NFL Hats

I am officially back to selling the NFL hats.  I thought I would take a short break from writing patterns to get caught up on some orders and get some hats ready to ship.  While working on 2 hats last night - a fantastic thought came to mind for some new patterns...so much for taking a break - lol!    So, I will be trying to do both for the next little while.  It shouldn't be to hard.  I just need to set a schedule and make myself stick with it. 

This is the most recent addition to the logo set.  I had it last year, but never got around to actually making the hat - better late than never  - right?  BUT - since it's not quite Fall yet - maybe I'm just ahead of the game instead of behind??? - Yep - I like that thought better!

These sell for $20 + shipping and I offer free shipping for orders of 2 or more. 

I was about to post this Lions hat for sale this afternoon and my husband stopped me because it might already be sold.  (not bad!)

These 2 hats are for a custom order.  As soon as I get everything I need for the logos - they will be "Duck" hats! 

Free Emerald City Flower pattern

I was able to upload the Emerald City Flower patterns to Craftsy and Ravelry tonight.  They are not "unique" to other flowers by look, but they do use the same stitch as the Emerald City dress so I thought they should be free.  

 Emerald City Flower

 Stitches:

SC – Single Crochet                                       HDC – Half Double Crochet

DC – Double Crochet                                    TR – Treble Crochet

Sl St – Slip Stitch                                           Ch - Chain

Small Brick Stitch – SC, Ch 2, 3DC in the same stitch

Med. Brick Stitch – SC, Ch 3, 3 TR in the same stitch

Lg Brick Stitch – SC, Ch 3, 5 TR in the same stitch

Small Flower:

Emerald City Small Flower Pattern

Ch 3, Sl St in 1^st Ch to from a loop

Ch 1, 12 HDC in loop, Sl St to Ch 1 to connect

R1: Ch 1, Small Brick Stitch in 1^st HDC, 

       Sk 1 HDC,

      *Small Brick Stitch in next HDC,
       Skip 1 HDC* 

       repeat from *to* around,

      Sl St in Ch 1 from beginning of round 
      to connect.(6 Brick Stitches total)

R2: Ch 1, Working behind the Brick stitches 
       in row 1,work 1 Large Brick Stitch in each 
      of the skipped stitches of round 1.   
      Sl St in Ch 1 of beginning of row to connect. 

      Fasten off leaving a tail long enough for stitching.

Emerald City Large Flower Pattern

      Large Flower:  
Make a 47 HDC Chainless Foundation

Small Brick Stitch in 1^st HDC, Skip 1 HDC

*Small Brick Stitch in the next HDC, Skip 1 HDC* Repeat from *to* 3x

**Med. Brick Stitch in the next HDC, Skip 1 HDC** Repeat from **to** 5x

***Lg Brick Stitch in the next HDC, Skip 2 HDC*** Repeat from ***to*** 7x

SC in final space.  Fasten off leaving a tail long enough for stitching.  Twist into a flower by wrapping the large petals

around the smaller petals and securing them to the center.

         

Final Release for the Emerald City pattern

How is everyone doing today?  I hope you had a fabulous weekend!  The seasons are starting to change where I live.  The days are cooling off a bit and it's time to bottle peaches and pasta sauce.  Hopefully my peppers will grow a bit more so I can freeze them along with my carrots and onions we have in our garden.  It's a lot of work, but I love being able to grab a bag of veggies that I have done myself and just toss them into whatever I'm making for dinner.  It saves a bunch of time in preperation :)

This week, I will be releasing the Child size pattern for the Emerald City dress.  I have a few photos of finished dresses back from testers in these sizes and they are looking pretty cute! 

I will be teaming up with Jonna from Frayed Knot to offer a pkg deal on our patterns.  It will include her "Addie" hat pattern and a choice of 1 size (infant, toddler or child) Emerald City pattern for $6. 

Together, they make a beautiful set!  This weekend, I was able to do a quick pkg deal with Lisa from Loops of Love.  She designed an infant bonnet called the "Cora Couture bonnet" wich is fantastic with the infant size dress!  Her pattern is available here: Cora Couture on Craftsy.

Infant Emerald City with Cora Couture Bonnet

Toddler Emerald City with The Addie Hat

Child Emerald City with The Addie Hat

The flower on the yellow dress and hat is from Bonita Patterns and can be found here: http://bonitapatterns.tumblr.com/page/2

The flower on the pink dress is my pattern and I will be offering it for free later this week.  I will post a link to it as soon as it is available.

With fall and winter nearing, I will soon be starting to stock up on my hats for the boutique in town and to have ready to ship for my online shops.  If you would like to order any of the NFL hats, you can email me at craftingfriends4you@yahoo.com