Crochet Designs - Mittens and Headbands

Mittens and Headbands

As autumn comes around we start thinking of mittens and scarves, hats and headbands. So here is a little pattern I worked on, oh some time ago, and only now have managed to write up the pattern. It is one of the most time consuming parts of pattern designing and not much fun for me. I really have to be strict with myself to get it all together, I would much rather be crocheting instead or better yet out in the countryside enjoying nature and taking photos.

When I first made these mittens I was thinking of a quick and simple pattern for mittens, which can be made from cotton for those days or evenings when a little warmth on your hands is all you need and it doesn't have to be full-blown woollen warmth, although you can easily use this pattern to make yourself a lovely pair of mittens and headband using a lovely pure merino wool yarn.

My love of Bendigo Woollen Mills

I just love the yarns from Bendigo Woollen Mills in Australia, my favourite has to be their 8ply and 4ply pure cotton. These cotton yarns are just so soft and come in nice big balls of 200g. Just perfect for large projects and helps you eliminate continually having to hide yarn ends.

OK that's enough said about the cotton yarn, they also carry a good range of other yarns. It is well-worth visiting their website, even with shipping costs their prices are quite reasonable.

DO check the lovely BWM yarns HERE   and see for yourself.

PATTERN DETAILS:

Simply perfect Fingerless Mittens and Mobius Headband with a ribbed and textured pattern. Trimmed with a simple contrast at cuff edge and palm edge.

Crochet in the round, no seams to sew. Wear the mittens on either hand. Pattern is the same for both left and right mittens.

Mobius Headband is worked in the round, tapered width at back and complimented with a simple contrast edge.

Size: Ladies M/L = medium to large.  Hints for adjusting size are included with pattern instructions.

Basic Stitches: single, double, front/back post double crochet

Yarn: Bendigo Cotton 8ply

Yarn substitutes: Rowan Belle Organic DK, James C. Brett Pure Merino DK or any other similar yarn

Hook:  3.5mm or 4mm

Terminology: USA American crochet terms

LILAC Crochet Mittens and Headband PATTERN 

is available from my online shops:

Ravelry      Etsy      Craftsy

WHERE you can shop at your leisure in your favourite shopping destination

Enjoy!

ciao, ciao!

Barbara Summers Hand Knit and Crochet   www.crocknit.com
2008 (C) Copyright - All rights reserved.

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PATTERN Crochet Hat "STRIPES"

Re-organizing, Re-arranging and Re-grouping

It's that time of year again, autumn, and just like spring, I always feel a need to sort stuff out - whether it be in my mind, in my kitchen cupboards or with my crochet patterns, there is always room for improvement.

So, on that note here is the first of many more to come, a re-grouping of favourite STRIPES patterns - including summertime sun hats and winter beanie hat with turn-up brim.  They are simply the perfect combination.

Included in this combo:

1. Crochet Hat "Bucket Stripes"
2. Crochet Hat "Simple Stripes"
3. Crochet Hat "Persimmon Stripes"

A few little tweeks in the crochet patterns, to keep them up-to-date with my latest styles and formats, and you now have a great beginners crochet pattern collection for your baby, toddler, child or even yourself.  

These crochet patterns can be easily adapted to other yarns and hat sizes can be adjusted for larger or smaller heads.  

If you are unable to work it out yourself just contact me, all my patterns come with FREE online assistance.

STRIPES Crochet Hats Pattern

is available from my online stores

Ravelry          Etsy

Enjoy!
Ciao, ciao!

Copyright © 2008

Barbara Summers Hand Knit and Crochet.

All rights reserved.

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Autumn Babies!

All babies need a hat

a handmade crochet hat, of course

and made by you!

It is a fact we humans lose a lot of heat through our heads and hats help to keep the warmth in our bodies.

In autumn and winter babies especially,  need to wear hats whilst outside, they just cannot regulate their body temperatures until about 6 months old.

So, I've come up with a new crochet hat design for your babies head and I have added a cute pair of mittens to match.

Autumn Time!

I love autumn here in the UK, the cooler days and the fresh breeze and the autumnal colours are just starting but the one thing you see a lot of at this time of year in home gardens, along the roadside and amongst the hedgerows are the colourful berries. 

Berries, berries everywhere, there are rowan berries, blackberries, rose hips, hawthorn berries, sloe berries, elderberries and many others. The abundance of berries this year is amazing, yellows, reds, blacks, blues, orange and white such a beautiful sight along the way and some are good enough to eat!

All these wonderful and colourful berries and the onset of cooler days, has inspired me to design a super special little Berry Hat with matching Mittens.

AUTUMN BERRIES Baby Hat and Mittens

I designed a cute little berry top hat with a small twig of berries in each panel around the body of the hat and then added a smaller version of the berries to the mittens.

Yarn Used

This hat and mittens are made using James C. Brett "Pure Merino" DK and crocheted with a 4.5mm hook.  

The hat will fit up to 16in (40.5cm) plus head circumference. 

Hints on making a smaller/larger size are included in the pattern. 

Skill level for this pattern is:  Intermediate

The pattern is now available from my online shop Ravelry

As always all my patterns come with FREE online pattern assistance.

May you enjoy this simply perfect pattern as much as I have enjoyed making it.

Ciao, ciao!