Crochet-a-Day Challenge: Day 27

Day 27: Create something using a jumbo hook

 

That’s my jumbo hook, which you may have seen in the posts about broomstick lace and i-cord, shown next to an F-hook for comparison. I have no idea what size my jumbo hook is and it doesn’t really matter all that much because jumbo hook patterns usually are not gauge-critical.

Jumbo Hook Hat

Materials: Jumbo hook
ww yarn in two colors (mine is acrylic)

Hold two strands together and work as one
Start with a magic ring
Rd 1: ch 1, 6 sc into ring, join (6 sc)
Rd2: ch 1, 2 sc into each st, join (12 sc)
Rd3: ch 1, *(2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next st)* around, join (18sc)
Rd4: ch 1, *(2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st)* around, join (24 sc)
Rd5+: Do not join, but work in a spiral, sc in each st until desired hat height. (Mine looks to be about 7 rounds of this, so 11 rounds total before the last round)
Last Rd: Sl st in each st and join

This is pretty much your basic sc hat pattern. The amount of rounds you need to increase (rounds 1 through 4) will depend on your hook size, yarn weight, and the circumference of the head for the hat.

And now, some ridiculous self-portraits of me. I’ve decided the hat can be worn two ways.

The first way is like a skull cap. Or in my case, a retro swimming cap look.

And the way I will likely wear it – pulled back on my head so that it looks like a bonnet-type thing or Amish head covering. Good way to hide a bad hair day…or maybe it makes it worse. You decide.

PS It’s my birthday! When I was growing up, on my birthday my mom and dad would blast Birthday by the Beatles on the stereo first thing in the morning.

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Crochet-a-Day Challenge: Day 9

Day 9: Dishcloth Design – Cables

I can see what you are thinking. This is NOT a dishcloth! (And I also did not make this yesterday. I think I made it about a year ago.) So I’m cheating a bit again.  I did attempt a cabled dishcloth, but really it is not suitable to do it for a dishcloth because the result is way too bulky. I thought I would show you that it is indeed possible to create cables with crochet using post stitches–skipping over stitches and then going back to work the skipped stitches. To make the image really pop, the stitches of the cable are front post stitches and the stitches in between are back post stitches.

These fingerless mitts also use a cable technique. Here, I have crocheted the skipped stitches with a different color. I did not end off the yarn but carried it through on the back side.

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