Connor's Hat

It's cute, but next time I'll lower the yellow stripe. And hopefully I'll learn how to avoid this mess:


The pattern didn't give instructions for stripes, so I guessed, and I was wrong.

Here's where I found the free pattern.

Crossover Mary Janes

The pattern link

Little Button Loafers

Here's where I got the pattern.

Fixed 'Em

I wish Hanne had little feet sooooo bad because I'm dying to see these on a real foot.




pattern link

Ryan Needed a Coaster

He wanted it to match his diet coke can:

Olivia's Birthday Cupcake

click here for the free the pattern

I'm Ashamed of These Shoes

It's hard to tell from the picture, but the left shoe is a half inch longer and a quarter inch skinnier than the right shoe. The main reason these turned out to be different sizes is that I started in the wrong place after I finished the sole on the left one. That's also why the toe is messy. But I also don't consistently crochet my stitches the same size. I'm not sure how to be more consistent, and I don't know why I didn't have this problem on the hat. Maybe I need to make a gauge swatch and continually check against it. I wonder how the real crocheters do it.

pattern link

Sawyer's Teeny Tiny Birthday Cupcake

click here for the free pattern

My First Crochet Hat

I couldn't believe how easy this was to make. It's too big though. (Not that Hanne would keep it on her head anyway.) I need to figure out how to make a bigger flower.

The pattern link (it's free!)

My First Knit Hat

I fell in love with some pink and yellow yarn. So I knitted a hat:


Since we're going to New York this winter, the hat needed to be warm. So I added earmuffs:


The earmuffs make the hat look bottom heavy, so I made a giant pom pom (whose size I am having second thoughts about)


After all that work, this is what Hanne does every time I try to get her to wear the hat:


I was going to line it with fleece, but if Hanne won't even wear it, what's the point?