Friday, September 23, 2011

Dino Bumps

I love it when something gets finished.  This was an impromptu project. I picked up the yarn on a whim and only bought one hank (about 55 grams).  Then all of a sudden,while I started to lose interest in the idea of going through my sewing stuff to tidy up a bit, I decided to make a hat with it. I've always thought the Anupriya hat was really cute so without really reading much I chained it up in the child size. Happily going along I realized that it was looking really big. So big that I would probably be able to wear it myself and so big that I might easily run out of the yarn before being able to finish it. So I frogged it and modified it and started again. You see in my enthusiasm I had not really read about the gauge or what kind of yarn they were actually using. The yarn I used was much heavier as was the hook. So I took out a few segments to make it smaller. I really just guessed but it worked out ok.  I also changed the way the bobbles swirl a little and made the ear flap smaller, added a tiny visor extension too. I have about a yard left. sigh of relieve! 



I think it turned out really cute. I've called it Dino Bumps because my daughter is into a song about dinosaurs this week and it kinda in a weird way reminded me of them. Maybe it's the colors. ;)


In case you feel like listening to the silly song too. It's actually kinda educational!


14 comments:

  1. Aw, so cute (especially on the model!) - dinosaurs seem to fit with the way it looks too :)

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  2. oohh that is really nice !! love dinos !!

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  3. You're daughter's adorable!!! The hat looks so cute on her! Love the dinosaur song too! :-D

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  4. This is such a gorgeous little hat! Totally see why it reminded you of a dinosaur!

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  5. Lovely hat and it looks so cute on your daughter!

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  6. such a cute hat! and daughter :) have a lovely weekend x

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  7. Oh how super cute! Oh and the hat to :P Have a great weekend!

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  8. Cute! It looks sort of like a vintage bathing cap. And the recipient certainly looks pleased with it. She's adorable!

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  9. Delightful daughter, hat and video. Wish I could crochet!
    Willow4

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  10. It definitely does look like little dino ridges that are on their heads sometimes! Very cute. Good work modifying the pattern!

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  11. That's really cute! Your daughter looks very happy with it <3

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  12. The hat is cute and so is the model.

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