Eldest nephew requested a Baby Yoda hat (pattern I'm using is here). I started on it almost immediately, but I had gotten hung up on getting the ears done.
Do you ever procrastinate something you know is not going quite right? That's what happened with the Yoda ears. I worried...
Well, I finally buckled down and attached the ears...
...but the thing I feared came to pass...
Yoda's ears stick straight out. These flop. Sigh.
I have an idea, though. I'm thinking of attaching something to the back to make them stick out. If that works, then this hat is done. Keep your fingers crossed.
Middle nephew requested a shark scarf to go along with his shark hat. And this is the request that flummoxed me the most. How...?
Last week I had solved the problem. This week I knit the blocks. I figured five blocks would give me a good scarf length, and it appears my math was on target...
When I measured four of the blocks next to each other, I was at 50ish inches (125ish cm).
I haven't measured all five yet. I still have to wind in ends. I decided to crochet a border around each block, and then sew (crochet?) them all together. So, it's not quite done.
I alternated blocks. We've got the "right side" ones...
...and on the "wrong side" ones I reversed the shark, so all the sharks face the same way...
(If you click on any of the images, they should enlarge.)
So, nothing is quite done yet, but both of these projects are getting there. Barring any other issues, these should go out into the mail sometime this coming week. Fingers crossed...
You are so talented! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks. Working on the patterns of others makes me look good :)
DeleteWell done Liz ... love the Yoda hat - it'll look great ... while yes I can see the sharks - clever girl ... cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see the finished scarf. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts, right? :)
ReplyDeleteI know you can save the Yoda hat. I have confidence in you! (and if you can't, it might make a very weird rabbit hat, lol.)
ReplyDeleteI added some metal to the back. There's probably a better way to do the ears, but I'm done for now.
DeleteA hint for next time you crochet Yoda ears is to add a thin wire to the wool as you crochet. I've seen it done, haven't done it myself, so no idea how hard that makes it...
ReplyDeleteThe Yoda hat looks so cool
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteYour nephews are lucky to have you for an auntie. Both designs are very cool, Liz.
ReplyDeleteI too thought of putting something in Yoda's ears to get them to stick up instead of flop! I think both your nephews will enjoy the finished products for them!
ReplyDeletebetty
You are so talented!
ReplyDeleteCute Yoda hat, I love it and I bet your nephew will too! Maybe you can try starch but washing the hat will remove it
ReplyDeleteThe shark scarf is looking great and I love that Yoda hat
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteThe hat is cute, wonder how they thought the ears would stand out without something firm in them in the pattern? The sharks are cute. Did you plot them out on graph paper or did you have a pattern for them? You're close to finished and it's always great to have completed project at hand. I've been forcing myself to get some finishes lately.
ReplyDeleteThe pattern writer said she liked the ears floppy, so she didn't bother making them firm. I probably should have looked for a different ear pattern. Maybe next time...
DeleteLooks like I didn't include the shark pattern link this time. I think I linked to it last week. Someone else came up with it, but I turned it into a chart via chart software as that's easier for me to read.
Thanks. You'll have to tell me the secret of making ears stand up.
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