Saturday 27 June 2015

Woman's winter beanie - crochet pattern from "Army of owls" - also name the Kay hat

Beanie or cloche hat size is 9" height x 10" width of base or 23cm height x 25.5cm width of base.  This beanie (Kay Hat) will fit a head  circumference of 20" to 22.5" OR 51cm to 57cm, it has quite a bit of stretch as I crochet quite loosely, so it should feel cozy.  The bottom edge of beanie will roll up slightly, 0.5" depending on how long it goes onto your head. Bottom of beanie can be rolled up a bit if it is longer than you need.

Crochet hook used: 5.5mm for crown and body.  Then 5mm for the bottom and brim.
Stitches used: chain, crossed, crab stitches for the edge of beanie, single crochet and double crochet.

Beanie or cloche hat is made of 8 ply 100% soft quality acrylic yarn in three colour stripes as shown here, IVORY, WINE RED and GREY.
Beanie is ready made and now in stock.  READY TO BE SHIPPED.

Finished size, laid flat (for adult woman small head size):
20" circumference (unstretched)
6" diammeter for the crown/top of hat
9" height from top of crown to bottom brim of beanie.
Beanie will roll slightly as shown on picture.  But it may be just brimless for those with slightly larger head/face frame.

Crochet beanie for woman
Crochet beanie for woman

Crochet beanie for woman
Crochet beanie for woman - Kay hat 

beanie for woman


Crochet beanie
Top view of beanie's crown

Crochet beanie
Woman's crochet beanie 


Crochet beanie
Kay hat- with a bit of roll up on the bottom if it's too long


Sized to suit an adult woman's head with 20" to 22 .5"circumference.  Please take head measurements before purchase.

A rough guide:

Newborn
Head Circumference 13" - 14 "
Hat height = 5.5 to 6"
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Baby - 3 to 6 months
Head Circumference: 14" - 17 "
Hat height= 6.5 - 7"
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Baby - 6 to 12 months
Head Circumference: 16" - 19 "
Hat height = 7.5"
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Toddler -12 months - 3 years
Hat height = 8"
Head Circumference: 18" to 20 "
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Child - 3 - 10 years
Hat height =8.5"
Head Circumference: 19" - 20 1/2"
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Teens
Hat height 9-10"
Head Circumference: 20 1/2" - 22"
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Adult Woman  (Small)
Head Circumference: 21.5" - 22.5"
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Adult Woman  (Medium)
Head Circumference: 22.5" - 24.5"
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Adult Woman
Head Circumference: 24" - 26" LARGE
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Adult Male  (Small)
Head Circumference: 21.5" - 22.5"
(54.5cm - 57cm)
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Adult Male  (Medium)
Head Circumference: 22.5" - 24.5"
(57cm - 62cm)
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Care instructions:
Cold hand wash ONLY.
Do not tumble dry.
Dry flat, reshape while damp.
Dry cleanable.
Do not bleach.
Do not iron.

To see other items in my shop:
https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/CreatedForYouAndMe?ref=listing-shop-header-item-count

Credit for pattern is given to ravelry.com or the actual site for the complete pattern and step by step instructions:
http://armyofowls.blogspot.com.au

Saturday 13 June 2015

Crochet granny square baby blanket 19.5" square





granny square blanket
crochet granny square blanket




granny square blanket
granny square baby blanket



crochet granny square blanket







8 ply 100% acrylic yarn 
Used hook size 4mm
Colour yarns: white, lime sorbet, bottle green and mint.
Edging: picot stitch.
Granny square stitch pattern.
foundation:  ch 4, ss to chain 4 from hook
Follow a traditional granny square stitch pattern and make as many rounds till you get the size you want.

For this baby security blanket, I made it 19.5" square.

Saturday 16 May 2015

Child beanie for cooler months - beginner's crochet. Suit 3-10 years old kid

children beanie
Children (unisex ?) beanie. suit 3-10 years old.

children beanie






Yarn
3ply (white) and 4ply (sky blue baby wonder, pink, natural fawn colour) baby yarn
60% acrylic and 40% nylon (Patons Big Baby)
Yardage: guessing less than 1 skein in total.
Crochet hook
3mm size

Stitches used:
cross -stitch, chains, double crochet and reverse single crochet edge (US symbology used)

Pattern is for newborn to 6 months.
Finished measurements:  47cm wide (9.25") x 21cm (8.25") height when laid flat.

There are 22 rounds total.  This is just something I made up as I go, tweaking the size to fit a child.  This hat stretches a bit, as it has nylon fibre in it. It is a baby yarn, so it is nice and soft, and not itchy against skin.


Tuesday 12 May 2015

Multi-colour beanie made for sale at Etsy.com

Hi there

I have just started to sell the beanies I made from trying out crochet patterns, on Etsy.com.
Thanks goes to Ravelry.com and this site for sharing the pattern I tried out.
http://aghandmades.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/les-trois-rayures.html




Toddler rainbow beanie

crochet toddler rainbow beanie

Toddler rainbow beanie

Some minor variations to this pattern I made include the last row of pink yarn uses double treble crochet v-stitch instead of the usual double crochet v-stitch.  This is to give a bit of height and stretch for the beanie.  I added a reverse single crochet stitch as edging to finish of the beanie.

The finished beanie size is 8" height x 9.25" width of base or 20.5cm height x 24cm width of base.  This will fit a head  circumference of 18" to 20" (46cm to 51cm), it has quite a bit of stretch as I crochet quite loosely, so it should feel cozy.

Made of 8 ply acrylic yarn in multi-colour stripes as shown here, white, natural fawn, variegated orange/red/yellow, lilac, dark brown, dusty pink and burgundy red.

This beanie looks great on my kid, so I thought it may interest someone else.  Perhaps I can add a pom pom just to make it fun.

Finished size:
19" circumference (unstretched)
8" height from crown/top of beanie to bottom of beanie

Sized to suit a toddler's head with 18" to 20" circumference.

Thanks goes to Ravelry.com and this site for the pattern.
http://aghandmades.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/les-trois-rayures.html


Saturday 11 April 2015

Crochet another scarf?

Trying a new stitch pattern from this website:

http://monpetitviolon.com/free-stitch-patterns/

I chose pattern #4 to crochet for this project.
Thinking of making this into a scarf, around 5" width



For this project, I am using a 4mm crochet hook, 8 ply 100% acrylic yarn, Panda Magnum soft 8 ply.  Colour code:  4613 Lot 7782950 light brown.  1 roll of yarn gives 189 metres.

This is the finished scarf,


Measurement 147cm length x 17cm width and width or 58" length x 6.5” width without tassels. 
With tassels, total scarf length is 66"
Item weighs approximately 200g.






Wednesday 4 March 2015

Crochet shell patterned scarf for a toddler using acrylic/nylon blend 4 & 8 ply baby yarn #2

This is another try at the shell pattern, this time I am using up my 8 ply and 4 ply yarns.  It is a scrap yarn project, so you can see me using light pink, white and deep pink/magenta coloured yarns.  It is a mix of 8 ply and 4 ply yarn, but you can hardly see the difference.  Used 4mm crochet hook.

Measures:  4" width x 53" length
Suits a toddler or little girl.  Great for the cooler months.  The baby yarn is soft to your feel and it does not make you itch.   

Crochet scarf
Crochet scarf

Crochet scarf




Crochet scarf
Crochet scarf

Crochet scarf
Crochet scarf