Crochet Slouchy Hat

I've had the Snowdrift Slouch Hat pinned for a long time and decided it was time to make it. I could just live on her blog. She has such wonderful patterns. :)

The texture on the main part of the hat is just so wonderful. This hat is made in a rectangle and then seamed together. I can see making a beautiful blanket with chunky yarn using this stitch. 

Rebecca uses white yarn for her hat but I wanted to make it 2 colors.

I used Big Twist Light Teal & Red Heart Heather Grey for my colors.

It doesn't say in the pattern when to switch crochet hooks (or maybe I missed it) but I assume you switch to the smaller hook when working on the band.

Seaming it wasn't as bad as I thought because her tutorial was very thorough. I've always avoided making hats that I have to sew up. That's the reason I like to work in rounds :)

Mine was slightly too big so I had to make a few decrease single crochets on the band to fit my head. I didn't click on her pom pom tutorial but I made one because well, I'm in love with pom poms! Most my Knit Hats have pom poms on it! 

Crochet Candy Puff Beanie

How cute is this beanie? It uses 2 strands of worsted weight yarn and a 9mm hook which means it works up fast. The pattern is available for all sizes.

Here is a link to Busting Stitches - Candy Puffs Beanie

Crochet Boot Cuffs

I found these cuffs on Ravelry from Jenny Dickens. I was a little confused with the pattern but I made it work. I didn't understand why the last shell was sort of a half shell only. Anyway, they're still super cute and easy to make. Hopefully I look good in them this fall! haha

Crochet Kids Chunky Cowl

I actually made this back in February 2015 during a camp trip on the California coast. It's really simple but I finally took some photos of my youngest wearing it. While packing for our camp trip, I found it and thought I'd throw it on him for a photo :) He actually wasn't as resistant as he has been recently!

Yarn - Lion Brand Hometown Chunky yarn (I don't remember but I think I used more than one ball)
9mm Hook
Scissors
Yarn Needle

Chain 48 (or any even number of stitches for the size you want the circumference of the cowl)
Join with a slip stitch to the beginning chain, careful not to twist the stitches.

Round 1: Chain 1, 1 single crochet into every stitch all the way around, join with a slip stitch to beginning chain 1

Round 2: Chain 4 (counts as a double crochet & a chain 1). skip one stitch, *1 double crochet into the next, chain 1, skip a stitch. Repeat from * all the way around. Join into the 3rd chain in the beginning chain 4 (the 4th chain is your chain 1 space)

Repeats round 1 and 2 until desired height is reached. I did a total of 9 rounds (5 single crochets & 4 double crochet rounds). 

Single crochet the final round.

The bottom and top rounds are single crochet rounds. This means I started with a single crochet round and ended with a single crochet round. 

Fasten off and weave in ends.