Christmas Tree for a little girl

I really want to work on as many hats and things as I can churn out while my little mind and fingers are willing.  I had I Love This Yarn (Sparkle) in Grapette and the White, as well as a LOT of buttons I've been collecting.  With a little photo inspiration I set to work.

This hat is going up on Etsy in a few moments but it's a baby girl's hat.  Approx. 13 inches in circumference and 5 1/2inches in height.  It should fit a standard newborn and possibly up to a 3-4 month old. 

I love using this I Love This Yarn and Sparkle collection is soooo pretty.  Sometimes what I do is surf the net, google, etsy, whereever and I save photos.  When I see the one I like, if it has the owner information, I save that as well.  If my item is just like that, I contact them and ask permission to use the "idea".  My Jack Skellington hat...Alissa at CutieHats.  It was so funny, I convo'd her on Etsy and asked if I could create a hat like hers.  She thought I meant use her photo and was super nice trying to explain how hard it is for her to do the work, set up the pics, etc.  I said "oh no no no, I mean I want to look at your photo and come up with my own pattern".  After a good laugh she basically said 'yeah, duh, it's what we do as artist.  We look at things, get ideas and create.  Go nuts.'  Basically. :)

In this case the only thing similar is it has a tree on it and uses yarn.  Either way I think this will make a really great hat for some little girl for Christmas.

HeadWrap in all it's glory

I will detail what yarns I used in the "making of" but for now I'll start with this...

This is my new HeadWrap.  I had gotten a text message this summer from a friend who saw the pinwheel flower design and had to have it.  It is beautiful but I'd never seen any such thing and had no idea how to make it.  I set out to the Great Google Machine and found several free patterns.  None of which did I actually understand. 

I'm slow.  I get it. ;)  So I used ideas from doing crocheted leaves in previous projects and put them into making this.  I thought the edging needed to be something a bit more special and I once again hit the net.  This is the Crab Stitch edging.  I find that to be hilarious.  I've never heard of any such thing but learned to do it via Youtube and Teresa.  I don't know her but I do like her videos. 

I used very chunky yarn, the Super Bulky (6) Lion Brand Yarn Hometown USA and this one is in Houston Cream.  I used Red Heart Super Saver Yarn (medium 4) for the flower itself because it's certainly easier to handle but it also keeps form a bit better.

I finished the project and surprise mailed it and two flowers to my friend.  She was only a week or two from giving birth to her son and taking leave from work so it was a nice surprise.  I make mine so the end there has at least two loops to go around the button I have on the other end.  This is to make it tighter or looser depending on who is wearing it.  Also, yarn stretches after a while and it may need to be pulled tighter at some point. 

The flowers also come off. :O WHA? YES! The flowers are interchangeable!  BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!  I'm selling the pattern on my @Home Ninja Etsy Shop!  MORE? YES!  It's only $5 for the pattern!  I'm going to try to set up the Visa section so it accepts it and not just paypal.  I really hope you guys enjoy it. :) 

NegaJack Skellington

After doing Jack Skellington I found photos with the reverse/negative versions. I decided to give this a try!

This hat is done the same way as the regular Jack Skellington hats but NegaJack is done with Red Heart black yarn and white yarn for the eyes.  I can do black and white braids rather than just black and/or braid around the bottom with white (as I did with the other hat but with the black contrasting the white).  Click the photo or link above to go directly to the hats!

Mario Hat

We are a family that LOVES Mario games.  The boys wanted to be many things for Halloween but thought Lil Bit would make a great Mario and Legs would be Luigi.  I didn't have time to make the Luigi hat, as I had several orders to get out that week.  This hat I made quite large anyway and is more adult sized, though really can be made any size.  The top is a bit larger but not in a feminine beret kind of way.  I added the brim but it didn't seem large enough.  This photo was after the enlargements and I just love it.



This photo and the last 2-3 I have added have the link to their Etsy page under it.  I will try to go back and add links under all the photos so if you want a larger version of the photo you will need to go to the Etsy page.  This will make it easier for you to click the photo or link in the entry and got directly to the hats!

Snowman and flowers

Snowman Hats!
I've had an idea in my head to work on snowmen for a while.  Finally I finished him and he looked bare on top.  I attempted several times to do a top hat but I just couldn't seem to get it.  Instead I decided on another hat to keep him warm!  This one I did does have a whole other hat on top, sewn on, but others following will be 1/2 one color, then white, with a band across to look like another hat (or folded band).  I figure I could do the top in any color really and do the band in the same color but in a lighter/darker shade.  Pompom is optional but sure is cute :)

I also made a bracelet from the Bernat yarn that I used in the top portion of the hat and used orange for a flower.  That could be bought with the hat or purchased separate on Etsy.  Let me know if you want more than one item so I can create a special private listing for you.