Oakley’s Crochet Camo Flower Hat ~ July 18, 2013

July 18, 2013

This crochet camo flower hat was stitched as a custom order request. It is part of a gift set to include a personalized blanket, which will be my next post. The expectant parents loved camouflage and were having a baby girl. I found the perfect yarn to stitch this project with the added pop of pink which I felt gave it the perfect balance.

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Crochet Camo Flower Hat Project Info:

Craft: Crochet
Made For: Custom Order for baby Oakley
Started: July 18, 2013
Completed: July 18, 2013

Pattern Info:

Pattern info:
Scalloped Baby Hat by Anastasia Edana

Made for a baby with a 16″ head

What about gauge?

7 stitches = 2 inches in half double crochet (US) HDC

Yarn used for Oakley’s Crochet Camo Flower Hat:

Pattern called for:

• Lily Sugar’n Cream Crafter’s Cotton Ombres (60 – 80 yards /55 – 73 m) OR
• Lily Sugar’n Cream Stripes (60-80 yds/ 55-73 m)
  
  I used:

• Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn! Ombre Colorway: Sweet Mocha
• The trim and flower was stitched in Caron Simply Soft Colorway: Watermelon
  
  A few good substitutes I found for the Lily Sugar N’cream: Lion Brand’s Heartland Tweed , Lion Brand’s 24/7 Cotton, Vanna’s Choice

Great yarn websites to check out would be: LoveCrafts, Lion Brand, Knitpicks/We Crochet and Knitcrate.

What hooks and tools are needed to make this crochet blanket?

My favorite brand of hooks to use are the Knit Picks brand, like the one pictured above. They are so beautiful and well made. I have a wood set that includes the crochet hook above as well as the padded handle set pictured below. I love them both! In addition to these We Crochet / Knit Picks sets, I also posted a few other options for complete sets you can find on Amazon a little further below.

As promised here are a few sets from Amazon that would be great too. I don’t think the light up set pictured below has the smallest hook sizes but I think that looks kind of awesome and it would work for the bigger flowers and other crochet projects you would make. I love that it’s rechargeable! Again, be sure to do your research and read the reviews. If you buy a good set of hooks it’s likely you will never need to buy another set again, or at least not for a very long time. Doing your homework to make sure you are making a sound purchase is always a good idea.

Additional Tools for when your wrists and/or hands ache

If you are like me and you knit and crochet a lot, something that I have found is useful at times is a pair of stress relief gloves. I own a few different kinds, but I do think any of them is better than not using anything at all if your hands and wrists are bothering you. I’ll include a few links for you to check out.

Need a little more help?

In conclusion, that should be about all you need if you want to try this one out. If you feel like you might need a little extra assistance and want online classes to help you, check out the link below for Annie’s and Crafty websites. I take online classes often to improve and advance my skills. You can always learn something new!

I taught myself to knit and crochet through kits that I found at my local craft store, so there is always that option as well. I’ll share links to kits similar to what I used that you can also find on Amazon if you can’t find at your local craft store or can’t get to one soon.

That should be about all you need if you want to try this one out. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any help.

Do NOT miss the awesome yarn sales going on right now on both the Knit Picks and the We Crochet sister websites in honor of I Love Yarn Day! Use the code: ILOVEYARN on either site to receive 20% off your entire yarn order. This sale only runs 10/7/21-10/11/21 so don’t miss it! Links to the websites are below. 😁🧶🎉

Happy Stitching!
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~Mindy~