2 year old butterfly hat
Moda Vera pure wool 8ply
4mm hook
Ch3, join with sl st
10dc in ring
2dc in each 20dc
Ch2 Dc1, 2dc 30
Ch2 Dc2, 2dc 40
Ch2, dc3, 2dc 50
Ch2 dc4, 2dc 60
Round 7-10 dc in each
Round 11-14 butterfly 21dc, ch10
Round 15 sc
Lachie beanie 2 year old size.
4.5 mm hook red handle, dk wool
Ch3, sl st to make ring
R1. 10dc in ring
R2. 2dc in each st (20)
R3. 2dc, dc 1 around (30)
R4. 2dc, dc2 around (40)
R5. 2dc, dc3 around (50)
R6. 2dc, dc4 around (60)
7 dc around
8
9
10
11
12 blue
13 white
14 rib
15 rib
If only someone would pay me to come up with new ideas of things to knit, crochet and cross stitch!
I have so many ideas of things I want to make.
So let’s do what Kitty Crosshooks does best and make a list…
❤️dinosaur for Ash’s first birthday
❤️white shawl either knitted or crocheted to look like Prince George’s. Must make for my hopefully soon to exist baby
❤️winter hats for the twins
❤️slouch hat for me
❤️throw for the couch similar to the one I made mum. Love that jan eaton book
I made these stockings last year and I just love them. Doesn’t matter that we don’t have a fire place, they hang off the high window’s curtain.
I used a different red Christmas-themed material for each and girls get a heart mouse motif, boys get a star. Each mouse is a slightly different variation of grey/brown. Cute.
Hope I remember how to make them for subsequent kids!
Here’s what I remember…
Sew on ribbon
Sew cross stitch part onto front of stocking.
Sew both parts together
Sew around the fur
So I wanted to make a basic striped beanie for my big brother got chrostmas. He is rather a fashion-plate so my intention for this is for it to be a functional head-keeping-warm device to keep in the ute rather than a fashion accessory.
This is based on a few different patterns but this is the best way I can think of to make a simple adult unisex beanie…
Basic adult beanie
Dk wool, 4mm hook
Round 1. Magic ring. 10dc into ring
Round 2. Ch 2. 2dc in each st (20)
Round 3. Ch 2. 1dc, 2dc around (30)
Round 4. Ch 2. Dc2, 2dc around (40)
Round 5. Ch2. Dc3, 2dc around (50)
Round 6. Ch2. Dc4, 2dc around (60)
Round 7. Ch2. Dc5, 2dc (70)
Round 8-12. Ch2. Dc around each st
Round 13. Pick up stripe colour. Ch1. Hdc each st
Round 14. Pick up original colour. Ch2. Dc around
Round 15. Pick up stripe colour. Ch2. Dc around. Break off stripe colour
Round 16. Pick up original colour. Ch2. Dc around. Break off and sew in ends.
So I wanted to make an advent calendar with pockets for each day. Originally I decided to find all different cross stitch patterns for each pocket but eventually, after almost a year of figuring I had heaps of time, I decided I better stick with the small motifs I found in a library book.
And I am glad I did, while I was initially reluctant to use anything that depicted a winter Christmas, I think having an overall ‘look’ that was similar made this work.
I will never work with felt again though. Yuck. It just doesn’t stay square, it stretches and completely pissed me off to sew.
Kitty Crosshooks 