| I'm totally hooked on crochet lately. Seriously! I tried knitting a swatch last night, and ripped it out 5 times... nothing got done. When I woke up this morning, I saw the empty needles and the ball of yarn all neatly wound back up. It made me sad, honestly. I want to design something knitted in that yarn for my sister's baby, but knitting just doesn't want to come out of me right now. Knitter's block, I guess. I read a quote earlier today from An Incomplete Manifesto for Growth: "Growth happens whenever it does, allow it to emerge. Learn to follow when it makes sense. Let anyone lead."
This reminded me of my relationship with crochet lately. That's where the growth is happening. It's frustrating to see such a lack in knit-related items coming through me, but I need to let that go and really embrace the crochet, because that's what's here.
I need to let crochet lead for a while—see where it takes me.
So, this past weekend, while I was unable to design any knitting, and avoiding designing crochet for one reason or another... I decided I'd just enjoy the craft and crochet for fun! How rare! I followed my Violet, slouchy head friend pattern and used some stash yarn to create the hat shown to the right. I love how the multi-color yarn looks in this pattern. It really came out cute—me thinks.
I considered giving the hat away to someone, but couldn't decide who... and no birthdays are coming around soon (well, except my own, but I already have two of these hats), so I've decided to sell this hat on Etsy.
Here's the listing.
If you're interested in a hat like this, but would like it changed slightly (larger circumference, deeper rise, etc…) let me know and I'll see what I can do. I have TONS of this yarn and would love to use it up making these hats. They're so fun to make—and fast!
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