Wednesday 24 April 2013

Show & Tell - Boy and Girl Beanies

Hello Lovelies,

Show & Tell Thursday's

With winter well on it's way and wanting to make a couple of gifts for some sweeties, beanies seemed to be an obvious choice.  I found a couple of patterns on Ravelry that I liked the look off and set to it.

One for a girl:  The pattern was pretty simple and it is also where I learned about fpdc and hpdc to create a ribbed effect.  The flower is different from the one on the pattern.  I may have made it up from flowers I've done previously.

One for a boy:  This pattern was easy but it needed a bit of zhuzzing up.  I found a whole bunch of crochet motifs on Pinterest and decided on this little car one.

For both hats I used two strands of 8ply Loyal wool.  The girl one was adjusted in size and length to make sure it was big enough using my little model.  The boy pattern was not adjusted at all (even though it's supposed to be adult size), but I think being fairly tight in my crocheting meant it ended up being the right size for a little boy.  And the recipients loved them so mission accomplished!

Today is the last day to link up for the great April giveaway sponsored by the ladies at More Than Fabric.   The winner can choose a set of fat quarters from one of these two ranges! Swoon...

Looking forward to seeing what you've all been making!
L x

Show & Tell Thursday's




13 comments:

  1. They were totally gorgeous and well loved by their new owners :)

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  2. they look so cute. love the colours and the embellishments!!

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  3. Aww they look adorable.love the cute motifs too

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  4. the more i see of your crochet the more i want to learn, they look ace!

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    1. apologies, i reposted as my first post went caput!

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  5. Love the beanies you clever girl xx

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  6. They are very sweet ...just the thing for winter. xx

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  7. I love these the car one is my favorite- super cute!

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  8. just want to say that I really like this linky, it encourages me to give things a go- I can't crochet or knit but can kind of sew and I'm learning as I go- so thanks heaps : )

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  9. They are perfect! Thank you so much, we love them!!! I am so impressed by the wee car detail.

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  10. Love love love the beanies. The car one is just gorgeous.

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  11. They make an adorable set of hats...love the car!! x

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  12. What beauties! Thanks for the link to the patterns. As usual very encouraging.

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