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| Knitted Hat with Crocheted Rose Embellishment |
I pulled out two skeins of leftover yarn from my stash and knitted myself a "beanie" hat! The black yarn was leftover from a sweater I made for my daughter several years ago. I can't remember buying the grey yarn - it might have been in a bag of yarn that was given to me by a friend, some time ago. There was just enough yarn to make the hat and the crocheted rose embellishment. Can't really get a good picture of the rose, but it has three rows of raised petals.
I adapted the hat directions from a pattern given in a knitting book that I have. I cast on 92 stitches using US#7 size needles and worked in knit 1 purl 1 rib until 8 inches from cast on edge. Then decreased by knitting 2, then "knit 2 together and knit 1" repeated till the end; ribbing for another 5 rows and decreasing by knit 2 together until the end. Then, cut the yarn leaving about 20 inches of yarn attached to thread through all the remaining stitches twice and pull to close the top. And sew the seam.
I don't have directions for the rose. I kind of made it up as I went along. I can read and follow knitting directions quite well, but crochet directions leave me floundering, unless it's fillet crochet! I am like my grandmother, that way - she could only do fillet crochet. But I knew I wanted a three-dimensional rose and I kind of crocheted loops of chains to the back of each row of petals to make my rose. As a result, the petals are sort of stacked one on top of the other.
That was a win-win-win project! I used up two items from the yarn stash, spent the afternoon enjoying knitting, and now have a warm hat to wear to keep my head warm (especially when I won't have any hair due to chemo!)
I am thinking of trying my hand at a crocheted hat, next.
Have you knitted or crocheted hats? Which do you prefer?
Very pretty :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jess. How is Little Wolf today? Is he feeling any better? How are you after a sleepless night?
DeleteWe went to the doctor earlier today. Said it's a viral infection and nothing much to do except keep with the Tylenol until it goes away :-(
DeleteI hope he gets better soon, Jess. Glad you went to the doctor's and had it checked out.
DeleteI've usually bought very soft 'turban' style hats for chemo patients. I thought the cloche style were very attractive but the yard was too stiff or possibly scratchy and uncomfortable.
ReplyDeleteOff topic but saw these and wondered if they were appropriate for holiday gifting
http://www.allfreecrochet.com/Miscellaneous-Crochet/Herringbone-phone-cover
Hon, I will have to wait and see how the hat I made feels. I hope it won't feel too scratchy, etc. Thank you for the phone cover instructions. :)
DeleteI am so impressed, it looks really good. And good for you using up the stash, you're setting a good example that I could really do with following. Sybil xxx
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sybil. We'll make stash busting a goal in 2016, shall we? :)
DeleteVery Pretty...Love the flower on it... Have a great day..
ReplyDeleteThank you, Judy. I thought it looked a bit too somber without the flower. :)
DeleteIt is wonderful, Bless! How pretty!
ReplyDeleteI bought a booklet at Walmart several years ago and taught myself how to knit from the directions. I found knitting to be very relaxing and I enjoy doing it. This summer I made a friend here in Wisconsin and she has amazing crocheting skills. We tried to get the kids together at the park several times this summer so we could get to know each other better and she started teaching me to crochet. I have basic skills and can only make simple scarves but I still enjoy it and find any hand-work to be relaxing. :)
Dawn, that's great that you taught yourself to knit and now, you are learning to crochet! And scarves make such wonderful accessories and gifts!
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