Friday, June 5, 2015

Bernat Baby Yarn Fun.


  A little bit of late posting going on here! I'd be a lot faster if I did not have to rely on my sister to take my photos. This is a follow up to the yarn haul post!
   This yarn is Bernat Baby Blanket Yarn. Thank you, Diane! Really appreciate it! I went to a crocheting group on Facebook asking, what does one do with this yarn? What type of yarn is this? So Laura from Over The Head Threads hooked me up with her delicious pattern for a baby hat. The hat was hers,  the pom pom was my own! Thank you Laura!
  So I finally got to use my size N hook for this, which was a lot of fun, since the hook is big and chunky. This yarn is a little hard to work with, but as long as you use your fingers to feel along the stitches, you should be fine. I crocheted this in around an hour, listening to some John Denver, which I haven't done in a while. Must say, John Denver has perfect yarny music.
  Instead of using a fork as usual, I just wrapped the  yarn around my hand 35 times for the pom pom. Like they sang in "Here Comes Peter Cottontail": "If You can't get it all together, improvise"! Wise 1970s wisdom.
  Next, a knitted head band. I can't remember which book had it, but it was a children's knitting book. Lots of fun to make, the one knitting pattern I know by heart! This yarn knits up really quickly! I was at 16 inches in no time.
   Highly recommend this yarn, so soft and perfect for those babies!

3 comments:

  1. Very cute hat and I love the added pom-pom! I love the headband too. I'm a runner, so I think that would be a great sweatband -- do you think? I'll have to hunt up a pattern. Oh, and John Denver! I love John Denver! :)

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  2. The pattern is really easy. For this yarn, cast on 7.
    K Row 1.
    P Row 2.
    K Row 3
    P Row 4:
    K five rows and end up on the purl side.
    Repeat until headband measures 16 inches.
    Weave in tails, sew together with yarn or thread.
    Wish I could remember the book I got it from! But I give the book credit, whatever it is.

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    1. Oh, thank you so much! I found another pattern for a sweatband, on the web, that I've started with matching wristbands -- it's a crochet pattern. But I will try your pattern when I finish the one I'm working on. Here's the link to what I'm working on: http://priscillascrochet.net/free%20patterns/Great%20Outdoors/Sweat%20Band%20and%20Wrist%20Bands.pdf

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