E's Cloch

This is a first pattern I have designed in a LONG time. 

At Christmas last year Miss E (my great niece) said,

"I know what I'm getting for Christmas.

You "sewed" me something!"

Her smile went away when I told her,I had given her the "Christmas themed" items for Thanksgiving so she could enjoy them during the whole holiday season. What I got her were some gloves that, when you pushed a certain spot, it activated a battery and the gloves lit up. She was pretty happy with them.

This year I decided I better get back to the "sewn" presents.

I used a 5.5 mm hook,

Caron Cakes in Cookies and Cream for the hat

and the flower was from Bernat Softee Chunky Pale Antique Rose.

This pattern is available through my Ravelry Store for $2.99.

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All proceeds from this pattern will be donated to a no-kill dog and cat maternity shelter in my home town in Indiana. 

The Fur~Babies and I thank you for your purchase

 

Lop Eared Easter Bunny Hat

I like to make my niece, Miss E, a hat for each holiday. This year I knew exactly what I wanted to make, a Lop Eared Bunny. I could see it in my mind’s eye, now, could I make it a reality?

The answer was YES ! ! ! ! !

Yeah for me … I ended up with the easiest pattern. I used yarn that I had in my stash, and it worked PERFECTLY … pastels on white for the hat and pink lined ears. If she had been a boy, I would have made the inner ears blue … any color would work.

The pattern is available in my Ravelry Store for $1.25

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All proceeds from this pattern will be donated 

to a no-kill dog and cat maternity  shelter in Western New York 

or a no kill dog shelter in my home state of Indiana. 




The Fur~Babies and I thank you for your purchase

3 Frozen Inspired Hats

Here they are . . . 

I have finally finished my 

Anna Braids hat 

to go along with the 

Elsa and Olaf hats I designed.

To be perfectly honest, 

I couldn't find the color I wanted 

for the hat that Anna wears, 

so I decided to make her hair and braids instead.

I finally found some "auburn hair" colored yarn

and away I went.

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I'm happy with the outcome
of Anna's hair and braids.


Elsa Hat

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Olaf Hat

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If you would like to buy the hats individually,
click the link below each hat.

All 3 patterns are available in my Ravelry Store for $3.00
Just click on the link below.
 

All proceeds from this pattern will be donated 

to a no-kill animal shelter in Western New York 

or one my home state of Indiana. 

The Fur~Babies and I thank you for your purchase

Elsa-lke Hat

Elsa is finished and the pattern is written.

I am just SO HAPPY with the end result.

As you can tell, I made a VERY LONG braid.

I wasn't sure how long of a braid to make

so I figured

Momma could trim the braid to size for Miss E.

If you need any help on this pattern,

my email is written in the footer of each page.

This pattern is available in my Ravelry Store for 1.99
Just click on the link below.
 

All proceeds from this pattern will be donated 

to a no-kill animal shelter 

in my home state of Indiana. 

The Fur~Babies and I thank you for your purchase

Start of Olaf Hat and a Finished Elsa-like Hat

My niece, "L", suggested I make hats for the characters in frozen for my great niece "E", who is "L's" niece . . . still with me :)

I haven't watched the movie, but is there any person out there who hasn't  seen pictures of the characters?

I started on Olaf . . . he makes me laugh. I would have gotten him finished but I couldn't find the black yarn I was using.

Not sure about the "buck tooth." But I didn't want the edge of the hat going into the forehead of "E." So I guess she has a goofy hat for a goofy character.

Then yesterday, I started an Elsa hat. Somewhere I saw a picture of an Elsa hat where the yarn for the braid was "woven" through the hair (edge of the hat) to the place of the braid.  I didn't like the way the braid laid, but I liked the idea. 

So, my readers, here is the end result.

I know the braid is L*O*N*G ! ! ! ! !

(I used 62" pieces of yarn.)

I wanted to make sure it was

log enough to look "Elsa-ish"

and figured E's momma could trim it to size.

I'm happy with the way the

"peaks" of the "crown" came out.

Those of you who crochet

know that these "peaks"

can come out,

almost,

slanted if you aren't lucky.

So I was lucky this time.

Hopefully, in the photo above,

or below,

you can see how I added the "braids."

I did a *sc, ch 1, sk 1"

so the braid yarn could fit in the ch sp.

The bottom of the braid looks rather rough.

but in person, it is smooth.

When I finally finish Olaf, and make an Anna hat, I will have patterns ready and they will be free . . .mainly because they were all so easy to make and I hope it will give more women the chance to make them for their kids for Christmas.

Christmas Owl Hat

This is the 1st Christmas Hat for Miss E this year.

As a matter of fact, after making her hats

for the last 2 Christmas'

it is rather hard to come up with new patterns.

I LOVE these sleepy eyes.

The ear tufts have these bells attached to them.

This pattern is available in my Ravelry Store for 1.99
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All proceeds from this pattern will be donated 

to a no-kill animal shelter in Western New York 

or one my home state of Indiana. 

The Fur~Babies and I thank you for your purchase

Teenage Turtle Beanie

A new treasure for any child between the age of 0 and 99.

I not only love the ease of the pattern

I like the fact I can make any size under pre-teen

in one day, maybe two days

 if I have other things to do besides crochet.

(I hate those days, don't you?)

This is my toddler neighbor modeling his hat.

Isn't he cute . . . 

and, you can see, the hat goes well with crumbs on a chin :)

And then we have my neighbor, Mason.

He was my original teen model.

But I felt it was too big

so I frogged and started over.

When I was ready for the "remake" modeling

Mason was at football practice

so his sister, Cassie, volunteered.

I sure like this one better.

Oh, and the mask is attached to the hat

but it ties in the back . . . 

this way, if it is a little large,

it can be "tightened" up.

Oh, the hat Cassie is wearing

has a sc mask. 

In the pattern I give you the pattern for the 

toddler and Mason's mask

and the separate pattern for Cassie's sc mask.

The pattern is written
so it can adapt from a newborn
to an adult male.

Remember, if you need any pattern help,

I am always around . . . 

and the pattern includes my email just in case.

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*All proceeds from this pattern will be donated

to a no-kill animal shelter in Western New York

or one my home state of Indiana.

The Fur~Babies and I thank you for your purchase

Stegosaurus Hat . . . Version II

This is SO MUCH Cuter than the last stegosaurus hat I made.

Here is the picture from Christmas,
I do believe it was his year for dinosaurs, which he loves.
Besides the hat, he got
a "collection" of dinos and the CUTEST dino train . . .
three dinos, that hook together . . .
the one in front has a battery so that, when turned on,
it pulls the other two around a rilroad-type track.

I just LOVE the ties.

It is SO HARD to find cute ties for a boys hat

and these ties are C*U*T*E ! ! ! ! !

If you would like this pattern it is FREE in my Ravelry Shop,
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