Crochet Hat Mania #1 of 4 posts

Good Morning I hope this day finds you well.

 Today I would like to share with you the first story that set me off into my hat-a-holic state.
I have only crocheted hats for myself before this took hold. I blame my eldest daughter "G" for setting Crochet Hat Mania in motion. She started it and encouraged it to grow, as you read you will see the mania unfold.

In December of 2011 "G" and I were shopping at our local mall when we came across the mass produced animal hat section. Sure they were cute and all, but as she cooed over them all I could think was " I can make these". As I examined them I see that some are crocheted and some are knitted. ( I plan to teach myself how to knit with this great book set I picked up at a yard sale, but that's another post ) As "G" tried the hats on the grandson I inform her that I would be able to make these same hats for less money and we could choose our own colors. I guess that was enough said because the next thing I was doing was going through my stash to choose a yarn. I came across a great blue camouflage patterned acrylic yarn by Red Heart.

"G" decided that she wanted a Mohawk hat with ear flaps, and with that I went to work.

1. I went to one of  my leaflets and found an ear flap pattern and made a few tweaks to fit a toddler.
2. Then I used two old business card held together long ways and I wrapped, and wrapped, and wrapped.
3. Then I slid a pair of scissors between the two cards an cut in half to make the short yarn pieces, that I knotted to form the Mohawk.
4. To keep the line straight I used a yarn needle and weaved a contrasting piece of yarn from front to back so the Mohawk didn't end behind his ear or somewhere else.(  not that this has ever happened to me personally but I've heard it said wink, wink : )
5. Starting at the crown holding two pieces of the short yarn folded in half I placed my crochet hook under the stitch closes to the guiding yarn and out the other side, then I caught the loop caused by the fold and pulled it under and out.
6. With the hook still in place I hooked the four end pieces and pulled them through the loop on the hook.
7. Tugged on the ends to tighten around the stitch and I was off.
8. I made another next to the one I just made and two more on the other side of the guide yarn ,I now have four in a row.
9. I continued until I reached the last row on the back of the hat and I stopped three rows before in the face so that it didn't hang in his eyes.
10. I trimmed to the height that I liked.

 

TOO CUTE!!

What do you think? Leave a comment below to let me know. Meanwhile

Thanks for the visit today, and have a great weekend.

Hope to see you soon

Shannon AT 112th Street

  

Daffodil Parade and a Contest Winner

So much fun, I love parades. The colors, the noise, children's excitement all fill the air. And there was no exception to this years  Daffodil Parade. OK, OK, there was one very exciting exception, and that was that one of my little misses was a participant in this years parade. whoopee.

The Fire Department had a contest at all the local elementary schools. They were all challenged to make a home fire escape plan and turn it into a poster, and one child from every school would be chosen to win. The prizes were:

• To ride on the fire truck in the Daffodil Parade
• Have their escape poster hung at the Spring Fair
• A Great Escape Tee Shirt
• 3 free Spring Fair Admission Tickets

She was soooo excited and all she could talk about for a week was that she was going to be riding in a Fire Truck at the Daffodil Parade, it was so cute. ( Maybe she found her calling?)

So without further ado.... Here are some of our local winners and a few pics of our local parade.

And of course a few of the attractions

Street Vender's in all their colorful glory

Local School Band

Spectacular Hats (you have to love colorful Mohawks)

Cotton candy please

Fire Trucks in motion

Beautiful dancers

Cheerleaders of all ages.

Can't forget Ronald

Honoring of a fallen Princess that will be missed

Have to have some oldies but goodies

The ending of a memorable day for the little miss.

Thanks so much for stopping by

Until next time

Shannon At 112th Street

When Life Happens

Well we've had alot of life happening here  At 112th Street, and you can't always be ready for it.


In March  2011 we lost a very dear and wonderful Woman, my mother. Even when you know that someone you love is Ill, it is still a very painful ordeal to muddle through. And muddle through we are.


Although the pain is still here I realize that I must work through it and move on in my daily life to start feel any semblance of normal. I have witnessed the strength of others in my family as they make peace with their loss and I am ready to do the same. With my support system in place (as always) I take the first steps.

1. On Easter Day Mr. F and I planted a tree in her memory.
2. I am also going to restart this blog

 

I hope that you will come along for the ride as we experience,


LIFE AT 112th STREET.

<3 Shannon