DIY: Crochet Toddler Earflap Hat and Free Pattern

Crochet Toddler Earflap Hat

My crochet toddler earflap hat is adapted from one found on Ravelry. We are visiting a friend in Montreal and she has two little ones, so I made this hat for the older boy, and a crochet toddler turban for the one-year-old girl. I didn’t have any aran weight yarn for the toddler earflap hat, […]

DIY: Crochet Toddler Turban with Flower and Free Pattern

Crochet Toddler Turban with Flower

I made this little crochet toddler turban for my friend’s one-year-old daughter when we visit them in Montreal this weekend. However, another friend’s almost-two-year-old daughter visited us last weekend and modeled it for photos.  I made the hat a bit bigger so that we can be sure that it will eventually fit her – better […]

DIY: Crochet Cutie Baby Cardigan and Free Pattern

DIY Crochet Cutie Baby Cardigan

Sara Kay Hartmann designed the Crochet Cutie Baby Cardigan, which is published on the Red Heart website. I made up this pattern for our nephew’s first birthday, which is a few weeks away. The Crochet Cutie Baby Cardigan is quite versatile, as it is written for several sizes, from 6 months to 24 months. I chose […]

DIY: Crochet Banded Hat and Free Pattern

Crochet Banded Hat and Free Pattern

I designed this crochet banded hat because many of our readers loved the wool felt hat Tomiko wore when modelling our Giant Snowball Cowl. That one was purchased at Holt Renfrew, but if people liked the look of it, I wanted to create a pattern in crochet. The crochet banded hat and the decorative flower […]

DIY: Crochet Tam O’Shanter and Free Pattern

Crochet Tam O'Shanter and Free Pattern

Traditional tam o’shanters are knitted from wool, but others are made from tartan; this is my version, a crochet tam o’shanter. I first heard the word ‘tam o’shanter,’ which is named after the hero from one of Robert Burns’  poems, when I watched the animated Beatrix Potter Collection as a kid. The first episode has […]