Speaking of, in a manner, today was truly not a good day. The details aren't important, but I can pretty much guarantee that you would agree with me that today sucked. Don't get me wrong - it wasn't tragic. It wasn't fun, either. Then I checked my email.
I had a notification that my new Will Hoge album was on its way to me. So excited and happy! I love buying albums in advance. This one will come to me signed and with a new t-shirt since I pre-ordered. I was excited when I bought it, my truly cruddy day was brightened at just the mention of it being shipped to me, and I still get the joy of opening it and then listening to it. And wearing the shirt. I think I've mentioned he's absolutely one of my favorite artists. I even grabbed part of one of his lyrics for my page name. :) Anyway, I've heard some of the new songs in the live show and I'm eagerly awaiting that parcel. Music! Love music!
On the crochet front, now that I've wasted so much time on the personal junk, I've done many things. I made a couple of little bags, a few hats, and I'm working on a cowl. It's weird for me to have a work-in-progress as I tend to sit down and get things done all in one sitting. The only exception is usually afghans... but I've wanted to make a genuine cowl for quite awhile now. A friend's in town who I think might enjoy/appreciate it, so we'll see.
Does anyone else do this? Do you read while you crochet? I have to say, sometimes I have to. Really. I find that when I read while hooking, I slow down on both. Instead of speeding through a book, I slow down and READ it. Instead of zipping through whatever I'm making, I slow down - which means my hands and wrists aren't SCREAMING at me at the end of the night.
Also. Kindles are amazing. I love real physical books, I do. But I also love not being a hunchback. I currently have close to one hundred books on my Kindle, plus games, some music, some office apps. The only thing that would make me love it more was if the battery lasted longer. Love my Kindle.
My little Frankie hat. He needs some hardware and a scar or two, but I dig him and his mismatched eyes. I bought this skein for another purpose but the colors weren't close enough to what I needed. I figured Frankies aren't supposed to be too "together" so he could have multi-skin.
One of my hats. I have to say... I kind of love this one. I wore it all night. I can also hide my hair in it if I wanted to tuck it up.
I like how it clearly pooches all around and doesn't have a mile long brim/edge. It also STAYS ON MY HEAD which so many hats have trouble with. Oh, that irritates me! If my hat comes off when I nod, it's staying off!
The seam. I remembered to get a shot.
See, I know this isn't exactly a "seamless" look, but it does have some advantages.
1. It's not gapey and weird, like with just a chain 3.
2. When it's on and is pulled a bit, it blends a lot better than it looks here.
The inside seam. Not anywhere near as pretty, but it likely won't be seen.
Ever After Hat
-used Red Heart Real Teal and (dark?) gray
- used "K" "J" and "H" Bates hooks
-multiples aren't even sort of important
- I changed colors on the last step of the last stitch of each round
Did you read the hooks bit? This uses different hooks. It's probably not strictly necessary, BUT it's what I did, so it's how I'm explaining. K? Groovy.
With "K" hook:
Round 1: Magic Circle > chain 2, 12dc. connect with slip stitch to first dc made. (12)
Round 2: chain 2, 2dc in same stitch. 2dc in each stitch around. connect with slip stitch to first dc made. (24)
Round 3: chain 2, 2dc in same stitch. dc in next stitch. [2dc, dc] around. (36)
Round 4: chain 2, 2dc in same stitch. dc in next two stitches. [2dc, dc, dc] around. (48)
Round 5: chain 2, 2dc in same stitch. dc in next three stitches. [2dc, dc, dc, dc] around. (60)
Round 6: chain 2, dc in same stitch. dc in each stitch around. (60)
Round 7: chain 2, 2dc in same stitch. dc in next four stitches. [2dc, dc, dc, dc, dc] around (72)
Round 8: chain 2, 2dc in same stitch. dc in next five stitches. [2dc, dc, dc, dc, dc, dc] around (84)
Round 9-12: chain 2, dc in same stitch. dc in each stitch around. (84)
Round 13: chain 2. 2dctog, dc in next five stitches. [2dctog, dc, dc, dc, dc, dc] around. (72)
With "J" hook:
Round 14: chain 2, dc in same stitch. dc in each stitch around. (72)
Round 15: chain 2. 2dctog, dc in next four stitches. [2dctog, dc, dc, dc, dc] around. (60)
With "H" hook:
Round 16: chain 2, dc in same stitch. dc in each stitch around. (60)
Round 17: chain 1, hdc in same stitch. hdc in each stitch around (60)
Notes:
- Round 6 is to alleviate some of that "flatness" that can come with slouch hats.
- I used different hooks because I am junk at changing my tension. I knew I wanted a hat with some flex, so I went with a big hook.
- These colors in this line are really soft. Seriously, if you hate RHSS because of it's roughness, this is soft. It's not even the Soft or Love lines.
Modifications:
- as per usual, toss some puffs in there
- use a pretty stitch somewhere along the line
- I don't really know what you could do that would NOT ruin the puff or the brim. The way it's done, I can look up at the ceiling and not lose my hat in the process.
You know, as a concert chick, I'm wearing this hat (yes, literally, as I type this) and wondering if I could hide some hot rollers under here... Right? I mean, think about it! I could put my hair in rollers, throw this baby on to cover 'em, and go about my day. Or those soft sponge rollers... Then, when it's show time, I can pull them out, fluff my locks, and go. Living in an area rather far from any venue, my hair is what tends to suffer the most in transit. Not that it matters much, I guess, but it's still fun to doll up every now and again.
I apologize if I'm a little less zippy than usual. I'll try to remedy that. :)
Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!
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