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Fingering weight yarn Scissors 4mm hook Yarn needle Pom Pom (optional) Directions Brim: Chain 26 Row 1: *Sc, skip 2, 5dc in the next stitch, skip 2. Repeat from * until there are 3 chains left. Sc in the last chain. Row 2: Chain 3, turn. 3 dc in sc. *Skip 2, sc in the middle of the 5dc, skip 2, 5dc in sc. Repeat until the last 5dc. 3dc in the last sc. Row 3: Chain 1, turn. *Sc in first stitch, skip 2, 5dc in sc of previous row, skip 2, sc in the 3rd dc of the 5dc, skip 2. Repeat from *. Repeat rows 2 and 3 until it measures 20 inches. Hat: Row 1: Chain 1, turn piece over to the side. 70 sc along the side evenly. Row 2: Chain 3, Dc in each stitch across. Repeat row 2 until the entire piece measures 10 inches (including the brim). Cut a long tail and then sew the long sides (the short side of the brim should be meeting). Cut another tail and then weave it along the last row of the dc (make sure it’s tight) and tie off. Flip inside out so you don’t see the seams. Add pom pom. The hat should have a bit of a slouch.
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Elizabeth Stitch How To: Multiples of 2 plus 4. Row 1. Hook into 4th ch from the hook and pull up a loop, yarn round hook and into the same st and pull up another loop, yarn round hook and through all four loops on the hook. *ch1, skip 1ch, hook into next st, pull up a loop, yarn round hook and into the same st and pull up another loop, yarn round hook and through all four loops on the hook; repeat from * to end, turn. Row 2. ch3, *hook into first ch1 sp, pull up a loop, yarn round hook, into the same sp, pull up another loop, yarn round hook and through all four loops on the hook, ch1; repeat from * across with last st under turning chain, turn. Repeat row 2 for pattern. The Elizabeth Stitch Headband Hook size and yarn weight does not matter for this pattern. Chain 14 Row 1: Skip first stitch and single crochet until the end of the row. Row 2: Chain 3. Elizabeth stitch in the first stitch and then throughout the rest of the row. There should be 7 Elizabeth stitches in each row. Row 3: Repeat row 2 until headband measures 20 inches or until it wraps around your head comfortably. Single crochet around the entire piece then slip stitch ends/ together using back loops only. So this year, business wise, has been a great year. Personal wise too. I have learned many lessons on customer service and when to actually pick up payment. I am still learning on how to say NO to orders. Especially if the first order didn't follow through for one way or another. I am working on a few orders at the moment and can't wait to get more orders in during the new year! I have learned new stitches this year and posted three patterns on Ravelry. One of them is over 100 download! I guess I know what people want out of the three patterns that I have up for download. Scarves! I guess I will be trying to make more wearable patterns on ravelry in 2018. I can't wait for 2018 to start. With all the things that I am hoping to do in the new year is remarkable! I want to try to make more of a name for myself as a crocheter. I want to build my business more and more and see what sells and what doesn't. I know what cowls people have been asking for this past season and I can't wait to make a constant stock on that cowl. I am hoping to get a banner soon for future craft shows. I am hoping to design more and more patterns this year too. I am hoping to have a pile of orders on the go and have some kind of consistency with my income with this business that I have started. I am trying to take my business more seriously as it is no longer a hobby. It is now a business. A business that I thoroughly enjoy doing. If I am able to do this full time at some point, I'd be extremely happy. I know I will never be a millionaire with this craft. But I know that people want handcrafted items as they know where they are made and feel comfortable that the item that they purchased is not made in a sweat shop in China and/or uses child labour as so many things use both methods to make profit (I can use Nike as an example. Just look up Swoosh on youtube!). I am still figuring out prices for my stock and can't wait to learn more about the business woman that I am. Wow... it feels good to actually type that out.... Business woman. I really hope that 2018 is going to be my year for my business to grow and flourish! I am always on the look out for new patterns that I can work on and craft shows that I can do. I think 2018 will be the year of the learning my business for me. I'm going to try to keep my receipts together all in one place and to keep track of my sales. I really want to try to expand my business in the upcoming year. For those who use crocheting or knitting as a business, is there any recommendations that you can offer for me who is starting to seriously treat this business AS a business? Anything at all will be helpful!
All the best in the new year! Natalie So I've made two new patterns. But one of them isn't quite ready to be released as of yet. But there is one that is released! It's called Very Berry Project Bag. It normally costs $2.50. BUT if you use a promotion code, you get it for 25% off! That's $1.87! It will be for this week only until July 16th at 11:59pm EST if you use promotion code NEW. You can find it here! I hope you all enjoy the pattern. I used three colours, two shades of pink and white. You can use three colours of your choice to represent whatever berry, melon or fruit (maybe even veggie!) of your choice. So if you want to do watermelon, you'd use green, white, and red for an example. If you want to increase the size, just expand the bottom by x-amount of rows as well as the height. I hope that you all enjoy this pattern as much as I do!
Some of the things I've been working on lately have been Christmas presents and some things for the Christmas craft show that I mentioned in my previous post. I've also been working on a new amigurumi pattern! I can't wait to show it all to everyone! There is one thing that I have to work on before sending it off to my testers and publishing it onto my Ravelry store. Unlike my previous pattern (Twisted Tornado Cowl. It can be downloaded here), it will be a paid pattern. I hope you all will enjoy it if you so choose to buy the pattern. I seriously can't wait to show all of you the new pattern! There *may* be a promo code when I let everyone know when the pattern is released. So keep a watchful eye out. It could come at anytime.
I've been working on somethings for the craft show off and on since I'm also working on Christmas gifts for the family..... Shhhh..... Don't tell them that I'm working on them..... Although some of them do know that I'm working on presents for other family members. I can't wait to see their faces on Christmas morning. I would feel bad the Christmas morning that I don't make them anything. It would almost be a naked feeling..... That and I'm sure they at least expect it now. I mean, after all, the blanket that I made my brother last year...... He didn't take off his blanket until we had to get changed to go to Christmas dinner at 12:00.... So he spent his morning until 11:00am in his blanket...... Which is now on his couch for all to see. I'm sure that he is getting all cozy in it when he watches tv on those cold winter nights. So this year, I've decided to try out some new patterns from Red Heart for my presents this year. I'm glad that so far, that all the patterns that I have worked on have worked out rather nicely. I'm also compiling a bunch of those patterns on a page that I'm going to post within the upcoming months from Red Heart. I am hoping that these can be a reference to you for possible patterns in the future. I have also put a disclaimer stating that the patterns are copyrighted and do not belong to me on the page. Just in case if there is anyone that works at Red Heart or knows someone that does sees that page so that they are aware that I am not posting them as my own. The other day, I actually got a gift card from work for Walmart..... for $100! When I told my parents what I had gotten, my dad had to ask me to repeat the amount. $100 for Walmart! My mom was half joking and half kidding when she had said "Imagine all the yarn possibilities!" I laughed and replied "I know! I am!" Now the question is, what colours to get when I go. |
AuthorNatalie lives in southern Ontario in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area). She loves to crochet, read, and spend time with friends and family. Archives
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