Crochet "Chat"

[HollyDuckFarmer]

18"?? I would guess school aged kid. That's a tough question!

I'm working on these snowflakes. They come out just fine with WW & a G hook, however I've now switched to thread and size 9 (1.40mm) hook to make them smaller & so I can starch them for tree ornaments. And they are a total nightmare! I don't mind #10 thread, but this is thinner and as you can see, results in a really twisty, wonky snowflake that I do not feel good about gifting. Any suggestions other than starting again with WW?

 

[MEMama3]

Hey, all, help with sizing, please! I made this cute girls hat with bulky yarn. The inner circumference of the brim is about 16", but the around the outer edge of the brim is more like 18". It has enough stretch that it can fit more than one size, I'd guess and is deep enough, but what child's age would you say it is? Any ideas? I'm not really sure what I just made, lol.

This is my hat sizing bible. http://slugsontherefrigerator.com/how-to-design-your-own-hat-pt-2/ It gives you the short and sweet answer as well as the in-depth how and why. Don't get overwhelmed. This site breaks it down.

18"?? I would guess school aged kid. That's a tough question! I'm working on these snowflakes. They come out just fine with WW & a G hook, however I've now switched to thread and size 9 (1.40mm) hook to make them smaller & so I can starch them for tree ornaments. And they are a total nightmare! I don't mind #10 thread, but this is thinner and as you can see, results in a really twisty, wonky snowflake that I do not feel good about gifting. Any suggestions other than starting again with WW?

I tried snowflakes and icicles last year and gave up. The thread was only and all the starch in the world wasn't going to fix it, cotton looked okay, but everything sticks to it and it looked gross quickly, ww acrylic looks okay, but the detail is lost. The pro of acrylic is that you can "kill" the yarn with an iron and it will stiffen it.

 

[speckledhen]

MEMama, that is perfect, thank you! I had seen a chart, but it isn't as easy as this one.

Right from that page:

Quote: That's the size of my hat, almost exactly. Yea! Thanks again.

 

[speckledhen]

I discovered that last year and now put "cuffs" on everything lol. The only thing I don't love is that if you're doing 3 or more rows the back post has a line in front between the rows.

On a similar note, I made a fingerless glove pattern using back loop SC. My mother in law wanted them for herself and a couple ladies at work. Not knowing their hand sizes I was worried about fit with a structured pattern. These are super simple.

G-hook, WW yarn
Ch. (Lol it tried to autocorrect that to "chickens") 23 and SC across (22)
Ch. 1 SC across in back loops only and continue for 8 rows.
On the 8th row SC in backloops of the first 5 stitches, ch. 6, skip 6 stitches, continue SC in backlinks across.
Continue doing the sc in bl (including in the chain) until you reach about 24 rows, then slip stitch the first and last rows together. Your chain/skip is the thumb opening. Then you can add decorative edging if you please (I like shells around the finger side, but nothing at the wrist as it takes away from some of the adjustability.

I did your pattern with an H hook, added a HDC edging all around and look! I added these to the cowl in the same yarn that we have for sale on Blue Roo Creations to make a set. Works nicely! Thanks for the simple pattern!

This first pic shows the cowl laying flat.

 

[MEMama3]

I did your pattern with an H hook, added a HDC edging all around and look! I added these to the cowl in the same yarn that we have for sale on Blue Roo Creations to make a set. Works nicely! Thanks for the simple pattern! This first pic shows the cowl laying flat.

Nice!

 

[HollyDuckFarmer]

Great link, thank you. I've decided that snowflakes are advanced. I did find that I like the look of the stitch made from 6 strands of DMC embroidery floss on that size 9 needle. Here I used that to crochet the Holly leaves.

 

[HollyDuckFarmer]

Pic won't show, sorry. Will try again later!

 

[HollyDuckFarmer]

 

[MEMama3]

super cute!

 

[lolasflowers]

I love all the wonderful items that everyone has made. This is a hat I just finished for my son's girlfriend. I had to rewrite the pattern. It was not easy to read and it was difficult to follow. I I am going to submit my revised instructions to the magazine. Mine looks just like the picture.
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