Working Through the Scraps

Pattern: Quick & Easy Granny Stitch Bucket Hat by KnottingHookCrochet - Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver in Buff and TLC Essentials in Navy - Hook: 6.5mm

  I find it interesting that the most drama I ever see in the crafting world recently is someone claiming that someone else stole their pattern.  This would be a bad thing if it were true, since it does happen more often than it should, but the ones that seem to get the most attention are the ones that only have a vague similarity.  Like if two people make a crochet vest with a spider web back, but the fronts look different.

  I recently found a listing on Etsy for a pattern that is a bit like my Googly Sploots.  Their design doesn't have any arms and don't have the splat at the bottom.  We both made a similar shaped body and use the googly eye rings at the top.  They have made their listings after mine as well.  Do I think that they saw my listing and made something of their own?  Possibly, but it's also possible that they saw the googly eye rings and just happen to end up with a similar shape that I did.  I'm selling a finished product while they are selling a pattern.  Personally, I hope they sell many copies and don't wish anything bad on them.

Pattern: Quick & Easy Granny Stitch Bucket Hat by KnottingHookCrochet - Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver in Light Navy and 963 Rambling Rose - Hook: 6.5 mm

  I keep feeling like the brim on my bucket hats flared more than I want them to, so I decided to try something.  Since the top has one plain cluster between the increases, I decided to do 2 plain clusters between the increases on the first brim increase and 3 plain clusters between the increases on the second brim increase.  The nice thing about how the yarn is carried is that if I didn't like it at all, I could take the whole thing out without any consequences.

  I didn't think that the way I did it made it flair enough, so I took it out and tried again.  This time I alternated between one and two plain clusters between the increases for the first brim increase and alternated between two and three plain clusters between the increases on the second brim increase row.  The numbers didn't quite work out evenly, but it was close enough.

  I'm working my way pretty quickly through the giant bag of scraps that Tammy gave me.  Tammy likes to combine multiple yarns at once in her projects, which is why there are so many worms with more than one yarn.  Once I'm through the giant bag, the number of worms will slow down since I won't have as many scraps easily available.

Yearly Yarn Tracker:
Yarn In: 24 (4)
Yarn Out: 34 (4)

Total: -10