EZ BREEZY
copyright © 06292004 Dot Matthews

K hook for Adult, use I or J hook for child and follow pattern as written.
WW yarn, white for main color and red and blue as accents.
Stitches used, chain, single crochet, double crochet and slip stitch.

With white:
Row 1: Ch 4, 11 dc in 1st ch, join in 3rd ch of beginning ch.

Row 2: ch 4 (counts as 1st dc and 1 ch), dc in next st, (ch 1, dc in next st) around, ch 1, join in 3rd ch of beginning ch.

Row 3: sl in 1st ch 1 sp, ch 1, sc in same sp, (ch 5, sc in next ch 1 sp) around, sl st in first sc to join

Row 4: sl st in first 2 chs of next loop, sc in same loop, (ch 5, sc in next loop) around, end with ch 5, sl st in 1st sc to join.

Row 5: repeat row 4

Row 6: sl st in next loop, ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same loop, (5 dc in next loop) around, join in top of beginning ch 3

Row 7: sl in next st, sc in next, (ch 4, sk next 4 sts, sc in next st) around, ending with chain 4, sl st in 1st sc.

Row 8: sl st in 1st 2 ch in next loop, sc in same loop, (ch 3, sc in next loop) around, ending with ch 3, join with sl in 1st sc.

Row 9: ch 1, sc in same sp, (3 sc in next loop, sc in next sc) ending with 3 sc in next loop, join with sl to first sc.

Note: end white, attach red

Row 10: ch 1, sc in ea st around. Join with sl st to 1st sc.

Note: end red, attach blue

Row 11: ch 1, sc in ea st around, join with sl st to 1st sc. fasten off and weave in ends.

OK, this isn't a gumball machine, but it sure looks like one doesn't it.

This is actually a kid sized version of the Totally Looped hat. I couldn't very well call it Totally Looped Kid, so I call it FROOTY LOOP.

It's not really a mushroom, but it does look like one, doesn't it? This is not the true color either, no, really, it's not! I would never, ever, choose a color that would end up looking like raw hamburger molded on a foam head. Oh, yuck. Sorry.

OK, all kidding aside, let me present to you for your viewing pleasure...

TOTALLY LOOPED

This is what I had in mind when I created the Half Looped hat. I have to say, I like the half looped a lot better than this one, but this one's just so doggone fun! It's so soft and spongy feeling and it looks good on too.

Can you guess what this is a picture of? No, it's not my stash. Guess again!

I finished the Half Pint (the hat, not the bottle) and have added a picture to the pattern. If anyone has copied or bookmarked this pattern, please note, I made a minor change to the instructions, I changed the number of rows of loops from 10 to 6. It just seemed to be a better proportion for this little hat than 10 rows would have been.

If anyone uses this pattern or the Half Looped pattern and would like to share pictures and/or comments with me, I'd love to hear from you.

A lot of people asked about a child size version of the Half Looped hat and I just told them to use smaller hooks and they'd be good to go. Well... I was wrong! (WHO, ME? WRONG? IMPOSSIBLE!) It didn't work, so I wrote a pattern for the children, and here it is. I'll add a picture to the pattern as soon as I finish the hat I'm making.

HALF LOOPED
copyright © 06/15/2004 Dot Matthews

I and G hook
ww  yarn - not sure of amount, my finished hat weighs 5 oz

This hat is fairly large and it "grows" as you are making it. You might want to take this into consideration and adjust your hook sizes to suit your own needs.

HAT
With larger hook, Ch 4, join

Row 1: Ch 1, 12 sc in ring. Do not join, use marker to show beginning of rows.

Work in back loop only on rows 2 through 25, leaving the front loop free to use later in the pattern.

Row 2: 2 sc in each st around.

Row 3: (1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) around

Row 4: (1 sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) around

Row 5: (1 sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) around

Row 6:  1 sc in each st around

Row 7: (2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 4 sts) around

Row 8: 1 sc in each st around

Row 9: (2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 5 sts) around

Row 10: 1 sc in each st around

Row 11: (2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 6 sts) around

Row 12 - 25: 1 sc in each st around

CHAIN LOOPS (the chain loops are placed in the unworked loops of the sc stitches)
With smaller hook, Ch 1, turn, sl st in free loop of last sc made, ch 10, sl st in same loop.

Sl st in free loop of next st, ch 10, sl st in same st. continue for 10 rounds or until it is as "fluffy" as you want it. fasten off and weave in ends.

I've had this idea floating around in my head for about a year now, and it finally worked it's way out of my head and off my hook this week. Well, almost. This is not exactly what I had in mind. I ran out of yarn so I ended it here. I like it, but  what do you think?

Pattern will follow soon.

I am so at a loss as to what to work on next, I keep bouncing from one thing to another. I'm tired of baby things and I don't really like making afghans. I made a few pairs of slippers/socks but I'm not really crazy about those either, I worry about people slipping and falling while wearing my creations. Not a pretty thought. I suppose I could get some of that puffy paint or carpet backing to put on the soles but I always forget it when I'm out and about.

I have so much yarn but I don't have any I really like. If you don't like it, then why did you buy it, you might ask. Well, it's like this, I bought a case of mill ends from Aunt Mary's and you don't really have a choice of the colors when you buy like this. They put a box together for you. I also got a box of yarn donated by Coats and Clark for my charity crocheting and I didn't have a choice of the colors in that either. I've used all the colors I really liked and now I have to figure out what to do with the rest.

I think I'll make hats. I can always decide where to donate them after I've made them. They're easy to do and very portable, and it doesn't matter what color they are as long as they will keep a head warm. I'll post pictures later, maybe tomorrow.