Birdies Crochet and Craft

NOTES OF INTEREST:

Just Crochet/Craft Idea's: It's been a very long time since I have posted anything to my Blog. Due to family and life in general, I got a little detoured. I will try to get time to type up some new entries. I have created a lot of items, gave them away and did not take pictures or type them up. We lost both of our boys this year. Jiggy in March and Stubby in July. We have a new friend her name is MayBee (due to the fact that we weren't quite sure about keeping her). She's 4 years old and full of energy. I make her Kitty Strings with yarn, it was such a hit, I donated some to the local animal shelter. I'll try to put them on the Blog next week. As usual, if you have questions about crafting or crochet, I will answer them under the post where you leave the comment. Thanks for stopping by. Birdie

News of interest and/or Fun:
All your yarn web sites have Free patterns and great yarn buys. So check them out. My favorite finds to date are Red Heart Yarns, Lion Brand and Lilly Sugar & Cream Cotton. Also don't forget the craft stores, like Michael's or Joann's, they also have free patterns in their yarn section and some great books for sale.

Also GO TO... ALL FREE CROCHET or FAVE CRAFTS, They always have new Free e-books and lots of patterns and crafty things. and remember they also have ALL FREE KNITTING too!

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Peaches Hat

By Berta Gilholm

Size: Adult 20" to 22" circumference. To wear fold bottom up into cuff where comfortable.

Materials:

Department 71, Disco, (2 skeins) White (dk weight yarn)
Department 71, Valerie (3 skeins) Plelip Peach (fur type Yarn)
Hook USH/8 - 5mm
Yarn needle with wide eye
Note: Lower section of hat is worked back and forth on rows, seamed up back with sc and then top is worked in rounds. Hold one strand of each of Disco and Valerie together throughout.
To Sc dec (single crochet decrease) - pull a loop up in next 2 sc, hold 3 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through 3 loops.
Abbreviations: Bl = back loop, Ch = chain, Dec = decrease, Dc = double crochet, FO = fasten off, Jwslst = join with slip stitch to first stitch of round, , Rnd = round, Sc = single crochet.

Instructions:

Lower Hat: On double crochet rows work in back loops of each stitch.
Holding 1 strand of each yarn together, Ch 28,
Row 1: Sc in second ch and each ch across, turn (27sc)
Row 2: Ch 3, dc in bl of next sc and each sc across, turn (27dc)
Row 3 through Row 29: Ch 3, dc in bl of next dc and each dc across, turn (27dc)
Row 30: Ch 1, sc in each dc across, turn (27sc) DO Not FO
Seaming: Lay first and last row together evenly, sc through both stitches of each set of sc, across the 2 rows to join into round tube,

Top Hat:

Rnd 1: Ch 1, working in row ends make 44 Sc evenly spaced around tube, jwslst
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc around decreasing 4 sc dec evenly spaced around (40 sc)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc around decreasing 5 sc dec evenly spaced around (35 sc)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc around decreasing 5 sc dec evenly spaced around (30 sc)
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc around decreasing 5 sc dec evenly spaced around (25 sc)
Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc around decreasing 5 sc dec evenly spaced around (20 sc)
Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc around decreasing 5 sc dec evenly spaced around (15 sc)
Rnd 8: Ch 1, sc dec in every 2 sc all the way around (7 sc) FO leaving a 7 inch tail, weave the tail in and out of the sc's in the last round and pull tight, knot and trim off.