lostsentiments: May 2014

Hello friends! A coworker of mine recently found out she was going to be an auntie! She's pretty sure that they'll be having a girl and requested a Princess Leia hat be made.

Over the course of a few days I figured out a pattern using double crochet throughout and then stitched together braided yarn to look like hair buns. Since I wasn't 100% sure how big the babies head will be, I decided I would make it bigger than for your typical newborn so they had something to grow into versus the hat possibly being too small. I used dimensions from crochetgeek.com for a 3 - 6 month old. Circumference of 14 inches with hat height of 5 1/2 inches.

Sometimes it amazes me how something as simple as attaching 2 faux hair buns to a crochetted hat transforms it from an otherwise boring hat to "omigoodness that's so cute!" kind of hat! :) See! :D

***UPDATE: I truly just like sharing my finished items... but due to popular demand, I've created a listing for this hat for all sizes (please check the dimensions in the listing). I will be offering this hat for a limited time. Feel free to grab more than one ;) Find the hat HERE.

This scarf was knit in March for a friends mom. She picked the colors and I made up a pattern to placate my designer side :). This design allows for a very dense scarf that can cover more area when stretched out, and then you get to see the openwork peek through! The body (or cream colored yarn in this case) is the inverse of the border pattern. If you like you can work the whole scarf in either the border or the body pattern if desired. The changing of the pattern on the ends adds a little extra something. :)

Coconut Milk Peekaboo Lace Scarf

FREE Knitting Pattern
(Previously known as "Peekaboo Lace Chain Link Pattern")

Yarn: Worsted Weight holding 2 strands throughout

Needle Size: 13 / 9.00 mm

Cast on 22 stitches

Beginning Border:

Row 1: K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2

Row 2: P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2

Row 3: K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2

Row 4: P2, K2tog, YO, P2, K2tog, YO, P2, K2tog, YO, P2, k2tog, YO, P2, K2tog, YO, P2

Row 5: K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, k2, P2, K2, P2, K2

Row 6: P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2

Row 7: K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, k2, P2, K2, P2, K2

Row 8: P2, YO, SSK, P2, YO, SSK, P2, YO, SSK, P2, YO, SSK, P2, YO, SSK, P2

Repeat Rows 1 - 8 once more, then Row 1 - 7 again.

***Switch to Ivory Colored Yarn***

Body:

Row 24: K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2

Row 25: P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2

Row 26: K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2

Row 27: P2, K2tog, YO, P2, K2tog, YO, P2, K2tog, YO, P2, k2tog, YO, P2, K2tog, YO, P2

Row 28: K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, k2, P2, K2, P2, K2

Row 29: P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2

Row 30: K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, k2, P2, K2, P2, K2

Row 31: P2, YO, SSK, P2, YO, SSK, P2, YO, SSK, P2, YO, SSK, P2, YO, SSK, P2

Repeat Rows 24 - 31 until you have reached a length that is about 9 - 10 inches short of how long you want your scarf. Then work Rows 24 - 30 once more be for changing back to your border color.

End Border:

Row 1: K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, k2, P2, K2, P2, K2