A Divine Hat

     Around dinner time on November 5, I decided that I was going to crochet a hat instead of knitting one. 

*gasp* 

     So, I got on Ravelry and found this AMAZING pattern by Sarah Arnold. 14 hours later, I had completed the hat!

     This pattern was really easy and I had a lot of fun making it! If you would like to make a hat like this, the pattern is FREE at: Divine Hat pattern by Sarah Arnold

How to: BPDC

     Back post double crochet, written as bpdc, is almost exactly the same as front post double crochet! It is slightly harder than fpdc, but not too much.

     To begin, crochet up to the point that you wish to bpdc and yarn over.

     Insert your hook from the back of the work to the front.

     Now, push your hook from the front to the back of the work. From the back of the work, this will be behind a double crochet stitch.

     Yarn over again, and pull it behind the dc stitch.

     Yarn over and pull the yarn through two loops.

     Yarn over one more time and pull it through the remaining two loops.

     A combination of bpdc and fpdc will look like this.

How to: FPDC

     Front post double crochet, otherwise written as fpdc, is super easy to do! All it takes is a little bit of practice and you will be able to add ribbing to your crocheted projects!

     To begin, crochet up to the point that you wish to make the fpdc.

     Wrap your yarn around your hook.

     Now, insert your hook behind the next double crochet stitch.

     Yarn over, and pull your yarn behind the double crochet stitch.

     Yarn over, and pull it through two loops.

     Yarn over, and pull the yarn through the remaining two stitches.

     After a few rows, your fpdc stitches will stick out farther than your dc stitches.

Some Cleverly Named Hat

     Five days ago, I finished another hat! This one was designed by both desperation and me. I have to say, desperation did, by far, most of the work. I can't tell you who it's for, but I will show you a picture of it and you can guess!

     If you would like to make this hat, it is available for FREE at: Some Cleverly Named Hat pattern by Katherine Westerman

Cafe Spices Hat

     A couple of days ago, I got wild inspiration for another hat and drew a chart on graph paper. 

     A bit less than 24 hours later, the Cafe Spices Hat was completed!

     It has a total of six cables, all of them separated by a seed stitch pattern. It's not a particularly difficult pattern, so if you're a beginner who knows how to knit, purl, decrease, and make cables, you will be able to make this.

     The pattern has both written instructions and a chart and is available for FREE at: Cafe Spices Hat pattern by Katherine Westerman

Diamond Eyelet Hat

     About a week and a half ago, I designed my first scarf (click here for the free pattern)! It was so fabulous that I couldn't help myself. I HAD to design a hat to match it!
     I now present to you, the Diamond Eyelet Hat!

     You can get the pattern for free at Diamond Eyelet Hat pattern by Katherine Westerman!

The "Breast" Gag Gift

     This weekend, my sister Sarah and I made a gag gift for our brother. I wasn't originally going to post about this, because the gift isn't exactly child friendly, but Sarah and Jennifer threatened to disown me if I didn't. ;) Sooo, I'm posting about it now!
     The project we crocheted was a pillow with breasts.
     If you want to make one, you can go to Ravelry for the free pattern. And if you would like to see the one that we made, it is in my projects here.