A Good Find: Free Crochet Baby Bonnet Pattern

I was roaming ravelry.com last night and decided to do a search for a free crochet bonnet pattern. A few results appeared, but one of them really stood out. I immediately got to work. I kept Roody up until 1:45 AM working on this little beauty, and I don't regret it.

Experimenting with Stitches: The Shelly-Anne Crochet Hat

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I'm in love, friends. I'm soooooo sooooo in lurrvvvvve. Let me tell you how the story all began.

Experimenting with Colors: Mixed Texture Striped Hat Pattern

I follow some amazing crochet/knitting pages on Instagram. Every time they post a cute hat, I get jealous. ESPECIALLY if it was knitted, because I know I can't make anything remotely close to that. So I've take it upon myself to become creative with my hats. The ones I've made so far are meh. I want something that looks really cool.

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Modified Pattern: Stepping Texture Hat for Babies!

So I joined a group on Facebook called "Crochet Addict." Why on earth did I go and do that?? HAHA! Now I'm even more addicted to crocheting. But the good news is that these ladies have got my creative juices flowing. Their amazing work has got me wanting to create something. So guess what I did. I took this pattern from yarnspirations.com and turned it into this:

Materials:
Color A: Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Yarn Taupe
Color B: Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Yarn Grey Marble
Size 6mm crochet needle

Note: Jaden has a lot of hair, so the thick brim is perfect for him. For a thinner brim, chain less. Also, I did 60 rows because that fits his head perfectly. If you need to increase or decrease rows, do so in multiples of 10.

In the Making: Stepping Texture Hat // Charisma Tweed

My vision for LarJ Crochets is to sell items that don't look like the average crocheted piece. I'm a huge fan of the patterns that yarnspirations.com provides and fell in love with this hat.

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In the making: White, Pink, Grey Headband \\ Newborn Baby Girl

I'm trying to ship off 2 packages today: a cocoon for KimBerly E. Photography, and a cocoon and headband for MK Moments Photography. This headband is the last thing I need, and then I can go to the Post Office. So let's get started!

2:38 PM

So I'm starting off with the F-3.75mm needle, because the J-6mm seems way too large for the gauge.

Nope. I decided that that's way too small. I've upgraded to the H/8-5.00mm needle. Time to start over.

2:41 PM

I hate how big these headbands turn out. It would be fine for a 3-month-old, but I think it's entirely too large for a newborn. So I've decided to change up the rules a little bit. Instead of doing the DC in the bottom stitch, I'm going to do it all the way down to the half circle that the top 5 DC's created. I hope that makes the headband smaller.

2:59 PM

It's still thick! Lol I'm going to try this again with thinner yarn, and then with SC, instead of DC. Time to join the ends together.

3:09 PM

Wow. I feel like that took forever and a half. I HATE sewing -_______-

3:57 PM

Yarn: Lion Brand Medium - Silver Heather, Raspberry & White
Needles: F-3.75mm, H/8-5.00mm, J/10-6.00mm, N-9.00mm
Pattern: Kristi Simpson
Estimated Time: 70 min

In the making: Claret Baby Cocoon \\ Newborn

I shipped off the sea blue cocoon and the green newsboy hat this morning to the photographer in WI who requested it. I really hope the items fit her babies, and I can't wait to see the images she produces with them :)

So next up is the second photographer who only requested a cocoon. I wish I had read the list first, because I could have easily sent 1 of the 2 cocoons I had already made, weeks ago. Oops! But I might as well just get started on a red one, right? I won't be able to ship until Monday afternoon.

I'm at the hair salon, by the way. That should explain the different look of the photos haha

Time to get to work!

5:38 PM

All done!

6:21 PM

Yarn: Lion Brand Super Bulky
Needle: P
Pattern: Posh Patterns
Estimated time: 40 minutes

In the making: White & Pink Open Weave Ally Beanie \\ Newborn Baby Girl

I went to Michael's the afternoon with Chrissie and purchased some new yarn. I thought I had enough to make a blanket to cover the world, but it turns out that my stock isn't very good. I bought all Vanna's Choice. Some pinks, greys and a white. I was supposed to make some more baby head bands, but I've decided instead to make a cute little beanie.

4:54 PM

I messed up. Misinterpreted the directions, so I had to erase about 10-15 minutes of work.

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In the making: Mixed Brown Headband \\ Newborn Baby Girl

I'm supposed to be editing Mil Ball photos, but I really wanted to use the natural daylight to get some props done. The hat I made last night was way too big for the baby that came to the studio. I tried the newborn version on him and it was too long. I was disappointed, but I was also glad that I was able to find that out on my own, as opposed to finding out from a client.

So now I have to redo those.

But not now. I'm trying to make this headband:

With this yarn as the band:

Let's see how this goes!

2:28 PM

Turns out that my yarn is broken. Are you serious!! Good thing I found out in row 1 and not the last row...

In the Making: Green Newsboy Hat \\ 4-Month-Old Baby Boy

I have a little one coming to the studio tomorrow afternoon, and I want him to be the first to try out my hats. I'm currently working on a little newsboy hat in green. I made one a few days ago in brown, but it's way too small. I need to work on not making my stitches so tight!

Anyway, time to get to work!

2:57 PM