Happy Holidays!

Christmas this year for me was absolutely lovely.

I haven't made anything since my friend's hat, but I have made something out of another project. For this Christmas, I gave my cousin a turquoise infinity scarf with a diamond pattern on it.
She loves it very much and looks great with it on!

The Scarf before it became infinite.

Secret Santa Gift

Happy Holidays!

This hat was a gift (and pay-back) for one of my best friends. The burgundy color and pom style was her choice, but I noticed the ribbed-style is pretty popular in clothing stores and retail. Luckily, my friend doesn't have to pay a dime for her favorite and authentic hats!

One thing I enjoyed from making this hat is that I used no references. I got frustrated with the first Ribbed Beanie Pattern, so I decided to let loose and see what I could create. In fact, it turned out to be a success! I didn't get a chance to talk to about it to my best friend, but I know she loves it. I've made her a similar beanie in 8th grade for homecoming, which also looked nice.

Below is the little pattern for this beanie. Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures, so this pattern may not be helpful for all beginners. Although, this pattern was very simple and took me about one day to make; without interruptions. Best of all, this hat was super simple and easy to make, so I definetly encourage everyone to try this pattern!

Sweet Ribbed Beanie by Tianna

Abreviations: Double crochet- dc, Chain- ch, stitch- st

Materials:

• One skein of Yarn (I used Red Heart Super Saver burgundy)
• Scissors
• 5.5 mm crochet hook (5.0 and 6.0 will also work just as fine)
• Yarn Needle (Optional)

Pattern:

STEP 1: Chain 33

STEP 2: Begin your first row by inserting one dc in the 3rd ch from the hook. Insert one dc in each chain all the way to the last. Then, ch 2 and turn.

STEP 3: Row 2; Insert one dc in the back of the first st from the hook. Then, insert one dc in every back st until the last st (not the ch2 from the last row). Ch 2 and turn.

STEP 4: Repeat Step 3 for rows 3-53, or until your desired length. Keep in mind that the more rows you make, the wider your hat will be. 54 rows will fit the average juniors/womens head size (22 in).

STEP 5: Fast off and cut the excess string.

STEP 6: Sew both of the shortest ends of the large rectangle of dc evenly together with your yarn needle or crochet hook.

STEP 7: Weave in a long piece of yarn into the top or bottom edge of the hat. I find it easier to weave the string as if  I am making a drawstring bag. Tie all loose ends and weave them into the stitches.

STEP 8: Well done! You finished the hat! For the Pom, I recommend using this tutorial.

ENJOY!

Check out my Instructables Link! It's a basic beanie crochet pattern in a different and easy to understand format.

Instructable

Engineering final Hat: Easy Double Crochet beanie.

Highschool Engineering Midterm: Crocheting?

Finals/Midterms have finally hit us in high school. It seems as if "dead week" had turned into "dead DAYS" because of all the projects my classmates and I are being assigned. I do not feel prepared for most of my finals, but I do feel prepared for this one; Engineering!

This class's midterm is to make an Instructable tutorial online and teach anything we know how to do. Of course, the first thing that came to my mind was to crochet a hat, but I wanted to do something I'm not too comfortable teaching; just so I can challenge myself. This midterm was assigned less than a week ago, so now I have to get started ASAP!

I decided to make an Instructable on how to crochet a hat, since it is one the few skills I am comfortable teaching and putting on the Internet. I don't feel confident that anyone is going to use my instructions, but my teacher mentioned that this practice will help up with our big capstone project.

Here are some pictures of the white hat I am making for the instructable:

If you noticed the backgrounds are different, it's because I was moving around the school and working on the hat during class. I hope you don't mind!😉

This will probably be one of the most easiest midterms I will ever take considering how much time and freedom we have to complete it. Hopefully I will be prepared for tomorrow when I make my Instructable profile and publish my tutorial. Also, this midterm is not sue until tomorrow, so I will send out the finished product and tutorial later.

Stay Tuned!

Hobby Lobby Discovery

Hey! I hope everyone's day is absolutely fantastic. Tuesdays are sometimes a struggle for me, but I'll hang in there! But I'm here to talk about something fascinating I saw last Saturday.

I was in Hobby Lobby on my way to look for a big crochet hook to use with some clearance-priced yarn, when I noticed a girl standing in the yarn aisle. She was right in front of the crochet hooks, so I kindly waited for her to move aside. I couldn't help but notice that she was also shopping for crochet hooks; maybe for one of her projects at home or school. I might have jumped to conclusions at this moment, but it made me feel good knowing that there are still kids my age and maybe even younger are embracing the art of crocheting. How neat!

Shout out to the girl I saw in Hobby Lobby!

Also, this is the hook and yarn I bought. It turns out the Yarn is too big for the hook but I'm still glad I got the yarn on sale. Got to save them dollars! 

One last thing.

If you are a young crocheter just like me, feel free to give me a heads up on how you're doing with your projects! I will do my best to get connected with y'all. 

Represent!

Christmas-It's Crocheting Season!

Who doesn't get excited about Christmas!?

Check out these patterns for a Christmas themed yarn party! All these crafts are so cute. And easy too. I gave one hat to literally all of my friends in 9th grade. Only 2 of them still have them to this day but I'm still proud I got to make something so cool and way too easy.

Little Hat ornaments: https://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=283646.0

Ity Bity Stockings: https://www.whistleandivy.com/2015/11/crochet-stocking-advent-calendar-day-2.html

I iwi I will have more thoughts and information later on, so be sure to check these out! I can't wait to check out all of the patterns form Pinterest. Which reminds me, I need to make a Ravelry account....soon.