjoy and happy hooking!

Divine Hat Part 2 & 3

Well since I needed to tweak the pattern 

more to fit my small head (21 inches) I

frogged my burgundy hat I made a few

weeks back and tried the Divine again.

Starting with the magic circle this time, 

I only did 3dc's shells thru row 10 

then added the ribbing based on the pattern.

Following the pattern with 4dc' made the hat

way too big and I had to cut off 6 rows not

to mention go down a hook size to I & G.

I love this hat!!!

Red hat 11 rows, Burgundy hat 10 rows of 3dc's

Divine Hat Pattern Here

Just finished the blue one also...I'm on a roll!!

The blue hat was done through row 9 but I 

think it is just a skosh small like the red 

is a skosh big.  Both are wearable but the 

burgundy fits the best!

Divine Hat by Sarah Arnold

After seeing a couple pics posted on Crochetville

by Alaina about the Divine Hat I decided to check it out on

Ravelry ~ Divine Hat

This is an easy & fun pattern with such great results!

Definitely a go to hat.

I made mine in Red Heart Super Saver (an old 8 oz skein)

of 0390 Red Hot!  I used an I & G hook which is a 

size smaller than the pattern calls for.

I crocheted through row 13 then added all but the last

row of ribbing listed and my hat was too big!

I plan to frog it back two rows and try the ribbing again.

I'll post pics anyway because it turned out so 

beautiful that it's surely worth taking a peek at.

By the way, my head measures barely 21" (small).

Divine Hat by Sarah Arnold

Red Heart Super Saver Red Hot 0390 (I & G hook)

And gosh how could I forget....
Today is my 24th anniversary!!!
Yay! What a great feeling!
(I seriously hope to make 75)
:)  :)  :)  :) :)  :)  :)  :) 


Updated:  
I frogged my hat back to row 9
and continued on with fpdc and 3dc's
through row 11.  Then added the ribbing
following the pattern instructions.
Here's how it turned out!

I ended up with an 8" tall hat 
which would be the longest I'd
want it without folding the brim.
It's a little snug, again ok but I may 
do the last row of clusters with a
fpdc & 4dc's so the ribbing 
isn't quite as tight.  Just a little 
more tweaking and it should be 
PERFECT!!!