Valentine Hat

Valentine's Day will be here before you know it, so I decided to make a Valentine hat for Little Bub so he can get use out of it. He probably would tell me that he's tired of his reindeer hat if he could talk.

The reindeer hat in action.
 

I love finding free patterns online that work really well. One of my new favorite blogs is Micah Makes. I bought the frog prince hat for Little Bub's halloween costume from this shop.

 

I love, love, love the free pattern she has offered on her site: Versatile Earflap Hat. Not only is this basic pattern free, but you can adapt it to so many different hats. Micah even occassionally posts ideas about different ways to use the hats and how to make these changes. Some of my favorites are the apple hat, the watermelon hat, the Irish colorblock hat, and the Dr. Seuss versions.

I've used her basic earflap pattern to make a couple new hats to sell. Tonight, I used it to start the base for Little Bub's Valentine hat. Instead of the earflaps though, I decided to make it a beanie.

 

I found this cute little tutorial on how to crochet a heart at Cornflower Blue Studio. It's so easy! I may make a garland out of little hearts if I can find the extra time. Try it out! What a great project for beginners! The pictures will help guide you more easily than written directions.

 

Keep checking back to see my new creations!