New Favorite Hat!

Wafflecone Hat

I tried a pattern from over at Gleeful Things! I had been wanting to try out her extra bulky yarn waffle cone hat but my local yarn store doesn't have any yarn that weight. So i was very excited when she posted this new worsted weight yarn pattern for a similar hat. Why? Because i have a Hat problem. I just can't stop making hats. It's just so much fun working in the round....

I ended up making a few alterations to the hat as i was making it.

I used: 

5mm crochet hook

worsted weight yarn (Patons Canadiana in Winter White)

     - i love this yarn. perfect for hats. very soft and snuggly

Pattern by Julie at Gleeful Things (with my slight alterations as noted):

Round 1: ch 4 (counts as 1 dc + 1 ch now and throughout). 1 dc in 4th ch from hook. ch 1. In same ch sp as before:  [1 dc, ch 1] 8 times. sl st to join. (10 dc)

Round 2: ch 4. 1 dc in same sp. ch 1. [1 dc, ch 1 twice in next dc] rep around.  sl st to join. (20 dc)

Round 3: ch 4. 1 dc, ch 1 twice in next dc. [1 dc, ch 1 in next dc. 1 dc, ch 1 twice in next dc.] rep around. sl st to join. (30 dc)

Round 4: ch 4. 1 dc, ch 1 in ea of the next 2 dc. [1 dc, ch 1 in ea of the next 2 dc.1 dc, ch 1 twice in next dc.] rep around. sl st to join. (40 dc)

Rounds 5-19 (15 rnds): ch 4. [1 dc, ch 1 in next dc] rep around. sl st to join. (40 dc)

    - here is changed this a little bit because i wanted a looser more rounded fit around my head. 

     Round 6 - ch 4. 1 dc, ch 1 in ea of the next 4 dc. [1 dc, ch 1 in ea of the next 4 dc.1 dc, ch 1 twice in next dc.] rep around. sl st to join. 

   - Continue on as original pattern indicates until Round 18. Here i ran out of yarn because i was not using a full ball of yarn. So i finished off with an invisible join and (to compensate for the lack of finishing single crochet sticthes) I folded the bottom of the hat up. 

*rnd 20: ch 1 (counts as 1 sc). 1 sc in next ch sp. [1 sc in next dc. 1 sc in next ch sp.] rep around. sl st to join. (80 sc)

rnds 21-22 (2 rnds): ch 1 (counts as 1 sc). Work in back loops only: 1 sc in ea sc. (80 sc)

Invisible join and FO*    Between * was not used by me but i wanted to show her original pattern here in its entirety

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All in all I am extremely pleased with the way this pattern turned out. I had some difficulty in figuring out where exactly to place the double crochets to created the desired waffle cone effect but once mastered it was easy to repeat. For some reason wit the brim folded up the way it is the hat feels very nautical to me. But maybe I've just been indulging my penchant for striped blue and white shirts a bit too much lately.

Next project on my list....

The Laptop Bag

The BAG!

ch - chain
sc - single crochet
dc - double crochet
ch sp - chain space  (the space between double crochet groups)

PATTERN:

I used Marble Chunky Yarn - in Log Cabin. It is absolutely beautiful yarn that is for some reason fairly difficult to capture properly on film. Can't say enough how much i love this yarn. Here is a review! 

-Chain the length of whatever electronic device you are trying to carry minus about half an inch.

-Turn and single crochet around your chain adding an extra single crochet as you turn around the opposite end (where you started your chain) Join.

- Ch 2, Sc around a second time, Join.

Row 1 - Ch 3, 2 dc in same space, skip 2 sc, 3 dc in next sc, (skip 2 sc, 3 dc in next sc)* repeat. Join. (depending on the length of your original chain this pattern may not be fully completed. Adjust last segment as needed. It will have evened out by this for the next row)

Row 2 - Ch 3, 2 dc in same space, 3 dc in space between dc group, (3 dc in next ch sp)* repeat. Join. 

Row 3-15 (or however many times you like!) - Repeat Row 2

Row 16 - Ch 2, sc in each stitch around. Join.

Row 17-21 - Repeat Row 16

Row 22 - Ch 1, 16 sc (depending on how big you made your bag this may change, single crochet 1/3 of the way across your bag),  chain 14 (or the length of 1/3 of the bag), skip 14 (or same number you chained), sc 32 (or until 1/3 across the next side),  chain 14 (or the length of 1/3 of the bag), skip 14 (or same number you chained), sc until end, Join.

Row 23 -  Ch 2, sc in each stitch around. Join.

Row 24-27 - Repeat Row 23

Finish off or slip stitch around final row for an extra finishing touch! Weave in end. 

Once I get my sewing machine back from the repair shop on Monday I am going to put in a lining!

If anyone tries this out I would love feedback. This is the first pattern that I have written and I am sure it could use some work.