Two silly boys and their hats

Here is Owen wearing his new hat with a very silly sister behind him.  He loves green

 And here is Justin being very silly with his new hat!  

Owen's Hat is Finished!

 I finished Owen's hat today! That's all 5 grandchildren!  They all have a hat now!  

Back to my regularly scheduled stitching!

Justin's Hat is Finished

 

Justin's hat is finished!  When I asked him what color he would like, he told me his favorite color is purple or rainbow.  I didn't know rainbow was a color, but I don't argue with my grandchildren!  The yarn store didn't have any purple yarn I like, and I had a rainbow-ish pompom, so rainbow it is!  I hope he like it!

Only one more hat to make for the grandchildren, Owen's hat is next!

Logan and His New Hat

Here is my oldest grandson.  He likes his new hat!
 

A Finish!

 Logan's hat is done!

WIP Wednesday 2-10-2021

 

Logan's hat.  At least it will be when it is finished.

Pom Poms added to the hats

You might remember that about a year ago, I decided to try and crochet again.  I took a class and made a hat.  The hat was too small for me.  But Peter liked it, so I had planned to gift it to him but that lousy pompom just wouldn't attach itself.  

Since last Saturday was Peter's birthday, it sat down and attached the pompom before heading over to his house for a birthday hug and kiss, and wouldn't you know it, it took all of 5 minutes!  Don't know what took me so long to get it done, but he was thrilled with his new hat.

While I had the yarn needle out, I also attached the pompom to the pink hat that I crochet at the beginning of the COVID stay at home order.  Since my favorite girl, Natalie, loves pink, I thought she might like to have it.  She loved it!  

So now I have two very happy grandchildren....and three sad ones who don't have a hat made by Oma.....

Guess what Oma did today?  I went shopping for yarn for 3 more hats.....
 

First Crochet Finish since 1982!

I made a hat!  I think it needs a pompom or something on the top, but I am not sure yet.

The crochet class instructor said the stitches were very even, and she was impressed with my finish!  This evening was the last class.  We were to come with all the crocheting finished so we could put the hat together.

I must tell you that over the course of the week, I took all the stitches out and started over twice!  And many other rows were taken out as I went along because I didn't like how it looked.  But I got it done!  And I was the only one who completed the assignment!  I think the stitches are a little tight, though.  Must work on that.

There is a Beyond Basics in Crochet class being planned in the near future.  I think I will take that class to learn some other stitches besides the basics.

My Oma would be so proud!

WIP Wednesday 2-26-2020

I am working on a crochet project for the crochet class I am taking.  I started this ribbed hat on Thursday, and I want to have the crocheting done by tomorrow, so that we can crochet it together on the last class.  Actually, I could have had it finished already, but I keep taking it out and starting over because I didn't like how it looked or I dropped some stitches, but I will keep going!

Trying to Remember

Many, many years ago, my Oma taught me to crochet.  But she taught me in German, and never taught me to read a pattern.

I used to crochet a lot, when I was in high school, I made vests and hats, and sold them.  When the kids were little, I crochet them scarves every year to match their winter jackets.  Over time, I stopped crocheting.  Oma was gone, and I couldn't ask her questions anymore.

I was determined to try it again.  I tried picking up a pattern and some yarn, but I didn't get very far.  The pattern might as well have been written in Greek.....it was all Greek to me.  You Tube didn't help because I didn't know what to look up!

The local yarn shop had beginner classes, but they weren't offered when I was available, and the classes were rather expensive.  I saw an e-mail from 2 Needle Chicks that offered beginner crochet classes at a time that worked for me and they were rather inexpensive, too!  I had met the crochet teacher at the county fair last summer and liked her, so I thought I would give it a try.  I called and was told I was the first person to register, and they needed a minimum of 3 to hold the class.  I wasn't hopeful that two more people would sign up in the next day or two, but they did!  The class was now set!  I had my first class a few days ago, and my fingers remembered what to do once I saw Susan doing the stitches, and now I know what they are called in English!  

I sat down last night to practice, and my brain forgot!  But I read the notes, and looked at You tube and tried it again, and it worked.  I do find that I will have to practice a bit each day, and now the You Tube videos even made sense!   Another class later this week...…….