Crochet Flip Flops

Need I say more?

utter, cuteness!

Pattern can be purchased here for $5.00.

These were time consuming but really fun to make. It's a shame that my 3 year old can't wear them, she got totally jealous when I was making them!

If you decide to give the pattern a try, be warned. Read through it all first, It's important to have all of the steps in your head first before you start.
Have fun!

Girly Minion Hat

Another hat made for my 3 year old daughter, she loves the movie Dispicable Me and the minions. She had a "Crazy hat day" at her preschool and I just had to make this for her. I got the pattern from this blog.  There is a link to the free PDF pattern there.Things I changed: HDC for 1 less row than the pattern calls for,  adding the bow and having the border be pink instead of blue (also only 1 row of pink). All yarn used was Red Heart Super Saver.

Crochet Newsboy Hat

 

This was for the same photoshoot as the Mickey Mouse Set

 

Again, it looks way cuter on the little guy than on my makeshift display!

Photo Credt: http://www.photographybycaitlin.com/

Update:
The link for the pattern is here. (it is a free Ravelry download)
For the strap I just measured the part where I wanted it and did a chain, dc in the next row (skipping 1 stitch for the button hole) and secured it and the button to the hat!

Mickey Mouse Crochet Set

I made this set for an adorable little boy's newborn shoot. The entire set is was made using 100% cotton yarn for sensitive skin and easy maintanence.



 

Photo credit: http://www.photographybycaitlin.com/



Although I was intimidated by the pattern at first, I tackled it and had no issues. I only needed 2 nights of working on it to get it done! (which is fast for me now considering I'm usually in bed by 9pm most nights!

I think it looks much cuter on the model! Update: Free pattern I used can be found here. 

Hat donation deadline

The first group of hats will be sent the first week in April. So please have your donations to me by Easter (3/31).

If you can't make this round, no worries there will be more!

Thank you all for your support!

Crochet Cupcake Earflap Hat

Inspired by the cupcake blanket I made I wanted to continue the theme and make a cupcake hat for my 3 year old.

Basically what I did was follow a basic pattern for a earflap hat, and I sewed on the cupcake applique.

I think it came out really cute, the only thing I will do differently next time is make the applique smaller so it doesn't take up so much of the hat.
But besides that, I love it.

The entire hat is made out of 100% cotton yarn, now that spring is approaching (YAY!) I didn't want her to sweat wearing it. And of course, it's washable, so what's better than that with a 3 year old.

Here's what I did: (This pattern is from Repeat Crafter Me, I use this base for all of my hats.)

Hat in toddler/preschool size:

Magic Ring, Chain 2, 9 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, ch 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join to first DC, ch 2 (18 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC, DC in next, repeat around, join, ch 2 (27 DC)

Round 4: 2 DC, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, ch 2 (36 DC)
Round 5: 2 DC, DC in next 3, repeat around, join, ch 2 (45 DC)
Round 6: 2 DC, DC in next 4, repeat around, join, ch 2 (54 DC)
Round 7: DC around (54 DC)
Change color, join and ch 2
Round 8-12: DC around (54 DC) fasten off and find a point to make your earflaps (i like to do mine on the sides so the seam is in the back)

Earflap 1:
Row 1: Chain 2, HDC 12, chain 2, turn
Row 2: HDC decrease, HDC in next 8, HDC decrease, chain 2, turn
Row 3: HDC across, chain 2, turn (10 HDC)
Row 4: HDC decrease, HDC in next 6, HDC decrease, chain 2, turn
Row 5: HDC across, chain 2, turn (8 HDC)
Row 6: HDC decrease, HDC in next 4, HDC decrease, chain 2, turn
Row 7: HDC across, chain 2, turn (6 HDC)
Row 8: HDC decrease, HDC in next 2, HDC decrease, chain 2, turn
Row 9: 2 HDC decreases, chain 2, turn
Row 10: HDC decrease, fasten off leaving long tail.

Earflap 2:
Leaving 23 stitches along the front for child size hat, 25 stitches along the front for adult size hat...
Row 1: Chain 2, HDC 12, chain 2, turn
Row 2: HDC decrease, HDC in next 8, HDC decrease, chain 2, turn
Row 3: HDC across, chain 2, turn (10 HDC)
Row 4: HDC decrease, HDC in next 6, HDC decrease, chain 2, turn
Row 5: HDC across, chain 2, turn (8 HDC)

Row 6: HDC decrease, HDC in next 4, HDC decrease, chain 2, turn

Row 7: HDC across, chain 2, turn (6 HDC)
Row 8: HDC decrease, HDC in next 2, HDC decrease, chain 2, turn
Row 9: 2 HDC decreases, chain 2, turn
Row 10: HDC decrease, chain 1, turn
Continue to SC around the entire hat. Join to first SC and fasten off, leaving long tail.

 

Cupcake Applique: (I fould this pattern on Louie's Loops and it's supposed to be for coasters, but I adapted it for the hat and made some changes to the frosting part, it was confusing and didn't look right to me)

 

Materials:

Lion Brand Cotton/Lily Sugar’n Cream

/Lion Brand Cotton-Ease

(basically any 100% cotton works)

-Crochet Hook-Size G6 4.00mm

-Needle to sew in ends with

Abbreviations:

-SL.ST = Slip Stitch

-SC = Single Crochet

-HDC = Half Double Crochet

-DC = Double Crochet

-Ch = Chain

-Rnd = Round

In color A (brown) Ch 10

Rnd 1: Sc 8, turn.

Rnd 2: ch 1, sc 8 in back stitches

Rnd 3 – 14: Repeat x 12 (14 total)

Change to color B

Rnd 15: ch 1, Sc 1 in the sides of each row 14, turn. [Don’t cut, Leave color B attached] (14)

Change to color C

Rnd 16: ch 1, sc 2 in first, sc 1 in next 12, sc 2 in next, turn. (16)

Rnd 17: Don’t ch, skip first st, sc 1 in next 14, stop one early, turn. (14)

Rnd 18: ch 1, sc 1 in each, turn. (14)

Rnd 19: Don’t ch, skip first st, sc 1 in next 12, stop one early, turn. (12)

Rnd 20: ch 1, sc 1 in each, turn. (12)

Rnd 21: Repeat (12)

Rnd 22: Don’t ch, skip first st, sc 1 in each, turn. (11)

Rnd 23: Repeat (10)

Rnd 24: Repeat, cut and tie off. (9)

*For Cherry, count in three stitches from top, pull through in the fourth st from end on Rnd 24…

Rnd 25: sc 1 in fourth from the end and next two, turn. (3)

Rnd 26: Don’t ch, skip first st, sc 1 in next 2, turn. (2)

Rnd 27: Don’t ch, skip first st, sc 1 in the last st, cut and tie off. (1)

*For lining

Rnd 28: Using the color B left off and uncut from Rnd 15, pull one through the end of Rnd 15 and sc 1 in each Rnd and st around the piece, cut and tie off, sew the remainders into the piece. (≈59)

So that is how I did this hat. I've found that you can make a basic hat shape and do anything with it, animal faces, appliques, bows, pom poms, anything at all. I'm having lots of fun coming up with different combinations!

Cupcake Baby Blanket

I saw this pattern on pinterest awhile ago and wanted to make a cute blanket for spawn #2. Since we don't know what we're having yet I wanted it to be gender neutral, although I confess, even after adding green to the border it's still pretty girly.

I made the blanket a lot smaller than it was originally supposed to be, but oh well, it's for an infant.  My daughter never really used the blankets I made her before she was born and who am I kidding, I wanted to try a new crochet pattern.

The way the pattern is written is very confusing at first, but once you get the hang of it it's not so bad. Because I would always fall asleep around 9pm it did take me a while to finish but, it's done!

 

It's hard to see because of how I took the photo but every 2 rows makes up some cupcakes. I really enjoyed it and am trying to think of other ways to use the cupcake motif in a pattern.

Updated: Here's a better picture!