The fleece blankets are 12x12, a size for a small still born. One of the ladies cut the fleece and I crocheted around it. After she cut the piece from a large piece of fleece, she used this cutter to make little holes all around the fabric. You put your needle in the hole to do a single crochet. Before finishing the single, you fold down the little bit of fabric under your stitch and then you complete the single crochet. After you single crochet all around, you do a scalloped edge (3 DC in 1 st, sk 1 st, SC in another.) An H or J hook should do it for you. I made one with a scalloped edge and one with a chain loop edge.
The preemie hats are very, very easy to make, once you have the science of hat making down. It took me forever to figure out increases. Sure, sometimes I am a few stitches off, but I have til I am 100 to figure this out. I used a variety of colors, I made the pompom with a plastic fork. The one with the ruffles was fun to make, I have never done ruffles!
If you are fast, you can knock out a hat in one hour, you can do it whilst watching TV, if the movie is not action packed or full of subtitles, that is!! I tried to make a hat and watch "Singin' In The Rain", but I had to put my needle down, I did not want to miss a minute of that tap dancing goodness.
So, what is on your hooks or knitting needles today? Let me know, down in that comment box!!
Those hats are adorable. I like the blankets, too. Fleece feels so nice to the touch, not to mention its capacity for warmth.
ReplyDeleteI'm still working on my lace cat paws scarf, but I finally finished the doily dishcloth. I'll be posting a photo of it in a few days.
I can't wait to see your scarf and dish cloth!! Thank you so much. Yes, fleece is really soft.
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