Introducing The Lauren Bobble Hat!

This hat was designed for my daughter as she wanted a bobble hat but likes to be different. She has named it The Lauren Bobble Hat and I am designing fingerless gloves to match. It should fit a teenager/young adult. My daughter is almost eight and it is a little slouchy on her. I have a small head and it fits me perfectly. The pattern below is my own design. I will write two patterns, one in UK terms which will appear first, then one in US terms which I will put below. If you prefer to follow US terms scroll down. I hope you like this hat as much as my daughter does!

front view

She tried it on but didn't want to take it off
 

UK Terms

Notes:

* fptc = front post treble crochet
*bptr = back post treble crochet
*I folded the ribbing in half, as is the traditional style of a bobble hat. I sewed the ribbing into place so for easy of wear. This is personal preference and not necessary.
* to make this hat for a bigger head increase by 2 tr per shell (6tr, ch2, 6tr) on row 6 and repeat row 6 for row 7 and ch4 instead of ch3 for row 8
*to make the hat smaller stop increasing on the shells sooner and do less chains between stitches on row 8

Materials:

Aran wool for the main body of the hat
DK wool for the ribbing and pompom
A 5.5mm Hook
Darning/wool needle
Pompom maker or cardboard template

1) Make a magic ring, ch5 (acts as 1tr, ch2) * tr, ch2, * repeat between ** 9 times, ss to 3rd ch  of beginning ch3 to join ( 10 tr, 10 ch2 spaces)

2) Ch3, tr, ch2, 2tr into ch2 space, * 2tr, ch2, 2tr into next ch2 space * repeat between ** to end, ss into 3rd ch of beginning ch3 to join

3) Ss into ch2 space, ch3, 2tr, ch2, 3tr into the same space, * 3tr, ch2, 3tr into next ch2 space * repeat between ** to end, ss to 3rd ch of beginning ch3 to join

4) Ss into ch2 space, ch3, 3tr, ch2, 4tr into ch2 space, * 4tr, ch2, 4tr into next ch2 sp * repeat between ** to end, ss into 3rd ch of beginning ch3 to join

5) Ss intoch2 space, ch3, 4tr, ch2, 5tr into ch2 space, * 5tr, ch2, 5tr into next ch2 space * repeat between ** to end, ss to 3rd ch of beginning ch3 to join

6-7) Repeat row 5

8) Ch7 (acts as 1dtr, ch3) , dc into next ch2 space,  ch3,  * dtr into the space between the shells (the space where they join), ch3, dc into ch2 space, ch3 * repeat to end, ss into 4th ch of beginning ch7, bind off.

9) With DK join wool, ch1, dc in same stitch, dc in each dc, ch space and dtr around, ss to 1st dc to join.

10) Ch3, tr in next dc and in each dc to end. ss to 3rd ch in beginning ch3 to join.

11-21) Ch3, * fptc in next stich, bptr in next stitch * repeat to end, ss into 3rd ch of beginning ch3 to join.

Make a Pompom to the required size and attach to the hat to complete.



Life size Barbie modelling for me
 

side shot


 

US terms

Notes:

* fpdc = front post double crochet
*bpdc = back post double crochet
*I folded the ribbing in half, as is the traditional style of a bobble hat. I sewed the ribbing into place so for easy of wear. This is personal preference and not necessary.
* to make this hat for a bigger head increase by 2 dc per shell (6dc, ch2, 6dc) on row 6 and repeat row 6 for row 7 and ch4 instead of ch3 for row 8
*to make the hat smaller stop increasing on the shells sooner and do less chains between stitches on row 8

Materials:

worsted weight yarn for the main body of the hat
DK yarn for the ribbing and pompom
I Hook
Darning/wool needle
Pompom maker or cardboard template

1) Make a magic ring, ch5 (acts as 1dc, ch2) * dc, ch2, * repeat between ** 9 times, ss to 3rd ch  of beginning ch3 to join ( 10 dc, 10 ch2 spaces)

2) Ch3, dc, ch2, 2dc into ch2 space, * 2dc, ch2, 2dc into next ch2 space * repeat between ** to end, ss into 3rd ch of beginning ch3 to join

3) Ss into ch2 space, ch3, 2dc, ch2, 3dc into the same space, * 3dc, ch2, 3dc into next ch2 space * repeat between ** to end, ss to 3rd ch of beginning ch3 to join

4) Ss into ch2 space, ch3, 3dc, ch2, 4dc into ch2 space, * 4dc, ch2, 4tr into next ch2 sp * repeat between ** to end, ss into 3rd ch of beginning ch3 to join

5) Ss into ch2 space, ch3, 4dc, ch2, 5dc into ch2 space, * 5dc, ch2, 5dc into next ch2 space * repeat between ** to end, ss to 3rd ch of beginning ch3 to join

6-7) Repeat row 5

8) Ch7 (acts as 1tr, ch3) , sc into next ch2 space,  ch3,  * tr into the space between the shells (the space where they join), ch3, sc into ch2 space, ch3 * repeat to end, ss into 4th ch of beginning ch7, bind off.

9) With DK join wool, ch1, dc in same stitch, dc in each dc, ch space and dtr around, ss to 1st dc to join.

10) Ch3, dc in next sc and in each sc to end. ss to 3rd ch in beginning ch3 to join.

11-21) Ch3, * fpdc in next stich, bpdr in next stitch * repeat to end, ss into 3rd ch of beginning ch3 to join.

Make a Pompom to the required size and attach to the hat to complete.

Hope you enjoy making the Lauren Bobble Hat,  please post pics of your  Lauren bobble hat on Ravelry, I would love to see them. Cx



Fireworks!

November the fifth has come and gone

but thoughts of it still linger

I held a banger in my hand.

Has anyone seen my finger?

 

 

I am not sure who wrote that poem but it is one that has stuck in my head since I was a child. Got to love Bonfire night with all the loud noises and pretty fireworks displays. This year I took my kiddies to the display at my local rugby club and as usual it was fabulous. We drank tea, got rained on and did plenty of oohing and ahhing at the lovely colours that appeared in the night sky. Then went home for hot chocolate and snacks.

While we were there we saw a few people wearing bobble hats, they are the height of fashion this season so my 7 year old daughter tells me. And of cause she wants one. After much discussion and debate she settled on yellow for her bobble hat, after another discussion on shades of yellow I managed to persuade her that vintage gold would be the best option, with the bobble and band done in black sparkle.

Thursday night I stayed up until 2am googling stitch patterns and working out how to turn them into the shape and size that I wanted. And I am pleased to say today I finally finished her bobble hat. She loves it thankfully and has announced that she might even wear it to bed. So why did it take to long to make a simple hat?  I have an ear infection and that virus is still here too, so antibiotics, paracetamol, fluids and a fuzzy head have been the order of the day around here. Fun! I cannot wear my hearing aids so am having to lip read BUT I am having headaches which affect my sight. Much hilarity has ensued from this situation as you can imagine. I does mean that it takes me a lot longer to get things done though.

I have taken some rather iffy pics  so far but I will wait for daylight to try and take some better ones, I will then post the pattern. It is to be called the "Lauren bobble hat" so my daughter tells me. I hope you all like it as much as she does. Cx

Hello my lovelies,

I haven't been around for a few days due to illness, adventures and pattern writing. On Friday I dropped a 100 year old Singer sewing machine onto my knee while moving it, resulting in not one but two bruises on my knee and a small but annoying gash. Leaving me hobbling around with a limp for the next two days, oops. So, I did what any sane person would do and took my kids to the Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff, obviously.

I cannot recommend it enough! We all had a fab time and were all tardised out by the time we got home but had somehow managed to not get exterminated. I had been before when the experience was designed around Matt Smith's Doctor but for the kiddie winks, this was the first time. And they loved it.  Don't blink............

And here is the man himself

What has that got to do with crochet you may ask. Well, not a lot, but I did work up a new pattern while on the train. It looked like it would be as I wanted it once blocked but when I tried to stretch it out I had underestimated the amount of give I would need, epic fail! So that got frogged back. By this point my throat felt like I had swallowed a couple of packs of razor blades and I had a headache two paracetamol didn't even touch, ouch.
News flash! I have a viral infection. Lovely, not! So with no energy and feeling like I had been run over with a steam roller and still hobbling, not my best look, I had a duvet day yesterday and worked on the pattern that I had frogged. Attempt three is blocking right now. As soon as it is dry and finished I will post a pattern and pics. Cx