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Crochet Jumper

My first attempt at clothing.

Someone I'm friends with on Facebook posted a picture of this jumper:

Courtesy of Tiny Tots Knots

https://www.facebook.com/tinytotknots

And I decided that I might be able to handle something similar to this. 

So, don't laugh, here it goes. 

Obviously, mine isn't as nice and is a little different that the dress above. I also can't do fancy scalloping yet. But I would like to note that this wasn't done with a pattern, I completely flew by the seat of my pants and winged this entire bad boy. Consider I have next to no idea what I'm doing, not so bad? I'm going to add a little flower to imitate the one above and I think it's passable for the public eye.

Wagon Wheel Crochet Flower

So here's my project of the day:

The Wagon Wheel Crochet flower. 

Photo borrowed with love from 

http://www.bhookedcrochet.com/2013/07/13/wagon-wheel-flower-free-pattern-and-video-tutorial/

And the youtube video tutorial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkQADg_iBEw

So far, I've completed round 4. I haven't attempted the hardest part yet, but we'll see what happens. 

Final result:
Needs a little work, but for a first attempt, not too bad!

Slouchy Hat!

Ok so I actually made the slouchy hat BEFORE I made the beanies, because I had an immense fear of crocheting in the round. Those damn circles scared me! So when I found a hat to make without having to do that I was all over it!

Oddly enough, i can't find the original video I used to do this. But I do know the general idea of how to crochet it!

First, here's a final products:

That is a smaller version on my 5 year old. Here's a bigger version on me:

Perhaps a more advanced crocheter will understand my basic explanation:

And all you do- chain stitch as long as you want the hat to be. The longer the hat, the more slouch.
Half Double Crochet 5 stitches, Double Crochet all the rest until you get to the end, single crochet the last 5 stitches.
Repeat this back and forth until the hat is wide enough for the circumference of the head wearing it.
sew up the long edges.
sew up the very end of the single crochet side of your work, pulling the thread tight to close the circle.

It's definitely simple enough for even a beginner to do, but not based on my explanation! I will find the video and edit.

Anyway, I loved this!

A Couple of Crappy, not-so-Crappy, Hats

The more I do this crochet thing, the more I realize I have a thousand and one things to learn before I can say I really crochet. Until then, I cling to my video tutorials and pinterest inspirations while undoing and redoing hundreds of stitches. 

Here's my latest and greatest. 

I decided I wanted to make a beanie. Beanies, a most basic, arguably essential, skill in any crocheters arsenal. I made a few slouchy hats before, and I'll post them later, but that whole nasty, 'crocheting in the round' nonsense just scared me. 

I decided a couple of days ago that it was going to happen. 

Here's the result of the first attempt. 
The front, not so bad!

As you can see, I was even able to b.s. my way around adding a stripe! I still don't even know how that happened, but I made it work! 

But then the dark, ugly secret: 

Oh, the humanity. 

So I didn't really *grasp* that whole circle thing too well. Ok. I guess this blew. That ugly, uneven seam, the giant holes, awful. 

But I liked the colors and the rest of the hat, so challenge # 4 now faced me head on. A flower. I youtubed a few more videos and after another few hours of struggle- 

Giant Flower Hat. 

Tada! 

Then the next day, i went back and tried all of these things again. I'm happy to report after a second attempt, I was able to successfully make the hat, SANS ugly seam and gaping holes, and I did the flower from memory.

Squee! Ermergerd, erts er flerer hert!

Links to the videos I used: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtJjxsGqf6g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqvYVQtdJC0

And my next adventure in flower crocheting will be: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFYQ6jz7G3g

How cute is that?