Tuesday, September 28, 2010


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Sunday, September 26, 2010


Saturday, September 11, 2010

Show Your School Colors

My Rainy Saturday Project!

Being a grandma to 4 boys we have a lot of soccer, football, baseball and basketball games to attend.  To show our support of our team I decided to make hats and scarfs in the team colors.  We show our spirit and stay warm at the same time.
 
This pattern was adapted to fit my little guys from the leaflet School Colors by Leisure Arts.  The pattern is for teens to adults, so I had to adjust for the smaller guys in our family. 

Materials:
Color #1-Main Color "MC" - 2 skeins Vanna's Choice 100% Acrylic (I used #109 Colonial Blue)
Color #2 - Contrast Color "CC"-2 skeins Vanna's Choice 100% Acrylic ( used #100 White)
Crochet Hook size K
1" piece of cardboard
measuring tape
blunt needle with large eye

Pattern:
With MC chain 32

Row 1:
DC in 4th chain from hook and in each ch across; ch 3 turn
Row 2:
With MC, Skip first sc,, dc in each st across, DC in top of ch 3; drop MC, join CC. Using CC ch 3, turn.
Row 3:
With CC, Skip first DC, DC in the back loop of each DC, ending with DC in top of ch 3, ch 3, turn.
Row 4: Skip first DC, DC in both loops of each DC across, ending with DC in top of ch 3, drop CC, pick up MC, ch 3, turn
Now you will repeat the pattern - rows 3 and 4 working 2 rows each of MC and CC until piece measures approximately 14" or until it fits around head. Be sure to end with CC.  Fasten off.

Sew first and last rows together.
With yearn, gather top edge of hat very tightly and sew.

TO MAKE POMPOM
This method has been around for years, my grandmother taught me this when I was 13.
You can make bigger pompoms by cutting your cardboard a larger size, I like the smaller ones.
Holding MC and CC together, wrap yarn around your cardboard several times, I ususally wrap between 40 and 50 times so I get a thick pompom.
Now slide the yarn carefully off of the cardboard, take a piece of yarn, double it, slide it under the center of the yarn and tie tightly with a dbl knot.  Clip loops, fluff and trim.  Using the ends of the knotted strand attach pompom to the top of your hat.  After I tie the pompom I give it an added bit of security by taking my needle and yarn and sew through the middle completing down thru the hat a few times.
Turn up bottom of hat to make cuff, tack in place. YOUR DONE!


First Three Complete

More colors to come as I finish

Also to come...
Headbands

Scarfs

Stadium Pads

&

Lapghans

I will be posting pictures of other designs as I get them made!


Vanna's Choice is a specially-designed premium yarn that is soft, easy-care and available in a selection of glorious colors that work together to create endless design possibilities. Dyelotted. Machine wash and dry. 100% acrylic.

Here are some of the most popular colors used for School Colors

Eggplant (Dark Purple)
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Terracotta (Pumpkin Orange)
Silver Grey (Medium Sterling Gray)
Black (True Black)
Mustard (Golden Yellow)
Kelly Green (Vibrant Medium Green)
Cranberry (Deep Red)
White (Crisp White)
Colonial Blue(Medium Blue)

Scarlet (True Bold Red)

Brick (Burnt Red-Orange)
Burgundy (Deep Wine)
Charcoal Grey (Dark Gray)
Fern (Vibrant Apple Green)
If you would like to have me make you a set let me know, all are made with your choice of colors shown above. 
 
Be sure to check back for my
UT Vols set coming soon!
 
       Prices

  • Child's Hat & Scarf $15.00

  • Adult Hat & Scarf $25.00

  • Small Headband $5.00

  • Large Headband $7.50

  • Stadium Pads $25.00

  • Lapghan $45.00

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