{"id":60,"date":"2010-12-12T00:24:31","date_gmt":"2010-12-12T08:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kheryn.com\/blog\/?p=60"},"modified":"2011-02-25T22:56:09","modified_gmt":"2011-02-26T06:56:09","slug":"donation-hats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kheryn.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/12\/donation-hats\/","title":{"rendered":"Donation Hats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christmas crafting is almost done!\u00a0 Only a little while longer until gifts are opened and I can start posting about what I’ve been up to for the past few months.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, here are two hats that I worked on earlier this fall.<\/p>\n

\"Fig<\/a> \"Fig<\/a> \"Blossom<\/a> \"Blossom<\/a><\/p>\n

Pattern: <\/strong>Adrienne Engar’s Chunky Ear Flap Hat<\/a> ($5 in her Etsy store, The Fuzzy Noggin<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Size:<\/strong> Child (ages 3-8)<\/p>\n

Yarn & Hook: <\/strong>Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick (Fig, Blossom, and Charcoal colorways), using size K (6.5mm) hook<\/p>\n

Modifications:<\/strong> None<\/p>\n

How it went:<\/strong> The pattern itself was very easy and very quick.\u00a0 I think each hat took me just a few hours.\u00a0 I could have done both of them in a single dedicated day of crochet. Gauge turned out to be more important than I would have expected for a project of this nature.\u00a0 I found it very easy to make this hat far too large with the recommended yarn & hook, but going down a hook size resulted in a hat that was far too small.\u00a0 I attribute this to my interaction with the yarn rather than the pattern itself.<\/p>\n

Bottom Line:<\/strong> I’d definitely recommend this pattern to someone looking for a warm, stylish winter hat – particularly if you’re looking for something quick.<\/p>\n

Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick<\/a><\/div>\n