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Wednesday, July 07, 2004
Yesterday, July 6, was my birthday and I spent several hours sitting in my car, in a parking deck, with a 2 year old, waiting, and waiting, and waiting...and later, I got to take my grandson to ball practice where I sat in the car and waited, and waited, and waited...and tonight, I get to go to the ball game and sit in the car and wait, and wait, and wait...I'm looking forward to it, in fact you might say, I can't wait!
Any crocheter worth her weight in yarn knows what to do with all that waiting. May I present the OWATA HAT! Hot off the hook.
Posted at 04:42 pm by Dot
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OWATA HAT
copyright © 07/06/04 Dot Matthews
 
 
 
I HOOK (cuz that's what I had with me)
Finished hat measures 21 inches around but it fits on my 23 1/2 in head.
ww yarn small amounts of each, red; yellow; green; black or color of your choice
hat weighs approximately 4 ozs.
stitches used, sl st, sc, dc, tr
starting ch counts as first stitch, numbers in ( ) at the end of the rows states number of stitches for that row.
ROW 1: ch 4, 11 dc in 1st st, join in top of ch 3. (12 sts)
ROW 2: Ch 5, tr in same st as join, (tr in next st, ch 1, tr in same st) around. Join in 4th st of starting ch. (24 tr and 12 ch 1 sps)
ROW 3: ch 1, sc in same st, (sc in next ch 1 sp, sc in next 2 tr) around. Join in 1st sc. (36 sts)
ROW 4: ch 1, sc in same st, 1 sc in next st. (2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 2 sts) around join in 1st sc. (48 sts)
ROW 5: ch 1, sc in same st, 1 sc in next 2 sts, (2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 3 sts) around. Join in 1st sc. (60 sts)
ROW 6: ch 1, sc in same st, 1 sc in next 3 sts, (2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 4 sts) around. Join in 1st sc. (72 sts)
ROW 7: ch 1, sc in same st, 1 sc in next 4 sts, (2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 5 sts) around. Join in 1st sc. (84 sts)
ROW 8: ch 3, dc in st to the right of the join (that's in the last st of the previous row) sk next st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st (that's the stitch you just skipped NOTE: this forms a crossed dc ), now working forward again, (sk next st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st) around. Join in top of beg ch 3. (42 crossed dcs)
ROW 9 - 17: repeat row 8. You should have 42 crossed dcs at the end of each row.
ROW 18: ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc in each st around. (84 sts)
NOTE: decrease rows start with row 19. For a larger sized hat, skip a decrease row and repeat row 18.
ROW 19: ch 1,sc in same st as join, sc in next 4 sts, sc next 2 sts together (decrease made), (sc in next 5 sts, sc next 2 together) around. (72 sts)
ROW 20: ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc in next 3 sts, sc next 2 sts together, (sc in next 4 sts, sc next 2 sts together) around. (60 sts)
ROW 21: ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc in next 2 sts, sc next 2 sts together, (sc in next 3 sts, sc next 2 sts together) around. (48 sts)
ROW 22: ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc in each st around. (48 sts)
Posted at 02:10 pm by Dot
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Sunday, July 04, 2004
SEVEN'S THE ONE FOR FAST AND FUN
FAST AND FUN
copyright © 07/04/2004 Dot Matthews
 
 
K hook; small amounts WW yarn in red, white and blue or color of choice
finished hat uses less than 2 ozs ww yarn
Stitches used: chain, sc, dc, and tr
Starting chain counts as first stitch; numbers in ( ) at end of rows states number of stitches for that row.
ROW 1: with white, ch 4, 11 dc in 1st st, join in top of ch 3. (12 sts)
ROW 2: Ch 5, tr in same st as join, (tr in next st, ch 1, tr in same st) around. Join in 4th st of starting ch. (24 tr and 12 ch 1 sps) fasten off white, attach red
ROW 3: ch 1, sc in same st, (sc in next ch 1 sp, sc in next 2 tr) around. Join in 1st sc. (36 sts) fasten off red, attach white.
ROW 4: ch 1, sc in same st, 1 sc in next st. (2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 2 sts) around join in 1st sc. (48 sts) fasten off white, attach blue.
ROW 5: ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 2 sts, (2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 3 sts) around. Join in 1st sc. (60 sts) fasten off blue, attach whitte.
ROW 6: ch 3, dc in st to the right of the join (that's in the last st of the previous row) sk next st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st (that's the stitch you just skipped NOTE: this forms a crossed dc ), now working forward again, (sk next st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st) around. Join in top of beg ch 3. (30 crossed sts) fasten off white, attach red.
ROW 7: repeat row 6 (30 crossed sts) fasten off red, attach white.
ROW 8: repeat row 6 (30 crossed sts) fasten off white, attach blue,
ROW 9: repeat row 6 (30 crossed sts) fasten off blue, attach white.
ROW 10: ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc in next 2 sts, sc next 2 sts together (decrease made) (sc in next 3 sts, sc next 2 together) around. Join to 1st sc (48 sts) fasten off white, attach red.
ROW 11: sc in ea st around. Join to 1st sc (48 sts) fasten off red, attach white.
ROW 12: sc in ea st around. Join to 1st sc (48 sts) fasten off white, attach blue.
ROW 13: sc in ea st around, join to 1st sc (48 sts) fasten off. Weave in ends
Posted at 04:17 pm by Dot
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Friday, July 02, 2004
PATTERN CORRECTION - DOUBLE CROSSED HAT
The Double Crossed Hat has been tested and corrected.
I want to thank CatBookMom, from the Crochet forum on About.com, for testing this pattern and submitting her findings to me so I could make corrections to this hat. She made the hat yesterday and jotted down the errors she found and then sent me a detailed email with suggestions for fixing my boo boos. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Oh, yeah, thanks again!
Want to see a picture of her hat? Well, here it is. GREAT JOB, Barbara!
Posted at 01:54 pm by Dot
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I am now a proud member of the HAT HEADZ web ring. We are a small group so far, only 3 of us, but if all you hatmakers out there, and you know who you are, would throw your hat in the ring, so to speak, we could be huge! It's easy to join, just click on the link and follow the directions given.
Posted at 07:25 am by Dot
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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
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.
Posted at 11:58 am by Dot
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Thursday, June 24, 2004
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.
Posted at 10:23 pm by Dot
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TOTALLY LOOPED...THE PATTERN
TOTALLY LOOPED
copyright © Dot Matthews 06/23/04
Pictures show adult size totally looped, child size frooty loops, and adult sized striped.
Materials used: ww yarn; K and I hook for adult size and K and G hook for child size. Larger hook to make the hat and smaller hook to make the loops.
Work stitches in back loops only. The unworked loops of these stitches will be used later in the pattern. The hat is worked in a spiral. Do not join rows unless stated. Use a stitch marker to indicate the beginning stitch of each row. Numbers in ( ) at end of rows states total number stitches for that row.
ch 4, join
Row 1: ch 1, 12 sc in ring. (12)
Do not join. Place marker in first stitch of each row to indicate the beginning of the row.
Row 2: (1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) around. (18)
Row 3: (1 sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) around. (24)
Row 4: (1 sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) around. (30)
Row 5: (1 sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st) around. (36)
Row 6: (1 sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st) around. (42)
Row 7: (2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 6 sts) around. (48)
Note: the last stitch of row 6 has 2 stitches in it and the first stitch of row 7 also has 2 stitches in it.
Row 8: (2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 7 sts) around. (54)
The following rows are worked even over 54 stitches. No increases after row 8.
Row 9 - 20: 1 sc in ea st around. (54) Do not break off.
At end of row 20, sl st in next stitch.
Loop rows:
Change to smaller hook.
Loop row 1: Ch 1, turn, sl st in back loop of last sc you just made.
(Ch 10, sl st in back loop of next sc) around.
You will place stitches in the unworked loops of each stitch and follow the natural spiral of the hat
Loop row 2: (ch 10, sl st in next st) around.
Repeat row 2 until hat is covered.
When you reach the top of the hat, you may have to do a few more chain 10 loops and sl st in the very beginning ch 4 circle, placing sl sts between the sc's of the first row. This is just to hide the beginning circle at the top of the hat and may not be necessary.
STRIPED VARIATION:
Loop row 1: Ch 1, turn, sl st in back loop of last sc you just made.
(Ch 10, sl st in back loop of next sc) around.
Drop main color and attach contrasting color. Do not break off main color.
Loop row 2: with contrasting color, (ch 10, sl st in next st) around. Drop contrasting color and pick up main color. Do not break off contrasting color.
Loop row 3: with main color, (ch 10, sl st in next st) around
Repeat Loop row 2 and Loop row 3 for as many rows as you want.
You can stop half way up for a Half Looped look or you can continue with the loop rows until you completely cover the hat, to achieve the Totally Looped look.
CHILD'S SIZE
Row 1 - 7: same as pattern for Adult size. (48)
Row 8 - 18: 1 sc in ea st around (48) do not break off.
At end of row 18, sl st in next st.
LOOP ROWS:
Work same as adult size but ch 5 instead of 10 for the loops.
Posted at 10:13 pm by Dot
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Wednesday, June 23, 2004
OH LOOKY...I CROCHETED A MUSHROOM!
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.
Posted at 12:58 pm by Dot
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Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Can you guess what this is a picture of? No, it's not my stash. Guess again!
This is a picture of my craft table. I probably should be ashamed of myself for stacking it up like this...but I'm not. OK, I am, just a little. Maybe I'll work on cleaning it up today...later today...or tomorrow. Yeah! Tomorrow sounds better. I'll definitely clean it up tomorrow.
Posted at 01:15 pm by Dot
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