Sunday, November 28, 2010
Christmas Hat Project Creation #24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34
Wow, lots to show this time.  It's coming down to the wire and I still have 16 more to go to reach my goal!  T___T  Well, let's take a look at this bunch!

 This first one has Green and Blue Gloomy in hats done using Loops & Threads Country Loom in Driftwood (100% acrylic).  The difference between the two is that Green Gloomy's is for a child and Blue Gloomy's is for an adult.  Next, Black and Pink Gloomy are wearing hats done in Sensations Rainbow Classic in Blue/Taupe Multi-Rainbow (100% acrylic).  It's difficult to see in the picture, but Black Gloomy's is textured with lines of front-post double crochet.  You can see the detail better in some of the hats below.

Next, Blue and Green Gloomy are wearing hats made out of  Loops & Thread Impeccable Holland Ombre (100% acrylic), but Green Gloomy's has the front post detail as well.  Similarly, Black and Pink Gloomy's hats are made from the same yarn, but Black Gloomy's has the ridges.  Their hats are made from Loops & Thread Impeccable Sage Butter Ombre (100% acrylic).


Finally, the last set of hats are here.  Blue Gloomy's hat is made from Bernat Soft Boucle in Earth Shades (97% acrylic, 3% polyester).  It's just a basic freestyle.  Black Gloomy and Pink Gloomy are wearing freestyle hats with the front post detail.  Black Gloomy's is made from Loops and Threads Impeccable in Neopolitan Ombre (100% acrylic) while Pink Gloomy's is made from Loops & Thread Impeccable Sage Butter Ombre (100% acrylic).

For anyone who may be wondering, my basic freestyle is to chain four, make a loop, do 10 dc in the loop, and then increase 10 each round until 40, 50, or 60, depending on the yarn.  Then I just dc around until it's the desired length.  Sometimes I'll make 45, 55, 65, but usually in increments of 10.  On some of the bulkier yarn, I will end up decreasing the rounds toward the brim to make a snugger fit.  To make the front post detail, I will start it on the 2nd round.  Instead of simply 2 dc in each dc, I will do 1 dc 1 fpdc in each dc around and then make sure that each subsequent fpdc has a fpdc done in it.

Okay, back to the hook!!

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Christmas Hat Project Creation #18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23
 Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

This entry has 6 new caps.  We're getting down to the line and it doesn't look like I'm going to make it, but we'll see how many I can crank out before my birthday :D


To the left are two hats I free-styled.  Pink Gloomy's hat is done in Loops and Threads Impeccable in Neopolitan Ombre (100% acrylic) and Green Gloomy's is done in Loops and Threads Country Loom in Solarium (100% acrylic).





Next, Blue Gloomy and Black Gloomy are doing modified version of this pattern.  Black Gloomy's is done in Loops and Threads Impeccable in Earth Ombre (100% acrylic).  I modified the pattern to include a single crochet band at the bottom.  Blue Gloomy's, done in Bernat Satin in Ebony (100% acrylic) and Caron Simply Soft in Soft Pink and Grey Heather (100% Acrylic), was made slightly larger than the pattern intended and has a single row of single crochet along the bottom edge to tighten it.


Finally, Black Gloomy is wearing this pattern done with Loops & Threads Impeccable in Sage Butter Ombre (100% acrylic).  Green Gloomy's cap is this pattern in Caron Simply Soft Dk Sage (100% acrylic)
and Bernat Satin in Ebony (100% acrylic).

I think I will end up doing more free-style caps.  This is because it's quicker and so I can crank out more caps without having to bother with gauge.  Let's see how many I can do over this four-day weekend.

Until next time!!







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Saturday, November 20, 2010
Christmas Hat Project Creation #12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17

This time I did 6 different caps using the same pattern as I had used for #6 (pattern here) and they are all in Caron Simply Soft (100% acrylic).  In this picture, Black Gloomy is wearing one in White, Orchid, and Grey Heather.  Pink Gloomy's looks like Neapolitan ice cream~~  It's in Off White, Chocolate, and Soft Pink.

I really like the combination of white, pink, and green, so I did the other four caps using different variations of the striping in Off White, Soft Pink, and Pistachio. So, we get a family portrait of the Gloomy Bear models ^__^

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Sunday, November 14, 2010
Christmas Hat Project Creation #6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11!
It's been a while.  I've been rather busy with work and life, but I've cranked out 6 caps since the last post.  Here we go!

 Pink Gloomy is modeling this cap, done in Caron Simply Soft Off White, Soft Blue, and Grey Heather (100% acrylic).  I found this pattern nice to work with and I think I'll be doing a few more like this, but with different colors and stripe widths.  The only frustration is that it's in British terms, so I have to watch out to make sure that I'm using the correct stitch.

Black Gloomy is modeling this cap, also done in Caron Simply Soft, but in Soft Blue (stripes) and White.  I wouldn't recommend this yarn for this cap if you want a solid cap.  As you can see, there's holes, so it's not that great for coverage unless you use a smaller hook, but then you won't get the correct gauge for the pattern.  However, I like the way it turned out, so hopefully whoever gets it will, too.


Next, we have Black Gloomy again with Blue Gloomy.  Black Gloomy is now wearing a cap made from this pattern, though you can't see the texture of the brim due to the yarn.  It was a very simple pattern that I recommend for anyone trying to figure crochet out.  The yarn used was Sensations Rainbow Classic in Blue/Taupe (100% acrylic).

Blue Gloomy is wearing a cap that I just crocheted free-style.  It is done in Sensations Rainbow Classic Pattern, Berry/White Stripe (100% Acrylic).  Essentially, I just started with 10 sc in a circle and increased the circle to about 70 before continuing down.  When it looked about the size of the others, I fastened off.  In a self-striping pattern such as this, it works quite well to just free-style.

Finally, here we have Green Gloomy and Pink Gloomy.  Green Gloomy is wearing this pattern, made shorter for a child's fit.  It is done in Caron Simply Soft in Dark Country Blue (100% Acrylic).  I didn't really like this pattern.  It was a nice attempt to resemble a knit pattern, but I had to add a row of single crochet at the bottom to keep it from being super loose.

Pink Gloomy is wearing this (Just like Black Gloomy in the first picture), but in Bernat Satin in Ebony and Caron Simply Soft in Grey Heather (100% acrylic).

So, that brings my total so far to 11 (39 to go~).  I'm still trying to decide exactly how I will donate these, so if you have any suggestions, please send them my way.

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Christmas Hat Project Creation #5
This time, Gloomy Bear is modeling a cap with a little more texture.  It's hard to see it in this picture, but there's a basket weave texture goin' on here :)

The pattern is taken from here and it's done in Lion Brand Homespun in Tudor (98% acrylic, 2% polyester).

As these are taking longer than expected, it is clear that 100 will not be met.  Not even close.  So I'm aiming for 50.  That's still quite high for only about a month worth of crocheting.

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