crochet hats

I love an excuse to craft up a girly project.

And what's a better excuse than the birth of a sweet new baby girl?

I followed the pattern here, with one minor change: I did not join my rounds, but worked continuously in a spiral, using a stitch marker to mark the beginning of each round.  This eliminates the "line" that is created by joining and chaining 3 at the start of each round.

This little family welcomed their second girl, so of course I had to make a hat for big sister, too.

{bad early morning lighting on this one--was working against a deadline!}

The pattern for that hat is here.

I used two different, but similar flower patterns.

The one pictured above is from Crochet Adorned

Ranunculus pg. 127 (the first 5 rounds) & Small Leaf pg. 48

The second flower is made using this cute flower pattern from Skip to My Lou 

& this leaf pattern from Attic 24

Much to my relief the hats fit both girls.  And they look adorable in them!