Back to Hats

After receiving Isela's book from Amazon and seeing some of the creative hats posted on the groups and on individual blogs, I'm ready to return to making hats. What a great excuse to visit JoAnn's and stock up on yarn. Of course, I will be making lots of basic hats like those in my photo album. But it's fun to make fancier hats too. So here is the beginning of season 2007.


This first hat started out from Isela's book. I like her cable hat and the cables were easy but all those flat stitches were more than my neck could handle. So the cables became an accent instead.





Here I was experimenting with accents other than pompoms. This is a loopy flower someone posted on one of the groups some time ago.

The flower on this hat was posted by the same person. It's a little large for this hat but I think some little girl will like it.

More Toys

Bev Qualheim had a pattern for this crocheted bunny and links to the bear and a doll on her blog(http://www.bevq.blogspot.com/). The patterns include a vest and pants and shirt for boys. The size when finished is 6 inches from head to toe. Very fun to make and a nice change. My bunny does have a nose and mouth but the yarn is too pale to show.



Here are a couple more bears modeling the other clothing options



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Loom Bunny

This little guy was made from a pattern posted by Ann Bipes on her site(http://loomknittingblog.blogspot.com/). The head and legs and body are all from one loomed rectangle. His little face is so small I didn't give him any eyes or nose. He worked up very quickly and could probably be changed into different animals just by modifying the ears and tail.

Another Dog

t Using fun fur makes a difference. This guy has more character. And I attached his legs closer together so he can sit better. Most of the strands from the fun fur seemed to be on the inside (purl side) so I made that the outside of his body. I'm using buttons for the eyes --- not good for young children, I know --- but it's what I have and I like the eyes shiny.

Knit Kitty

The kitty was an earlier project posted in the Loom Class before I joined the group. It was fun doing something so easy, although I didn't read the directions for binding off the head until after I did it so the shape is off a little. Someone posted a picture of a puppy done with this pattern using fun fur that was very cute. I do like seeing what other people have tried and getting ideas from their pictures.

Toby's Turn

Maltese Toby has been very cold lately. Sometimes he curls around the furnace vent on the floor and sometimes he asks to be covered with a blanket. This morning I put Emma's second sweater on him (not the pink one). It fits Toby much better than Emma but he's not any happier about it than she was. After sitting for his picture, he stayed in the chair while I ate breakfast instead of curling up in his bed next to me under the table. When I moved to the bedroom and turned on the computer, he slunk his way after me and hid under the bed. So will he accept the sweater and begin his regular activities or will I give up and remove the hated straightjacket?

Follow up: I left the sweater on him for a couple of hours but then he began leaving a room from the opposite side I entered it. So the sweater was removed and now we're best buds again. My little white shadow is happily following me everywhere. Oh, well, it was a good idea.

Tubby Puppy

Tubby is based on Scruffy (made by Kathy Norris and posted on her blog http://knittingmuse.blogspot.com/). She posted directions in one of the loom groups. Her Scruffy turned out much cuter because she used fun fur. Since I didn't have any, I used a veriegated Homespun combined with Red Heart for the body and just the Red Heart for the rest of him.


My poor little guy is so stocky he can barely stand or even sit. I've crocheted many toys but this is my first loomed one.

Newborn Bonnet for LoomClass

My bonnet is finished. The pattern was very easy to follow and I think it makes a cute hat. It's hard to see, but there is a white edging on the brim.

There are no lifesize dolls at my house to model my bonnet so Shelby graciously agreed to help. She's a little small but I think pink is her color.

Another Knitted Purse

This version of the BeeBop Bag is made with 2 strands of Red Heart Yarn on the AJAL. It measures 13 inches across and 10 inches high. I'm working on a divided pocket to be sewn on the inside of the back for a cell phone and whatever. This particular dye lot was a little stiff so the knitting was a bit harder on my wrists. But the finished product feels much like the purse made with WoolEase. So far the biggest problem has been finding buttons that match for the closing!

Darrell Waltrip Cloth

Here is another dishcloth from the same site listed in earlier posts. This one intrigued me and turned out to be extremely easy. It was done by knitting 2 stitches, putting the yarn in front of the work, and passing 2 stitches as if knitting. Seems as though it might work on a loom but I haven't tried it. The variegated yarn makes it stand out.

Knitted Purse

My first loomed purse was inspired by the pattern posted at knittingboard.com. Mine was made with 2 strands of Wool Ease on a regular gauge AJAL. Inside is a pocket just large enough for a cell phone. The pocket hangs from a cord attached to the top of the back so the phone won't get lost in the bottom of the purse. The purse measures about 10 inches wide by 8 inches high.

Baby Set

It's been a long time since baby girls arrived in my family. In the last 4 years, my two youngest sisters have had three boys each. However, my nephew and his wife will be welcoming a daughter next month. Finally a good excuse to buy something pink. This sweater is a combination of ideas from Graciela's Hugging Sweater and Emmy's Throw-On Sweater. There's a little shaping around the front of the neck and a shell-like crochet trim. It's made of Pound of Love yarn and is so soft. There are no babies around here so I really had to guess on the different pieces. I have no idea what size it is but it should fit her soon unless she's tiny.