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| Pattern: Jester Style Crochet Hat by Alison Russell - Yarn: Lion Brand Yarn Mandala Baby in Neverland and Honeydukes - Hook: 3.75mm |
I was scrolling through YouTube and saw Making Hannah had made a video about crocheting jester hats. The first one looked so easy and fun. It got moved to the top of the queue, I didn't even finish her video before I started making mine. I didn't want to make yarn tassels or pom-poms to go on the points, but I figured they needed something to help pull them downward. I was looking for the large wooden beads that didn't end up working for Worry Worms. While looking I found some sea creature themed pony beads. Since I haven't made any kandi in a while, my animal shaped pony beads haven't been seeing a lot of love. Everyone was disappointed that I hadn't added bells, so did that the second I got home.
Alison has you sew the sides together, but I just used the Crochet Tight Join As You Go Method by Hooked by Robin on the last row. I like the look of that better than when I try and sew things together and I'm more likely to get it done if I don't have that extra step instead of working it into the last row. I also added a ribbed band to the bottom that was 12 stitches wide. The hat was both too wide and too short for Miss Spud, so I knew it needed the length. It reminds me of sweatshirts from the '80s.
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| Pattern: Textured Cat Hat by me - Yarn: Caron Simply Soft in Ocean and Caron Simply Soft Seasons in White 2901 - Needle: US 6 |
I kept wondering what it would look like if I switched which color was the larger stripe on the Textured Cat Hat. I wasn't sure if I wanted to work two thin stripes or two thick stripes to change it, so I split the difference and worked three rows of each color. I had intended to make this hat larger than the other one, but I didn't have it with me when I had cast on and didn't remember how many stitches it had. Looks like I made it smaller, it fits Miss Spud perfectly right now.
I had a dentist appointment last Monday, but since it was reported that we were going to get a huge amount of snow from Saturday night to Sunday, many things closed preemptively. I got a call on Friday saying they needed to move my dental appointment. If Miss Spud hadn't had her appointment in the middle of the day on Friday I would have been able to move mine up. However, it got moved to Tuesday. The amusing thing for me was how the closer we got to the day the less and less accumulation they predicted. Everyone was panic buying things anyway, though I was able to get milk for Miss Spud. However, the shredded cheese and fresh vegetables at Wegmans were decimated.
We ended up with a pretty good amount of snow, about 8" inches. The freezing rain made it harder to take Miss Spud out to play in and made driving harder for everyone braving the roads. I ended up being able to make it to my Tuesday appointment. I then had to go back for a bite adjustment this Tuesday, but hopefully my teeth should be good until my 6 month appointment.
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