Sunday, January 3, 2010

hats and pom-poms

in my christmas wrap-up, i posted a pic of the cute lil hat i crocheted for our nephew.


i had a feeling it was going to be a bit too small,
but the wonderful thing about crochet is you can take it apart/add to it and fix it!


i added brown and tan single stitches to the bottom to give it length.
then i thought i'd make a cute pair of thumbless mittens that i also made for our twin nieces. (i added a few stitches to make them a bit larger)

then i topped the hat with a pom-pom for added cuteness.
(you can learn how to make easy pom-poms here.)

i followed a lovely blogger marisa and made a pom pom gift topper. 


i'm really having a lot of fun with yarn. although it's frustrating at times and my projects are far from perfect, i find crocheting to be so soothing and rewarding. i've been teaching myself how to follow patterns and, for those interested, i find teresa's blog and video tutorials extremely helpful.

i love this soft hat i made john using lion brand homespun yarn in wild fire.


and since this is technically a food blog, i will leave you with a yummy easy dessert we enjoyed last night!
=)


Banana Soft Serve
from Choosing Raw

topped with leftover Chocolate Ganache from a Chocolate Pecan Pie
and chunky peanut butter

yum!!!

3 comments:

  1. Hey Keli!

    Yummmy ice cream delight and beautiful hats (Ive gotta learn how to do that).

    Ive nominated you for the happy 101 blog award :) http://rawgoddessheathy.blogspot.com/2010/01/happy-101-blog-award.html

    Happy New Year!

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  2. Thanks for appreciating my pun.. Seems like the only people who don't moan at my jokes are my family members ;)

    Love the hats you crocheted. I knit a lot of scarves, but have yet to learn how to make anything else. Someday!

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  3. thanks heathy! i'm honored! =)

    trinity - that type of humor is right up my alley!

    thanks. i'd love to learn to knit. someday! =)

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