MIZCHE does a baby shower

Baby shower time.  It's a boy!

One of my coworkers is having a baby boy in September.  Baby showers are the perfect time for MIZCHE to put our hooks to the yarn and make a cute little gift.

For a boy, it was a kitty hat in dark blue with white accents.

And of course this gift would not be complete with out booties to match!  (The booties were a little tricky and ended up slightly different sizes.  A little stretching helped out a lot!)

What have you made for a baby shower?  Do you have a go-to favorite item to make or buy for baby showers?  Happy crocheting, crafting or whatever floats your boat or makes the hive buzz.  XOXO honeybees

Make & Take

Slouchy city ❤

I am in lurve with this slouchy hat pattern.  My inspiration was my brilliant hair stylist who wanted a hat like this. She called it Reggae styled and I had no idea what she was talking about, but then I figured it out and it's great!  After browsing the Internet and failed attempts at finding a pattern online, I found this book at Jo-Ann Fabric.

I usually make the small/medium sized hat.  You will notice there is not much a difference between the small/medium pattern and the medium/large pattern except an extra row of single crochet at the end.  I had to do some adjusting for a smaller head, but it's pretty easy to incorporate more aggressive decreasing in the pattern.  I also had to change the hook size when using Red Heart soft yarn.  Even though it's just a little thinner than Bernat's Super Value yarn, it makes a big difference when you are making the hat.  My head is 23 inches around by my eyebrows and the small/medium fits perfectly.  However, my head is really more of a medium/large.  Please keep in mind my tension is pretty loose when I crochet, so if you crochet more tightly you may need to adjust in a different way.

My favorite thing about this pattern is that it's super easy to make, but looks amazing.  It also incorporates a lot of crocheting in the back loops only which makes a fabulous textured look.  The photos don't do it justice!  You can also create endless combinations of stripe designs with two or more yarn colors.  Make one for yourself and pretty soon you'll be in slouchy heaven.

Make & Take

Fabulous Flapper ❤

This flapper hat is a fun crochet pattern.  You can add accents like feather brooches or crocheted roses.  You can also use a pretty button as the accent on the brim.  Get the pattern for Red Heart's Fashionable Flapper and get crocheting!  Pay attention to your gauge, a slightly different yarn can even make a big difference. 

Make & Take

A navy hat with white bow ❤

This is a super easy navy blue hat created on a round loom (available at craft stores).  I used a chunky yarn which works best for hats on the round loom (unless you want to double your yarn).  This hat is made out of Loops & Thread Charisma yarn which is available at Michaels.  Then I created a simple white bow and sewed it onto the hat.  To make the bow, I crocheted a long rectangle then doubled the rectangle and wrapped yarn in the middle to create a bow shape.

The Main Attraction

A purple pooch ❤

This purple pup was too cute to pass up!

Make & Take

A hat with felt rosettes ❤

This is a super easy teal hat created on a round loom (available at craft stores).  I've found it creates a much nicer hat if you use a chunky yarn.  This hat is made out of Loops & Thread Charisma yarn which is available at Michaels.  Then I created three felt rosettes with black leaves and sewed them onto the hat.

Make & Take

The wave hats ❤

Here are two examples of Red Heart's Waves-A-Head Crochet pattern.  The gray hat is using Bernat's Super Value yarn.  The yarn is deliciously soft and beautiful at a great price point.  The hat is a little long, but you can actually flip it up for a different look and it still looks cute long.  The bright blue hat is using Vanna's Choice yarn.  There was not enough yarn in one skein to finish the pattern so it's a few rows shorter.  The fit is still great though.  The effect of the raised stitches is really cool.  It looks even better in person.

You can find the free pattern online here:

http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/waves-head