Little Abbee

Today I am going to share a tutorial for one of the cutest little photo prop hats I have ever seen!  Of course, that beautiful baby is what makes it cute!  Isn't she beautiful?  And before I forget, I do need to give the credit for all of these amazing newborn photos to Sheri Beavers of Sweet Pea Photos .  Thank you Sheri!  She has taken most of the newborn photos that you see in my Etsy Shop. This hat really is a simple, and easy pattern.  You just use some fun fur (they have lost of fun colors too), and some worsted weight yarn.  You will only use basic stitches.  Just a small warning, fun fur is a tiny bit harder to work with than regular yarn, but you will get the hang of it pretty quick.  Now for a few more photos of the hat before we begin.   Now, after looking at these cuuuuute pictures, you probably want to make one for your next photo shoot, right?  So, lets get started with the pattern. Abbreviations: C...

I love to make hats!  I make them for my kids, nieces, friends and my kids friends...  I have even sold a few, though I don't sell finished crochet items anymore.  With a basic hat pattern, you can make all sorts of fun and creative hats.  It is so easy! Today, I am going to share my basic crochet hat pattern with you in all of the different sizes.  There are a lot of different basic hat patterns, but I find that this is the one that I like to use the most.  This pattern is very versatile.  You can make a beanie, or you can add earflaps.  You can add crochet tassels, or braided tassels.  Or.... leave the tassels off.  Whatever your style.  As soon as you get the basic hat idea down, you can add different stitches so that your hat has texture.  Add different colors to make stripes.  The possibilities are endless.  In the next few months I will be sharing all sorts of different hat patterns with you using th...