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The May Hat almost didn't happen (and please, disregard the fact that it's actually June—it was a late May trip). If it weren't for a wicked band of thunderstorms, I might be telling you that I just didn't have it in me to make a May hat. You see, by the time I got on the plane...
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When last we chatted , I was deplaning with a partially done hat (The Hot Cross Slouch Beret by Jennifer Appleby from our 6 Free Crochet Hat Patterns .) Maybe when you were a kid, your mom would say that if you didn't finish your meatloaf and spinach, you'd find it on your plate for breakfast...
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If you've been following the Well-Traveled Hat series , you know that I aim to make use of my "found" travel time to make a hat, then give it away. This month's hat is particularly well-traveled. About my trip out to the home office, I'll give the short version: I got the last seat...
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In my continuing series of the Well-Traveled Hat, I present the February Hat. I'm all ready with a super chubby yarn called Schulana Grande , distributed by Skacel (100% wool, color 42 turquoise). I'm using a suitably chubby hook, an Addi size N / 10 mm (also distributed by Skacel). Isn't...
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Kids, I made a boo boo in my last post. Annette Petavy had actually emailed me with the info about the designer of the Swedish Olympic team's hats a couple of days before I saw Bernadette@Finally Teatime 's comment. In my headless-chicken state these days, I totally lost track of it. I'm...
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Today we're debuting our new free eBook: 6 Free Crochet Hat Patterns: Crochet Hats with CrochetMe . I love hats—both making them and wearing them. The quick and easy styles are perfect for take-around projects. And the engaging patterns are great for practicing new patterns on a small scale...
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So, here's a thing I didn't tell you about the airplane trip : I was not a happy camper until about midway through making that hat (another case of crochet altering one's mood ). Here's the deal: I got up at o'dark-thirty to take a shuttle to the airport. My shuttle driver was exceptionally...
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This is the post in which a guy named Rex continues to exert his influence. On my January trip to Colorado and California and back, I embarked on Hat No. 2 in the the Well-Traveled Hat series. Here I'm all set up with Patons Classic Wool Roving in Dark Grey (77040) and Magenta (77402), a size K hook...
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Hats are a perfect way to enhance your crocheting skills or challenge yourself to try new techniques. Whether you are looking for a vintage design or a simple crocheted hat, Crochet Me has a pattern to fit your personality.
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So, I set about to do a simple task: Make a Hiking Hat for my sweetie for Christmas. My husband makes a living writing about hiking, biking and backpacking. Even here in North Carolina, he needs something to keep his noggin warm while he's working. I happened upon some yummy, chubby yarn ( Naturally...
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It's that time of year when holiday projects monopolize all of our time. Grandiose, carefully handmade crochet gift ideas fill our thoughts and every spare minute because if you are like me there is never enough time to finish all of the projects you would like to gift. Recently I was reminded of...
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The inspiration for this blog came from a guy named Rex. On the last leg of my October flight, from MSP to RDU, I was scrunched in the middle seat. The window seat was still vacant moments before they closed the door. Hope springs eternal. Then a tall guy came to our row, grinned and said, "Yup...
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So while I've been considering your nearly unanimous advice to leave my granny square blanket as is (you do know that a pillow out of a different colour won't match the blanket, right?) (yeah, I'm leaning toward starting the blanket over), it's gotten cold here in Vancouver. Now that...
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I love when the new project samples for each issue of Interweave Crochet appear at the office. I wore the Pink Lady Scarf for at least 2 hours before boxing it up to send to the tech editor. A couple of weeks ago, I spied a beautiful rose beret on the shelf behind me where we store all of the Interweave...
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There is a certain wonderful danger to working in the Interweave building. I have read access to all of the samples of all of the projects featured in the recent issues of Interweave Crochet , Interweave Knits , Knitscene , and all of the special issues. They are often neatly folded on the shelves right...