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Flower Hat: Failed Hat for me #2

February 27, 2006 by Katie Lee

This hat took me absolutely bloody ages to make. Since I’m very far from gaining my black belt in crochet, this advanced pattern took an age for me to understand. I think a lot of my trouble is, I try too hard to follow the pattern, rather than just being sensible and thinking “what is it actually supposed to look like at the end of this?” I always have this dumb-headed belief that if I stick with it it will magically turn out OK in the end.

However, once I’d understood the pattern (after unravelling it a good 400 times), it was actually pretty quick and easy to make. Just one problem.

It was teeny tiny. So I made it again with a bigger hook.

Still teeny tiny. Tried an extra flower.

No dice.

Photographed it and sent it to the big ball of wool in the sky. Cried a little.

Free Pattern from Crochet By The Hook
[The ever-helpful Dot has now added a detailed tutorial for the killer Row 6 so you shouldn’t have to unravel it quite as many times as I did. I’m still not sure quite why mine ended up being so small though.]

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Comments

  1. Jessica says

    June 3, 2007 at 12:33 am

    You know, I am midway through this hat myself, and mine is extra tiny too. I’m not even sure it would fit a 3 month old, it’s that small. I don’t think I crochet too tightly… but who knows? Maybe so. I like the hat… and yet, I won’t finish making something I can’t wear.

  2. Katie says

    June 3, 2007 at 5:10 pm

    It’s amazing how many things I’ve made that have ended up being far too small. I don’t think I crochet too tightly either, but clearly something is amiss.

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