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How To Design a Hat (Part 2: The Math)

How To Design a Hat (Part 2: The Math)

For the Math-a-phobic, stay back.  There are sime heavy calculations going on below.  There is nothing wrong with making a hat by eyeballing it or going by a pattern.  This is just the way I like to torture blog readers.No really, this is most useful for people wanting to write their own designs ...
How To Design Your Own Hat (Part 1: The Basics)

How To Design Your Own Hat (Part 1: The Basics)

One of the main reasons I started designing my own hats was because I struggled to find crochet patterns that didn't look like those crocheted Barbie toilet paper covers my grandmother had.When I first started, it was complete guess work.  I didn't know about even increases or flat circles and cr...
Woolly Owl Hat Pattern

Woolly Owl Hat Pattern

***insert trumpet fanfare, drumroll and/or choir of Angels here*** That's right.  Only about a year after I was first asked for it, here it is: the pattern for Georgia's little owl hat.The pattern is available in worsted (aran) weight as well as bulky.  It has been tried and tested by my dedicate...
Its been awhile since I did a tutorial here on SOTR and since crafters all over the globe use Friday to showcase their finished objects, I thought it would be fitting to show you how I get excellent photos of my projects.   ----- Lets say you have a finished object you would like to photograph.  ...

A Baby Stegosaurus

I have been crocheting with every free minute I have (and some of the unfree minutes as well).  On top of all of the things I have to do, i have been working on a couple of new designs.   Enter stage left, the baby stegosaurus.   > This was something I was double dog dared to do by some fr...

See It, Want It, Make It

When I saw this lovely hat, did I do the sensible thing? Did I just muse quietly and leave it? Did I think, oh that would be nice for the new baby and I can make it after Christmas? Did I add it to the bottom of my long list of things to make?   Of course not.  I instantly ran upstairs and rummag...