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My Other Hats

In addition to the owl hats, I had a few customers challenge my creativity. Since animal hats were popping up all over the department stores, I had a friend who requested for a kitty hat.






I think I got one very satisfied little girl!

I had another lady request for a HELLO KITTY hat. Here is my version:






What I loved most was the freedom some gave me to just "make" them something. I didn't come up with these on my own. These patterns are both from Vallieskids. She is SO talented!! I had visited her blog a few years ago when I first started crocheting. These pictures are my versions of her patterns.
This one she named "Bottoms Up":




This one is named "Quickly Brimmed".

I made one for a customer:




I just had to make one for myself. Here's my little model showing off my finished product:

OWL HATS

Owls are the "IN" thing for 2011. I found a couple of crochet patterns online for owl hats and decided to give it a try.

My first one is from Daisy Cottage Designs:




















The other pattern I found on Crochetville (http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=122078):




This is the pattern I used to create Savannah's Owl hat. Of course, I also had to make one for Gaby and Nina. My neighbor was next in line. Then my niece. I had my own walking advertisement for my work and was starting to get orders from other people too.

For the last months of 2011, I spent every spare moment crocheting owl hats for my first customers.
































"WHOOO...WHOOO wants a hat? DO YOU?"