STEPPIN' OUT MADuNaier MAD Cap Fancies
STEPPIN' OUT MADuNaier MAD Cap Fancies
Yesterday was a really bad day. My favorite red crayon broke (RIGHT IN HALF!) before I finished drawing on the dining room wall so I had to switch to purple! Then just as I was making a fun lake on the living room rug with my juice-box, Mommy came over and started yelling about something: what a cranky-pants she can be! And THEN, somehow the car got lost again and took us to the pediatrician, of all things! I yelled and kicked as hardas I could, and they finally understood and got us out of that terrible place; they can be so STUPID sometimes! Boy, when I learn to talk I will have A LOTto teach them... But today promises to be a fine day! I'm stylin' with the sunhat and pocketbook Grandma made (SHEunderstands me!), and we are all packed up to go to the playground. There are swings, and slides, and a sea-saw and even sand to hide in Grandma's pocketbook when she isn't looking (what a fun surprise THAT will be for her when she gets home)! I hope that cute boy is there again; last week he spit up on me - I think that means we're going steady!
STEPPIN' OUT
MADuNaier MAD Cap Fancies Materials: Crochet hook in size H (4.0mm) for pocketbook and a 16" hat, crochet hook in size I for a 17 " hat, or crochet hook in size J for a 19" hat. Yarn sewing needle. OptionalMaterials: Two scraps of fabric to line pocketbook, sewing needle and thread, rosettes for pocketbook, length of ribbon for hat. Yarn: TLC Cotton Plus, or other worsted or DK wt yarn Gauge: 16 dc = 4" using size H crochet hook and worsted or DK wt yarn Finished Hat Size: 16", 17 ", or 19" depending of hook size used. Abbreviations: ch = chain stitch st = stitch sl = slip stitch sk = skip sc = single crochet dc = double crochet shell = (2dc,ch1,2dc) in same st ch-sp = chain space tch = turning chain made at start of prev row Pocketbook instructions are for one size. Hat comes in 3 sizes, depending on size of crochet hook used. This pattern contains instructions for the Toddler Hat and pocketbook. The vest instructions are detailed in "Vested Interests," another MAD Cap Fancies pattern.
SUN HAT
(Use H hook for 16", I hook for 17 ", or J hook for 19" finished size) With Medium Rose yarn, ch3 and join with a slip stitch to form a ring. Rnd 1: Ch3 (counts as first dc, now and throughout), dc in ring, (ch1, 2dc in ring) 7 times, ch1, join with sl st to tch. (16dc, 8 ch-sps) Rnd 2: Ch1, turn, sl st in ch-sp. Ch3, dc in ch-sp, (ch1, Shell in ch-sp) 7 times, ch1, 2 dc in ch-sp, ch1, join with sl st to tch. (8 Shells, 8 ch-sps) Rnd 3: Ch1, turn, sl st in ch-sp. Ch3, dc in ch-sp, (ch1,2dc) in ch-sp 15 times, ch1, join with sl st to tch. (32 dc, 16 ch-sps) Rnd 4: Ch1, turn, sl st in ch-sp. Ch3, dc in ch-sp, (Shell in ch-sp) 15 times, 2 dc in ch-sp, ch1, join with a sl st to tch. (16 Shells) Rnds 5-11: Repeat Rnd 4 for 7 additional rows, or until desired depth. Rnd 12: Switch to green yarn. Ch3, turn. Dc in every dc around, skipping the ch-sps, join with a sl st to tch. (64 dcs) Rnd 13: Switch to Light Rose yarn. Ch5, turn. \*(Sl st in next dc, ch5); rep from \*, sl st into first ch5-loop. Rnd 14: Ch5, turn. (Sl st into next ch5- loop, ch5): rep from \*, sl st into first ch5- loop. Rnd 15: Repeat Rnd 14. If desired, repeat Rnd 14 several more times for a bigger brim. Cut yarn and weave in ends. If desired, run a length of ribbon through either the green dc row or the last Medium Rose row; attach securely by sewing ribbon to hat so it can not be removed by the little recipient!
Motif (Make two):
Using size H hook and Medium Rose yarn, ch4 and join with a sl st to form a ring. Rnd 1 (Ws): Ch3 (counts as first dc), make 15 dc in ring, and join with sl st to tch. (16 dc) Rnd 2 (WS): Switch to Light Rose yarn. Ch4, do not turn (counts as first dc and ch1). \*Dc in dc, ch1; rep from \*, join with sl st to 3rd ch of tch. (16 dcs, 16 ch1-sps) Rnd 3 (RS): Switch to Green yarn. Ch1, turn. Sl st into ch-sp, ch3, dc in same chsp, \*hdc in dc, (sc in ch-sp, sc in dc) 2 times, sc in ch-sp, hdc in dc, (2dc,ch1,2dc) in ch-sp: rep from \* 2 more times, hdc in dc, (sc in ch-sp, sc in dc) 2 times, sc in ch-sp, hdc in dc, 2dc in ch-sp, ch1, sl st in tch. Rnd 4: Switch to Medium Rose yarn. Ch3, turn. Work a hdc in every stitch around square, working (hdc,ch2,hdc) in each corner. Rnd 5: Ch1, turn. Sc in each hdc around, working 3 sc in each corner ch-sp. Rnd 6 & Handle: With WS facing, attach green at any corner sp and mark it as the Start. Work along one side of Motif with Reverse sc (for pocketbook top opening), stopping at next corner. Ch30 for handle and attach to marked Start corner with a sl st. Work around the other 3 sides of Motif and the handle chain, working 1 hdc in each sc and one sc in each ch st of handle. Attach with a sl st to marked Start corner. Rnd 7: Ch3, turn. Work a round of dc around each st on the 3 sides.
OPTIONAL LINING
I don't want to make you crazy, but it looks really sweet if you use some flowered cotton fabric to make a liner for the pocketbook. It isn't very hard, but you can skip it if you want. If you're up for it: Fold the fabric over so it is doubled, with right sides facing each other. Take one of the Motifs and lay it on the fabric, leaving at least " extra fabric around the edges. Trace on the fabric around the 4 sides of the Motif with a fabric marker (ignoring the handle) so you have a square traced out the size of the motif. Then, leaving " extra fabric on the edges of your traced square, cut out the 2 squares through both layers of the fabric. Take on of the fabric squares and fold over " on one of the edges of the fabric so wrong sides are touching and sew this fold using a running stitch for the top edge of liner. Do the same for the other fabric square. Hold the two fabric squares together with right sides facing, and sew them together on 3 sides at the line you marked with the Fabric marker, using a running or backstitch. Trim excess fabric from the 3 sides so there is a " seam.
PUT THE MOTIFS TOGETHER
Hold the 2 crocheted motif squares with Right Sides facing each other and sc the 3 sides together, using one loop from each. Turn the little pocketbook right side out. If you were brave enough to make the liner, put it inside the pocketbook and sew it into place along the inside of the top opening, about 1/8" down from opening. Optionally sew a Rosette onto the 4 places where the handle meets the pocketbook body. Cut yarn and weave in ends. Put some cute toys inside and she's ready to go!
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