Sizing Beanies made easy…

Beanies, apart from being practical items for your family & friends, are also a lot of fun to make. The problem, however, is that no two heads are the same & no one pattern can cater to the differences. The following, presuming you’re working from the top of the head down, is a simple guide that I trust will be helpful with your beanie creations.

Beanie Approx

Circumference

Approx

Crown Diameter

Approx

Beanie Height

Premie 30.5cm (12”) 9.7cm (3.8”) 12.5cm (5”)
Newborn 33cm (13”) 10.5cm (4.2”) 15cm (6” )
0 – 3 months 36cm (14”) 11.5cm (4.5”) 16.5cm (6.5” )
3 – 6 months 38cm (15”) 12.1cm (4.8”) 18cm (7”)
6 – 12 months 43cm (17”) 13.7cm (5.4”) 20.3cm (8”)
12 months to

3 years

48.2cm (19”) 15.4cm (6”) 21.5cm (8.5”)
3 years to

10 years

50.5cm (20”) 16cm (6.4”) 23cm (9”)
Teen to

Adult woman

53.4cm – 56cm

(21”- 22”)

17cm – 17.8cm

(6.7” – 7”)

23cm (9”)
Adult Man 58.54cm (23”) 18.6cm (7.3”) 25.5cm (10”)

 

4 Beanies, a Cloche & a Handbag.

Life sometimes gets in the way so I’ve been AWOL for a while but not idle. With Easter only days away I thought I should get motivated & post a few new items in my online shop; items I’d finished some time ago but required photos & listing…

  • The 2 flower beanies are created in a beautiful pure Australian wool
  • The 2 funky tassel beanies are created in 100% acrylic
  • The vibrant purple Cloche is created in a soft, premium acrylic
  • The freeform crochet Handbag is medium size with shoulder straps

I hope everyone gets to spend some special time with family & friends & I’d like to wish you all a happy, safe & relaxing Easter break…

My summer crochet cloche/hat collection.

I recently found some beautiful 8 ply & 10 ply cotton yarns that I couldn’t resist purchasing.  Although I didn’t have a project in mind, I knew the few brimmed crochet cloche/hats I’ve made in the past have always been popular. I decided to create a small collection for our Aussie summer.

These crochet cloche/hats are super practical; squish them into your handbag, throw them into the washing machine, they always come back into shape. All have a braid around the base of the crown. The brims are flexible so you can manipulate them any which way you like. A few have an attractive flower motif that can be worn on either side or right up front.

So, you create your own unique style.

You’ll find this summer collection in my here in my shop

Enjoy!

For the love of Colour & Texture… Freeform Crochet…

Here are some new freeform crochet pieces I’ve been working on over the past few weeks, now finished & sold from my Etsy shop… Lots of gorgeous colour & beautiful textures to inspire you. For each piece I took into account the type of yarn used, resulting in totally distinct & individual pieces. I’m pretty happy with the outcome… enjoy!

 

This Jester beanie is possibly my most popular beanie style, created in an 8ply, 60% Superwash / 40% Polyamide yarn & an assortment of acrylic / natural yarn embellishments. Rich, vibrant colours, a joy to work with…

 

 

 

 

 

I just love the colour combinations of this lovely 8ply, 50% wool / 50% acrylic yarn, reminiscent of the ocean blues & yellow sandy beaches.

 

 

 

Texture, texture, texture… these 2 pieces, created in 12 ply, 80% Acrylic / 20% wool yarn, are wonderfully chunky yet, if I may say so, subtle & dignified..

& lastly, this freeform crochet scarf that moves from creamy, off white, to chocolate brown to velvety black. Created in a gorgeous, super soft, 8ply, 30% Alpaca / 70% Acrylic yarn blend.

 

 

My re-purposed Freeform Crochet Coat…

Forest InspiredSo, continuing with my personal commitment to complete UFO’s & work on new projects that have been sitting on the back-burner for far too long, I took a good hard look at this Freeform Crochet Coat that I created in 2006 & is featured in my book ‘Freeform Crochet & Beyond.’

This piece has special meaning for me as the colours, textures & forms came alive for me in a forest reserve where I often visited for solace & inspiration. Having that said, & as much as I love it, I also know that it’s big, bulky & heavy, more over, not to everyone’s taste, & to sell it on the Net would cost a small fortune to ship…

It’s been in my mind to pull it apart & make other items, but… Oh my!…What a job that would be… so,… the idea was put in the ‘too hard basket’ time & time again… Then, this summer, an extremely hot one at that, so much so, that I found it difficult to move too far away from the air fans blowing at high speed, I decided that, seeing as I’m sitting here like a sweltering lump, I might as well be doing something useful… & so I began unravelling the freeform patches…. long story short… here are the items I came up with… I’m very happy.

Hood & scarf ComboDSCF1717Large Freeform ToteLarge Freeform ToteSmall Freeform bagSmall Freeform crochet bagFreeform Crochet Tcosy