Whimsical Hats: Part 2

  It's Hatathon time once again!!

California - 26

• MinnieMay9 - 6

• tangodancer - 6

• LisaDP - 4

• majmlj - 4

• lizcf59 - 4

• landandwater - 2

  I'm so happy that I remembered to sign up before a week or two into the month.  This way I get to be part of a group and don't have to hope to be lumped into a group as long as enough other people forgot to sign up.

Pattern: Jester Style Crochet Hat by Alison Russell - Yarn: Lion Brand Yarn Mandala Baby in Pixie and Honeydukes - Hook: 3.75mm

  I just kept thinking about the jester hats, how cute they are, and how much fun I had making the first one.  I also thought of trying out how to add a larger bell and make the bell removable for washing.  If the recipient was crafty, they could also make other attachments for their hat to really customize it.

Pattern: Jester Style Crochet Hat by Alison Russell - Yarn: Caron Simply Soft in Ocean and Caron Simply Soft Seasons in White 2901 - Hook: 5.5mm

  I wanted to combine the dark blue and white again.  They are just so pretty together.  I wanted to play around with stitches and was curious how it would look with a cluster granny stitch.  That is indeed different than a granny cluster.  However, the hexagon ended up being flat, but I wanted to try it anyway to see if that would also work for a jester hat.  The shape it was forming reminded me of a hat my friend Sally has.  It was supposed to be a cat ear beanie, but her friend ended up making it way too wide.  She liked it that way and wears it often.

  I do like how it came out, but now I want to see what happens if I use this technique to make the jester "ears" while using the standard method for the body of the hat.  I think it will tilt them nicely.  I could also use the clusters on the body and the standard way on the "ears" to get them longer.

Yearly Yarn Tracker:

Yarn In: 10 (0)
Yarn Out: 9 (0)

Total: 1