aforementioned hat

Spider Web Slouchy Hat
size G crochet hook
about half a skein of Loops and Threads worsted weight yarn in some sort of rainbow color.

I thought that hat deserved its own post. :]
The hat was made from this lovely pattern:
Ravelry link to the free pattern.
And this is her blog.

By the way, this pattern is free! She's got other free patterns that all look fantastic, so pop over and have a look!


At first, I thought the pattern looked rather complex. But I figured go big or go home, right? So I didn't want to stay in my comfort zone for my first hat.


Next to grannies, this is the easiest project I have ever tackled. I mean it. The entire beret is chaining and double crochet, with some single crochet tacked on both ends. The pattern is simple and very easy to understand, and the hat only took me 3.5 hours, I think.


I started with a magic circle. Since it was my first time attempting a magic circle, I used a tutorial. Look, I'm a link!
So, on to pictures:

As you can see, I had made quite a bit of the hat before it occurred to me to take pictures. Halfway through, I discovered a neat trick: if you lose track of how many you're supposed to chain before the next dc, count out from the center round, starting with zero (when I say "center round," I'm referring to the 12 sc made into the magic circle). When you get to the round you're on, that's the number you have to chain. Sure, it only works for the nine rows after the magic circle, but the hat only has 20 rounds.

A few rows farther. Sorry for the not-fabulous photos; I temporarily lost my brain, and used my phone instead of my lovely camera.

Oh look! It's a hat! I've never actually worn a slouchy hat/beret before, so I'm still experimenting with how to actually wear them. Also, my hair is preposterously red. My mom was horrified.


So yeah! That's the awesomesauce hat. I still managed to do my German homework while crocheting it, though.