Well, I can finally show photos of the hats I made as Christmas gifts for family members. Two John Deere themed hats, and two slouchy purple hats, as requested. Everyone looks adorable in his or her hat. :)
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I've gotten a lot of positive feedback from people regarding the jade ear warmer I made the other day - the one with the blossoms and branch. I decided I liked the look of it, too, so I decided to make one for myself for the upcoming winter (or fall, depending how cold it gets).
Ear warmer pattern: here. Blossoms pattern: here. This item will not be available at the craft show, because it is for me. I had to search for two leftover balls of olive yarn, and they're all I had left. I'm super excited to have an ear warmer that matches the olive infinity scarf I made last winter. :) I made this over the last two days. Been feeling like I'm in kind of a crocheting rut with not a heck of a lot of motivation, but I do like this beautiful ear warmer and the design I made on top of it. Love, even. This is the first ear warmer I made from this pattern, and I made a second one entirely from memory right after. I'll post pictures of that one once I make a design or add-on for it.
Pattern for ear warmer: here. Pattern for cherry blossoms: here. For the branch, I couldn't find a patterns, I made it just from looking at the pattern's photo. I started off with a long chain, then double crocheted, half-double crocheted, single crocheted, and slip-stitched my way down the chain to make the branch start off thick and then narrow as it got longer. I added a new chain to the side of the branch where I wanted it to separate a third time. (For the first branch separation, I chained again after slip-stitching the main trunk of the branch, and the two chained ends could be arranged separately.) I sewed it all on by hand with the twine-like yarn for the blossoms, and with sewing machine thread for the branch and pearls in the centre of the blossoms. I fully recommend this ear warmer headband pattern. (I made a chain loop and sewed on buttons for attaching, with two buttons so it's adjustable.) This item will be available at the craft show, as well. Note: it's a little more green-y in person. My roommate modeled some of the recent items I've made. I think she looks especially great in the green hat in the first slideshow. (Sorry, roommate, that item is for the craft show!)
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