Basic Chunky Newborn Beanie Video Tutorial

I made a tutorial video for the Basic Chunky Newborn Beanie.  You can get the written pattern in this post
http://oodles4noodles.blogspot.com/2011/06/basic-chunky-newborn-beanie-free.html

Below is a step by step video tutorial in 2 parts. I tried to make it detailed enough so someone who had never crocheted before can make the hat.  Hope you make a few for the Beanie Drive!

Crabby Cardinal Hat

Here is a pattern for an Angry Bird inspired hat. One without eyes, so it's more of a costume hat. ENJOY!!  Download on Ravelry Here and Craftsy Here.

Fall Baby Beanie Drive

Hey Everyone! It's time for a Fall Baby Beanie Drive. I have selected Pregnancy Resource Center of Salt Lake City, as our recipient. My goal is to collect 200 crocheted & knitted hats for Newborns & Preemies by October 24th! Can we do it? Now I can't make these all myself. Are you willing to make a few and send them to me? If you are please email me at mail.oodles4noodles@gmail.com so I can send you my mailing address. You can find a few free patterns on my blog and many other places on the web. If you live in the area you can deliver them with me! I will keep you all updated on donations with pic's. It's getting cooler here in Utah, so let's keep those little heads warm! Please share this around FB as much as possible. Thanks!!
Here is there link for more info on the organization!
http://www.pregnancyresource.net/

Here's a link to my Basic Chunky Newborn Beanie. http://oodles4noodles.blogspot.com/2011/06/basic-chunky-newborn-beanie-free.html
to get you started.

Speckled Frog Giveaway Winner

There were 38 entries. The winning entry is Entry Number 8!

 Who said....

Jamie said... I love the lamb hat from speckled frog and the crown and tiara from oodles.

I and Speckled Frog Crochet will be contacting you at the email you provided!  Congratulations!

Giveaway with Speckled Frog Crochet

I love, love Speckled Frog Crochet Patterns! Cyprianne is who I want to be when I grow up! :-) I feel very honored to be chosen to participate in this giveaway!
Here are the prizes: A pattern of your choice form her Etsy Pattern Shop & a pattern of your choice from my Etsy Pattern Shop. One winner gets both!
Here is how to enter:

1. Go to Speckled Frog Crochet Facebook Page and "Like" the page
2. Go to Oodles 4 Noodles Facebook Page and "Like" the page
3. Visit Speckled Frog Crochet Etsy Shop and check out her patterns
4. Visit Oodles 4 Noodles Etsy Shop and check out my patterns
5. Comment on this Blog Post (not on the  Facebook Pages) with the patterns you like most.

You may enter until Noon (MST) on Sept. 7. I will draw for the winner Sept 7th in the evening. The winner will be announce in the comments of this post and on both Facebook Pages. It will be verified that the winner "Likes" both Facebook Pages.  Please share and have fun!!!

Candy Corn Bow ~ Free Pattern!!!

 I have noticed the first Aspens starting to turn gold. It's hard to believe summer is almost over! Here is a pattern to help usher in Autumn.  Based on one of my favorite Halloween candies! Enjoy!
Download on Ravelry for free at this Link

Crocheting Hats for Preemies – Tutorial & Pattern

Making hats for preemies not difficult and it is a quick project for charity or hospital donations.

PREEMIE HAT SIZES

First we need to discuss sizing. Preemies come in all sizes. Below is a chart I developed based on head circumference.

Baby’s Weight	Head Circumference	Hat Circumference	Hat Height- edge to crown	Hat Crown Diameter
1-2 lbs.	9”-10”	8”	3”	2.5”
2-3 lbs.	10”-11”	9”	3.25”	2.8”
4-5 lbs.	11”-12”	10”	3.5”	3.2”
5-6 lbs.	12-13”	11”	4”	4”

Crochet hats have 1” – 1 ½ “ stretch. That is why the hat circumference is smaller than the head circumference. Hat height is measured before brim. If you want to add a rolled up brim continue for ½ “ to 1” longer. 

So now that we have some approximate measurements for preemie hats. Here is how to design your own hats.  Following this method you may use any yarn, hook and stitch combination to get the size you want.  Here is how.

IMPORTANCE OF CROWN DIAMETER

The Hat Crown Diameter is the key to achieving the right hat circumference.  To understand this, we need to go back to geometry.  And you said you would never need to use that stuff! :-)

To figure out how large to make the hat crown you take the desired hat circumference and divide it by 3.14 (remember your good friend π). For those of you who are mathematically minded it looks like this.

Crown Diameter = Desired Circumference / 3.14

HOW TO INCREASE THE CROWN

You simply increase evenly until you reach the desired crown diameter, then stop increasing and continue to add rows until desired hat length from crown to bottom edge.  If this is Greek to you here is how to increase evenly and shape your hat crown.

Your first step is to decide on what stitch you want to use and the number of sts to start with. Usually when I am crocheting in the round I start with 6-8 if using sc, 8-10 if using hdc and 10-12 if using dc.  Now to increase evenly you will increase each round by the same number of stitches you started with in the first round.  Here is the general pattern

R1: Start with your beginning number of sts in a magic loop – join with sl st (every round)

R2: ch up as many as you need to for your sts (every round), 2 sts in each st

R3: 1 st in first st, 2 sts in the next st (this is the “increase”)– repeat around to end

R4: 1 st in the first 2 sts, 2 sts in the next st– repeat around to end

R5: 1 st in the first 3 sts, 2 sts in the next st - repeat around to end

R6: 1 st in the first 4 sts, 2 sts in the next st - repeat around to end

Continue rounds in this pattern, adding one more st between each increase with each round, until you reach the desired Crown Diameter.  Then continue in each round crocheting one st into each previous st until you reach the desired height from edge to crown.

You may need to play around with sts and hook size to get the Crown Diameter you want.

Below is a pattern to get you started.

PATTERN FOR BASIC PREEMIE HAT 

 This hat should have a circumference of about 11” and height of 4”

Supplies:

Chunky Weight Yarn Level 5

Size L Hook

  *Join each round with a slip st in first st*

   

R1: Magic Loop, Ch. 1, 8 hdc

R2: Ch1, 2 hdc in each st

R3: Ch1, *1 hcd in the first st, 2 hdc in the next st* repeat * to * until end

R4 -7: Ch1, hdc in each st around.

R8: Ch1, crab stitch around for edge. Join with invisible join. OR you could sc around or use any edge st you like.

Here is another website that has some more pattern to get you started. 

 http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/Jeanaries/Hats.html

Have fun making hats for the littlest littles!!

You may download this tutorial in PDF Form Here or Here

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