Once upon a time, I made a cute baby hat, but it was too small, and by too small, I mean it wouldn’t go on a 6 month old baby girl, much less the lady it was intended for (no, I didn’t do a gauge). So, I made a second hat with the hook size recommended for the adult hat….and I could tell it was still too small. I ripped out the single crocheted edging and went up from an H to a K hook and crocheted the edging again. no dice. Ladies and gentlemen, I went up to a size N. That did the trick.

It fits!
 

Pattern: Cloche with Small Flower #40464-1C by Lion Brand Yarn
Yarn (hat): something like Vanna’s Choice in purple
(flower): Vanna’s Choice white
Hook: H, N
Regrets: I wish I’d done another row of DC before starting the edging and a few more rows of SC. I’m still pretty happy with it; this little lady makes it look good.
Ps. Iknitarod update: I’ve finished 29 of 42 points on the Hitchhiker shawl and Martin Buser has arrived in Anvik with Mitch Seavey, Jake Berkowitz, and Aliy trying to catch him.
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That was the theme going into my dye day with a friend last Sunday. We ended up not using very much blue, but we did run out of purple kool-aid….and green. The Husband was sweet enough to run to the grocery store and pick up some more while we continued to cook yarn.

Here’s what we ended up with and I’ll post the “recipes” for each over the next few days in case you see something you like.

white became what the dyer thought looked like Wet Dolphin and I want to name Ice Queen

white becomes self-striping rainbow yarn

kermit green became this lovely shade

we spun gray yarn into gold

Blue cowl with rust spots gets purple overtones

Bright pink becomes burnt orange

These little boas worked up quickly and are cute.

Pattern: Tecido Trico Scarf by Knitting Fever
Yarn: Circulo Yarns Tecido Trico


I was thrilled by the response of the recipients.



Ps. Happy Birthday to the grandmother of these lovely girlies! aka the world’s best mother-in-law.

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