Baby Gifts for my Friend's Baby Shower

I haven't posted anything in a while, because you know, life.

But I just finished some crocheted baby items I'm going to give to my friend at her baby shower next weekend.

Here they are:

A Newborn Sorting Hat (although I think it might fit a 3-month-old with my gauge). My friend REALLY likes Harry Potter, so I thought it would be a cool thing to make for her.

A Fox Hat and Diaper Cover for a 6-month-old. The pattern originally called for it be a bear hat, but my friend's nursery theme is woodland creatures. I know bears live in woods, but I like foxes more than bears. I changed the hat pattern a bit, because as written, the hat pattern is worked flat then seemed. I hate making hats that way.

To make the hat in the round, I make the white brim flat then seemed the two ends together to make a wide tube. I started the first row of orange around the top of the tube then joined and turned when the pattern said to only turn. The second row of orange was worked from the inside of the hat. If you choose to make this hat this way, it will be best to count your stitches as you go so that you don't stitch into the joining stitch, and therefore, increase your stitch count.

I added pointy ears instead of round ones called for in the pattern. I also added the orange snout and nose.

Sorry about the poor image quality. I took these pictures with my phone. I think I need to clean the case it's in.

Cheers!

Every Other Row Hat

With the Howard County Fair gearing up, I thought I would upload this hat pattern before my life gets really hectic, helping out at the fair. The bpdc increases used in this pattern can be a bit awkward to make. 

Pattern:

Materials:

Worsted weight yarn

K hook

Abbreviations:

Ch - Chain

Sl st - Slip stitch

St/Sts - Stitch(es)

Dc - Double crochet

Sc - Single crochet

Fpdc - Front post double crochet

Bpdc - Back post double crochet

Adult Size:

Ch 3 and join with sl st to form ring.

Rnd 1. Ch 2. Dc 12 into ring. Join to first dc with sl st. Join this way throughout.

Rnd 2. Ch 2. 2 fpdc in each st including the one slipped to. Join. Ch 2. (24 sts)

Rnd 3. Ch 2. *2 bpdc in first fpdc st, 1 bpdc in next fpdc st. Repeat from * around. Join. (36 sts)

Rnd 4. Ch 2. *2 fpdc in first bpdc st, 1 fpdc in next 2 bpdc sts. Repeat from * around. Join. (48 sts)

Rnd 5. Ch 2. *2 bpdc in first fpdc st, 1 bpdc in next 3 fpdc sts. Repeat from * around. Join. (60 sts)

Rnd 6-21. Alternate between one round of 1 fpdc in each st around and one round of 1 bpdc in each st around, starting with a Ch 2 for each round. Join the same way between rounds. End with a round of bpdc.

Rnd 22-24. Ch 1. Sc 1 in each st around. 

Fasten off. Weave in ends. 

New Born Size: (~4"diameter)

Ch 3 and join with sl st to form ring.

Rnd 1. Ch 2. Dc 12 into ring. Join to first dc with sl st. Join this way throughout. 

Rnd 2. Ch 2. Dc 2 into each dc around. Join. (24 dc)

Rnd 3. Ch 2. Fpdc in every st around. Join.

Rnd 4. Ch 2. Bpdc in every st around. Join.

Repeat rounds 3-4 until the had measures approximately 4" long. End with Rnd 4.

Brim rounds. Ch 1. Sc 1 in each st around. Join. Repeat this round one more time.

Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Baby Size: (~5.5" diameter)

Ch 3 and join with sl st to form ring.

Rnd 1. Ch 2. Dc 12 into ring. Join to first dc with sl st. Join this way throughout. 

Rnd 2. Ch 2. Dc 2 into each dc around. Join. (24 dc)

Rnd 3. Ch 2. *Dc 2 in the next st. Dc 1 in next st. Repeat from * around. Join. (36 dc)

Rnd 4. Ch 2. Fpdc in every st around. Join.

Rnd 5. Ch 2. Bpdc in every st around. Join.

Repeat rounds 4-5 until the had measures approximately 4.5" long. End with Rnd 5.

Brim rounds. Ch 1. Sc 1 in each st around. Join. Repeat this round one more time.

Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Teen/Adult Small Size: (~6" internal diameter)

Ch 3 and join with sl st to form ring.

Rnd 1. Ch 2. Dc 12 into ring. Join to first dc with sl st. Join this way throughout.

Rnd 2. Ch 2. 2 fpdc in each st including the one slipped to. Join. Ch 2. (24 sts)

Rnd 3. Ch 2. *2 bpdc in first fpdc st, 1 bpdc in next fpdc st. Repeat from * around. Join. (36 sts)

Rnd 4. Ch 2. *2 fpdc in first bpdc st, 1 fpdc in next 2 bpdc sts. Repeat from * around. Join. (48 sts)

Rnd 5. Ch 2. Bpdc in each st around. Join.

Rnd 6. Ch 2. Fpdc in each st around. Join.

Repeat rounds 5 and 6 until hat measures 5.5" long. End on Rnd 5.

Brim rounds. Ch 1. Sc 1 in each st around. Repeat this 3 times.

Fasten off. Weave in ends. 

Free Patterns and Finished Projects

I thought I would upload some pictures of some of the patterns I have completed over the summer.

One Skein Bunny, Caron
A wonderful pattern. I definitely recommend trying it. It is 29" x 10" x 7". It won first place in Adult Crochet, Needle Arts in the Home Arts Department at the Howard County Fair. 

Kitten, MarmaladeRose
It is about 6" long. This pattern uses British stitch notations, not American. This means that the "dc" in the pattern is actually "sc" to an American. But a very cute pattern indeed. :3

3 Piece Baby Set
Simple Baby Set, Lion Brand Yarn (sweater only)
Booties, from Crocheted Gifts: Irresistible Projects to Make & Give (not free, unfortunately)
Hat, see Ribbed Winter Hat post

Bunny Baby Blanket, Lion Brand Yarn
It's about 24" x 18". I had to alter the pattern a little by including more rows and more chain stitches because 10 ch sts is too few to knot. Also, I recommend making the ears first and attach them to the head before starting the blanket. If the ears and the face are on the head, you can stuff it when finished and sc it shut to act as the first row of the blanket instead of attaching the head to the blanket later. Hopefully, that made sense.