Ahhh… 23rd of Dezember and you still need a present for a friend? No time to buy anything and money is running low?
Well, inspired by Vik’s flower brooche post, I decided to crochet some last minuit flower pins. The pattern is not my own idea but it is so old that I consider it “open source”and dare to write it down.

close each round with sl st in first st of round

1. With Yarn A: Ch 3, 17 dc in adjustable ring (18 dc), cut off
2. Attache yarn B: (ch 3, sk 2 st, sc in 3rd st) 6 times
3. (sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc) in each ch 3 sp, cutt off
4. At the flowers back attache Yarn C at any sc of 2nd round: (Ch 5, sc around next sc of 2nd round) 6 times
5. (sc, hdc, 5 dc, hdc, sc) in each ch 5 sp
6. At the flowers back attache Yarn D at any sc of 4th round: (Ch 7, sc around next sc of 4th round) 6 times
7. (sc, hdc, 7 dc, hdc, sc) in each ch 7 sp, Fasten off. Weave in loose ends

Sew flower to pin

This hat, modeled by my son and well as by my boyfriend, is a cristmas present for my dad. It’s the “Avalanche” hat pattern from the Rugged Mountain Snowcap Collection by Crochet Garden. One hat pattern is $3.25, and you get all 4 for $6.00. They are really worth the money. Especially I enjoyed that I didn’t had to count the stitches of each round, because of the clear cables and frot/back dcs structure. If you first want to try one of Etaria’s patterns for free, download the Thick Warm Crocheted Winter Hat as acrobat reader pdf file from Crochet Garden and crochet a hat like this one:

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You even might be lucky and become one of the pattern testers for Crochet Garden.

By the way, the yarn I used for both hats is Alpaka by Schachenmayer:

100 % Alpaca
Needle size 3-4 mm
50g length 100 m
Approx. 21 x 29 stitches per 10 cm x 10 cm (4 in x 4 in)
Hand wash

Crochet Garden
Free Thick Warm Crocheted Winter Hat
Rugged Mountain Snowcap Collection
Alpaka von Schachenmayer

I’ve finally finished the cristmas present for my mother yesterday night! The yarn is - again - Fumo by Lana Grossa. Click on the tassel detail image to get an impression of it’s fluffy look.

I’m very proud of this cap. I like the stitch but I don’t know how it is called. It looks braided. But I still have to add earflapps and a cord, so it won’t get lost.

Looks like we are going to loose this hat soon, too. Crocheted after a pattern from serendipity.gpvm.com