another beanie.

wanted to make a beanie for a friend's baby and one for rosanne. was choosing between Lacy Crochet's Lacy Shell hat and Linda Permann's Little Sister hat but could not decide which pattern i liked better, so i did both! hehehe..

in the end, i like the little sister hat better but it turn out too small for rosanne. so i guess i will be giving that one away.

my hat turn out like that:

the finished circumference is about 40 cm and 13 cm in height. 

i used the pattern for child size but i used 4/0 hook instead which was why the hat turn out much smaller. 

going to do one pink one for my little girl with a 5/0 hook and see if there would be a difference. 

i have also borrowed a book on crochet flowers - 200 crochet flowers, embellishments & trims by claire crompton.

tried to make the Chrysanthemum flower but gave up after round 2 was hardly half way done. hahaha.. IT IS TOO CHALLENGING!! i think my yarn is too thin and the flower was turning out pretty small and all my fingers started to cramp.. hahahaha.. maybe i will get a thicker yarn and try it again because the flower really looks pretty. =)

so i did a carnation and a four-layer flower instead. 

this is how the carnation looked on the hat...

... and this is how the four layer flower looked.

which is nicer? 

i think i like the latter better. =)

not the first beanie i crochet.

want to crochet a hat/beanie to go with the dress i previously crochet for the lunar new year. found this beanie is lacy crochet's lacy shell hat which would go perfectly with the dress. =)

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this beanie measures about 45cm in circumference and 14.5cm in height. 

the yarn i use was patons' big baby 4-ply and the hook i use is japanese crochet hook 4/0 (2.5mm)

V-st in this pattern: (dc, ch 1, dc) all in same space.

Chain 5, join with sl st into ring.


Round 1: Ch 4, *dc in ring, ch 1* 11 times. Join with sl st into 3rd ch of beginning ch-4.

Round 2: Sl st into next ch-1 space, ch 4, dc in same ch-1 space, V-st in each ch-1 space around. Join with sl st into 3rd ch of beginning ch-4.

Round 3: Sl st into next ch-1 space, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, ch 1, *3 dc into next V-st, ch 1* around. Join with sl st into 3rd ch of beginning ch-3.

Round 4: Sl st into next ch-1 space, ch 4, dc in same ch-1 space, V-st in each ch-1 space around. Join with sl st into 3rd ch of beginning ch-4.

Round 5: Repeat round 4.

Round 6: Sl st into next ch-1 space, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, ch 1, *3 dc into next V-st, ch 1* around. Join with sl st into 3rd ch of beginning ch-3.

Round 7: Sl st to 2nd dc of dc-3 group, ch 6, dc in same space, ch 1, *(dc, ch 3, dc) all in 2nd dc of dc-3 group, ch 1* around. Join with sl st into 3rd ch of beginning ch-6.

Round 8: Sl st into next ch space, ch 3, 4 dc in same space, 5 dc in each next ch-3 space around. Join with sl st into 3rd ch of beginning ch-3.

Round 9: Sl st to 3rd dc of dc-5 group, ch 6, dc in same space, ch 1, *(dc, ch 3, dc) all in 3rd dc of dc-5 group, ch 1* around. Join with sl st into 3rd ch of beginning ch-6.

Round 10 to 21: Repeat Round 8 and Round 9.

Round 22: Repeat round 8. Fasten off.

and its finally done!

the dress for rosanne's first cny is finally finished!

pattern taken from here. 

i just increased it by an inch to fit my fatty. 

#feelingaccomplished