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Friday, December 29, 2017

Rainbow Bright Hat



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I hope everyone's Christmases and other holidays were happy and bright! Mine were very enjoyable. Big Girl and Little One were very good for Santa and had a nice Christmas morning. I've enjoyed lazing about the house as we count down the days til New Years Eve.

Today I have for you the very last edition to our Season of Hats this winter. If you've missed any previous designs click here to see a list of my free patterns you can scroll through. And if that's not enough free hat patterns then you should visit my friends over at allfreecrochet.com where you can find a free crochet pattern for anything you could possibly think of!


This pattern includes instructions for both a beanie and a messy bun style. I'm working with Red Heart Super Saver Stripes in Favorite Stripe, it's the rainbow colored one. I love rainbows. I love rainbow patterns and and rainbow colors. Bright multi-colored yarns always appeal to me and I find myself buying skeins of variegated yarns and not knowing what to make with them. Does this ever happen to you? I tried making my ready made goods in so many colors for people to choose from, but no one wants cerulean, chartreuse and magenta accessories. Neutral is the thing. I had to increase my stash of neutrals just to appease my customer base. I know what you're thinking. Poor thing, she had to buy more yarn! Anyway...

Red Heart Super Saver Stripes - Favorite Stripe
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The variegation pattern to this yarn is specific: It starts at green with a double length and moves to yellow, orange, red, purples and a double length of blue before transitioning back to purple, red, orange, yellow, and into a double length of green before transitioning back to yellow, orange, red, purple and back to another double length of blue. The pattern continues in this way.




I start my hat at green because I like the way the blue repeats back into purple and red near the middle of the hat. If you want to have a complete-non repeating rainbow pattern, you can very easily cut and ball the yarn, reattaching at the desired color.

I made a fun applique heart to the hat to add to the brightness. It's simply my applique patches pattern heart made with a larger hook (the H hook). You can size the heart up or down using a hook of your choosing. The heart can be sewn on or slip stitched on. I prefer to slip stitch the heart on. I take up the yarn from inside the hat and make slip stitches along the outline of the heart. This gives the heart a nice crisp border and secures it cleanly. Simply join with an invisible join, tie the ends in a strong square knot, and pull them into the space between the heart and the hat to hide.

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Rainbow Bright Hat Free Crochet Pattern:



Hook: H/5mm
Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Stripes in Favorite Stripe, Red Heart Super Saver in Red
Gauge: 6 sts, 5 rows = 2” in HDC
Difficulty: Beginner
Materials: yarn needle
Size: Fits average adult apx. 22”, Heart Applique is 3"




Special Stitches:

Hdc Inc- half double crochet increase, make two hdc in the the next st

Note: This pattern can make a messy bun hat or a regular beanie with no hole. To make a regular hat, follow “Beanie Hat” directions for first three rounds, then continue at round 2 for Bun Hat. To make a messy bun hat, follow “Bun Hat” directions beginning at round 1, ignore directions for previous rounds.

Beanie Hat:

Round 1: hdc 10 into a magic ring
Round 2: make 2 hdc into each st around, join, ch 1. (20 sts)
Round 3: *hdc, hdc inc*, repeat ** around, join, ch 1. (30 sts)
Continue with round 2 of bun hat.




Bun Hat:

Round 1: hdc 30 into an elastic hair tie, join ch 1. (30 sts)
Round 2: *hdc, hdc, hdc inc*, repeat ** around, join ch 1, (40 sts)
Round 3: *hdc, hdc, hdc, hdc inc*, repeat ** around, join ch 1, (50 sts)
Round 4: *hdc, hdc, hdc, hdc, hdc inc*, repeat ** around, join ch 1, (60 sts)
Round 5: hdc in each st around, join ch 1. (60 sts)
Rounds 6-18: repeat round 5, or to desired length.
Fasten off, weave in ends.


Heart Applique:

Using Red Yard, or color of your choice.

Form magic ring, ch 2

Round 1: make 11 dc in magic ring, join to first dc with a sl st.

Round 2: ch 3, 3 tr into first st, 3 tr in next st, 2 dc, 2 dc, dc, (dc, tr, dc) in next st, dc, 2 dc, 2 dc, 3 tr, 3 tr in last st, ch 2, sl st in same st. fo, weave in ends.




Finishing:

Sew heart applique onto hat where desired and stitch around edge, or slip st through both layers to secure. Weave in all ends.

Hope you enjoy making your rainbow hat! Reach out to me on social media using the buttons at the top of the page, and be sure to follow me on facebook!


xo- Bethany


Sunday, December 17, 2017

Mae's Blanket Hat - Two hats in one pattern!



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Ho Ho Ho! It's almost Christmas! Last year at this time- and I can't believe it's already been a year- I published my first amigurumi pattern. Check out my super cute and quirky Corn Cob Christmas Ornament. It's so adorable! My kids loved seeing it come out of the ornament box this year, they had fun deciding where to place it on the tree.


This year, we continue our season of hats with a special two-in-one blanket hat pattern! Blanket yarn has been around for a little while now. It's super bulky and super fun to work with. Anything you make will work up quick due to the bulk, and be very fluffy, warm and fuzzy. I've got another blanket yarn pattern as well, my luxurious spa wrap.





This hat was designed for a very special girl I know. She loves to wear a hat 24/7 as a source of security and her sensory processing is comforted by soft textures. She feels nice and snug when she can tie the ear flaps under her chin. This hat checks all the boxes for her, and I'm sure, many other people. Who couldn't love the softness of a blanket crocheted into the warmest hat ever?


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Mae's Blanket Hat Free Crochet Pattern


Hook: L/8mm & H/5mm
Yarn: Generic Blanket Yarn Mint, Bernat Blanket Yarn Grey, Red Heart Super Saver Pink
Gauge: 8 sts = 4” in HDC
Difficulty: Easy
Materials: yarn needle, pom pom
Size: Fits average adult apx. 22”




Special Stitches:

Hdc Inc- half double crochet increase, make two hdc in the the next st
Hdc2tog- half double crochet two together, a half double crochet decrease

Notes:
Turning ch never counts as a st, After joining, make first st of round in next st, make last st of round in join. Use L/8mm hook for blanket yarn. H/5mm hook is used only for kitty inner ear.

Hat:


Round 1: hdc 10 into a magic ring
Round 2: make 2 hdc into each st around, join, ch 1. (20 sts)
Round 3: *hdc, hdc inc*, repeat ** around, join, ch 1. (30 sts)
Round 4: *hdc, hdc, hdc inc*, repeat ** around, join, ch 1. (30 sts)
Round 5: *hdc 7, hdc inc*, repeat ** around, join, ch 1. (45 sts)
Rounds 6-10: hdc in each st around, join, ch 1. (45 sts)
At end of round 10 do not break yarn.


Ear Flaps:


Row 1: hdc 10, ch 1, turn. (10 sts)
Row 2: hdc2tog, hdc 6, hdc2tog, ch 1, turn. (8 sts)
Row 3: hdc2tog, hdc 4, hdc2tog, ch 1, turn. (6 sts)
Row 4: hdc2tog, hdc 2, hdc2tog, ch 1, turn. (4 sts)
Row 5: hdc3tog, hdc2tog, ch 1, turn. (2 sts)
Row 6: hdc2tog, ch 26, pull last ch tightly, knot end and break yarn.

Count 12 sts across front of hat from base of first ear flap, join yarn.
Repeat rows 1-6 for second flap, weave in all ends.

Finishing:


To make a Pom Pom Hat- securely sew large color coordinating pom pom on top of hat.




To make a Kitty Ear Hat- construct and then sew on two kitty ears and inner ears as follows:

Kitty ear, with blanket yarn:

  1. Ch 3.
  2. Dc 3 in third ch from hook, turn, ch 2. (3 dc)
  3. Dc 2 in first st, dc, dc 2 in last st, turn, ch 2. (5 dc)


Kitty inner ear, worsted yarn:

  1. Ch 3.
  2. Dc 3 in third ch from hook, turn, ch 2. (3 dc)
  3. Dc 2 in first st, dc, dc 2 in last st, turn, ch 2. (5 dc)
  4. Dc 2 in first st, dc, dc, dc, dc 2 in last st, turn, ch 2. (7 dc)
  5. Ch 1, pivot ear, sl st evenly up side of ear, at top ch 1, continue sl st evenly down other side, ch 1, sl st along bottom and join at corner.
  6. Sew inner ears onto big ears.


Sew kitty ears onto top of hat and weave in all ends. To make decorative hat trim, hold two strands of color coordinated worsted together, join at center back and sl st evenly along brim using L/8mm hook. For best look, join with an invisible  join and fasten off.

Have fun working with your blanket yarn! I'm wishing you the Happiest of Holidays!


xo- Bethany


Thursday, November 30, 2017

Snowball Bun Hat



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I'm so happy at the response you all have been giving my little blog here. I'm so grateful for you. I have far surpassed my pageview goals for the year and I wanted to celebrate with you. I compiled four of my favorite winter weather patterns into an eBook  and I wanted to give away 10 free copies of the eBook to new blog subscribers, but somehow I'm having trouble getting participation in this fabulous giveaway! It's crazy! Who wouldn't want access to all my free crochet patterns and the chance to win a free eBook! I can't believe it. The same people who visited the blog over 120,000 times are not signing up to enter the eBook giveaway. It's madness. I don't know how to remedy the situation but to extend the deadline to allow more people to enter. If you're excited about my eBook then thank you! You can use the easy field below to enter the giveaway.

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The Snowball Bun Hat!

Thanks for indulging me friends. The season of bun hats continues with my second variation on the Kip Bun Hat. This one is simply precious! It's called the Snowball because the bobbles are in white, contrasted by a rich navy blue. The pattern features alternating color changes and the changes on the brim are especially complicated. This pattern will be an Intermediate Level for this reason.


I have used a shimmering white yarn to make the "snowballs" really pop and shine! This hat is an adorable winter style that you will truly love! It's definitely one of a kind.



Now about those color changes... 

It's gonna get tricky around here. I've managed to find a way, and I'm sure it's not the only way nor am I the first one to do this, but I haven't really seen this done anywhere else. I change colors every other stitch while simultaneously alternating between dc and fpdc to create a depth in the color field unlike anything else I've seen lately! It's a pretty cool way to crochet and it looks amazing! I don't even know what to call this technique, but I can describe it to you as best I can and hope you're willing to try it out with me.


Here's how I do it...


The last three rounds of the hat are comprised of double crochet and front post double crochet stitches that alternate colors every other stitch. The dc's are made in white and the fpdc's are made in navy. To accomplish this we must switch colors before the stitch is completed. Make the stitch indicated up to the final yo, then pick up the alternating color and finish the stitch. Continue by beginning the next stitch in the color just picket up, to the final yo, then pick up previous color and finish the stitch. Continue in this manner, repeating the process to make each stitch in alternating color pattern. What this creates is a rich and dynamic texture, the navy fpdc stitches pop out from the white background mimicking the bobbles above them in contrast.

It may take some practice, it's definitely an awkward maneuver to switch yarns so often. Once you get the hang of it, this decorative technique is one you can employ to add visual interest to any number of projects... including my Sweet Scallops Boot Cuffs, which also use fpdc stitches!


Snowball Bun Hat Free Crochet Pattern:


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Hook: H8/5MM
Yarn: Red Heart With Love Metallic in White and Loops & Threads Impeccable in Navy
Gauge: 6 HDC = 2” OR 1 bobble repeat = 1”
Difficulty: Intermediate
Materials: 1 hair elastic, yarn needle

Special Stitches:

Hdc Inc- half double crochet increase, make two hdc in the the next st

Bobble Stitch - yo, insert hook into next st, yo, draw up loop, yo, draw thru two loops, *yo, insert hook into same st, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw thru two loops*, repeat** two more times, (5 loops on hook) yo, draw thru all loops. Bobble will poof out behind work.

Fpdc- front post double crochet: double crochet around the front of the post of the indicated stitch, instead of into the “v” on top of the stitch as usual.




Notes:

  1. Ch 1 at beginning of round does not count as a stitch. Always make first stitch of round in same stitch as join & ch 1.
  2. Do not break yarn in between color changes unless you want to individually weave in all the yarn tails. You may carry yarns along inside, picking up and dropping as necessary.

Color changes: In last three rounds of hat you will be alternating colors every other stitch. Make dc or fpdc as indicated up to final yo, pick up other color and finish stitch. Begin next stitch in new color up to final yo, pick up previous color and finish stitch. Continue in this manner to make stitches in alternating colors.

Hat:

Begin with white
Join yarn to hair elastic, ch 1.

Round 1: Hdc 30 around hair elastic, join with a sl st to the first hdc, ch 1. Keep right side facing.

Round 2: join navy, *hdc, hdc, hdc inc*, repeat ** around, join, ch 1. (40 sts)

Round 3: *hdc, hdc, hdc, hdc inc*, repeat ** around, join, ch 1. (50 sts)

Round 4: *hdc, hdc, hdc, hdc, hdc inc*, repeat ** around, join, ch 1, (60 sts)

Round 5: hdc in each st around, join, ch 1. (60 sts)

Round 6: pick up white, Turn work so wrong side is facing, sc in the first st, bobble in the next st, *sc, sc, bobble*, repeat ** around to  last st, sc in the last st, join, ch 1, turn. (20 bobbles)

Rounds 7 & 8: pick up navy, sc in each st around, join, ch 1. (60 sts)

Round 9: repeat round 6.

Rounds 10 &11: repeat rounds 7 & 8.


Round 12: repeat round 6.

Rounds 13 & 14: repeat rounds 7 & 8.

Round 15: Repeat round 6, then turn so right side is facing.

Rounds 16 & 17: pick up navy, hdc in each st around, join, ch 1, ch 2 for round 17. (60 sts)

Round 18: pick up white, dc in each st around alternating between navy and white each st, join, ch 2. (60 sts)

Round 19: *pick up white, dc, pick up navy, fpdc*, repeat ** alternating colors around, join, ch 2. (60 sts)

Rounds 20: repeat round 19, do not ch 2 on last round.

Round 21: pick up navy, sl st loosely around rim of hat, join, fo, weave in ends.

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Take care and Happy Hooking!

xo- Bethany



Sunday, November 19, 2017

Fab Four eBook

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The eBook, Haute Kippy's Fab Four: Four Fabulous Winter Weather Crochet Patterns has been published to amazon, available for FREE to those with Kindle Unlimited! It is featured there at a discounted price. Save 30% off the price of purchasing all four patterns individually. Save 10% off the price of purchasing all four patterns individually with the Ravelry version! As always the web versions remain free. This special compilation of my most popular crochet patterns was curated carefully for you and features bonus instructions. It is a convenient alternative to web viewing and makes the patterns printable, portable and completely yours to own and enjoy. 10 lucky winners did receive a free advance copy of the PDF eBook a week before it was published to Amazon. I'm pleased to share that the subscription drive was very successful and hundreds of HK fans are receiving free pattern updates of my latest content straight to their inboxes! You can subscribe here, and don't forget to join our new crochet pattern sharing Facebook group


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Previous Update: 

Due to a puzzling lack of participation (which I am working feverishly to remedy) the giveaway deadline has been extended to New Year's Eve. Subscribe to the blog by midnight Dec. 31st to be entered to win one of ten free advance copies of my new eBook featuring four winter weather crochet patterns!

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This post marks an amazing milestone for the Haute Kippy blog, and for me! I am excited and thrilled to announce that I have met (and surpassed far beyond my wildest expectations) my goal of attaining 20,000 pageviews for the Gina Messy Bun Hat pattern. Actually at this point to date, we are well over 30,000 pageveiws and counting. I could not be more surprised at your response to my patterns, because of you, my blog has surpassed all my goals for the year and reached over 115k views! This may not seem like a lot, but to me, it means the world. I am so happy! I love sharing my free crochet patterns and I'm proud to announce that to celebrate this momentous occasion, I've decided to publish my first eBook. It's a collection of my most popular winter weather patterns. It's called "Fab Four" and will launch in January. But you can win an advance copy! I'm giving away 10 advance copies actually!


If you would like to win a free advance copy of my new eBook including four winter accessory patterns all you have to do is subscribe to my blog right now! On *January 2nd* (the new date) I will pick 10 random email addresses from my subscriber list and those lucky winners will be emailed an advance copy of my new eBook. Winners receive a PDF download to keep and enjoy a full month before the eBook launches for ePublication!

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What happens when you hit subscribe? Well not much actually. All that will happen is two things: 1. You will be entered to win the eBook, and 2. You will get an email every time I add a new post to my blog. So will I spam all up your inbox? No way! I only publish 2-4 new crochet patterns per month, so you will only be notified when there is new free content on the blog for you to crochet. That sounds so nice doesn't it?

If you'd like to share this giveaway with friends or a crochet group then please do! You can share this blog post or the facebook contest post on HK's page. Thanks for reading, and thanks for hooking! I can't wait to tell the winners the good news!

Have yourselves a happy little Thanksgiving!

xo- Bethany


Friday, November 3, 2017

Andi Bun Hat



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I told you this would be a season of bun hats, and I won't hold out on you. Even though I didn't make enough time to publish two patterns last month (I tend to prioritize my kids over the blog most of the time) I've still got some new designs and some new plays on old designs that I'm drying to share with you. Recently I've been delving into colorwork and have been having a lot of fun re-working old patterns into amazing new creations.


Today we're taking a new look at Kip's Bun Hat. A client recently showed me a photograph of a hat in certain colors, burgundy, teal and rich royal purple, but she wanted it in the style of the Kip. Intrigued, I began working the rounds of my most familiar pattern alternating the colors into what turned out to be a stunningly beautiful combination.

Named in my client's honor the Andi was born! It turned out absolutely spectacularly and I couldn't be more pleased.

We are going to be doing some color changes, so this makes the Andi one of my few Intermediate Level patterns. If you're still a beginner, don't be intimidated, try it out! And if you love the look of Andi but want to make it in a solid color, or just aren't feeling the color changes then visit the original Kip's Bun Hat pattern.


Another word to the wise, any of my bun hats can be converted to toboggans (with no bun hole) by using the following formula:

Bun Hat to Regular Hat Conversion Formula


  1. Begin with magic ring
  2. Stitch 10 into magic ring, pull closed, join, ch 1 (10 sts)
  3. Stitch 2 into each st around, join, ch 1 (20 sts)
  4. *Stitch 1, st 2* around, join, ch 1 (30 sts)
  5. continue following pattern at round 2.
This works because all my bun hat patterns start with 30 stitches around an elastic hair tie. The diameter of the hair tie is approximately two rounds of crochet, therefore, to begin without a hole, make two rounds which eventually equals 30 stitches. Then you can continue any bun hat pattern after the beginning hair tie round. The formula uses the word "stitch" instead of specifying which stitch to ensure it is applicable to any pattern. Simply substitute in whichever stitch the bun hat you are working requires. For my bun hats, that's usually the HDC. It's kinda my favorite stitch. Now let's do this!



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Andi’s Bun Hat



Hook: H8/5MM

Yarn: 
Red Heart Super Saver in Real Teal
Red Heart Super Saver in Burgundy
I Love This Yarn in Purple

Gauge: 6 HDC = 2” or 1 bobble repeat = 1”
Difficulty: Intermediate
Materials: 2” hair elastic, yarn needle


Special Stitches:


Hdc Inc- half double crochet increase, make two hdc in the the next st


Bobble Stitch - yo, insert hook into next st, yo, draw up loop, yo, draw thru two loops, *yo, insert hook into same st, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw thru two loops*, repeat** two more times, (5 loops on hook) yo, draw thru all loops. Bobble will poof out behind work.


Fpdc- front post double crochet: double crochet around the front of the post of the indicated stitch, instead of into the “v” on top of the stitch as usual. 


Notes: Ch 1 at beginning of round does not count as a stitch. Always make first stitch of round in same stitch as join & ch 1. Do not break yarn in between color changes unless you want to individually weave in all the yarn tails. You may carry yarns along inside, picking up and dropping colors when necessary.


Hat:

Begin with PurpleJoin yarn to hair elastic, ch 1.


Round 1: Hdc 30 around hair elastic, join with a sl st to the first hdc, ch 1. Keep right side facing. 


Round 2: join burgundy, *hdc, hdc, hdc inc*, repeat ** around, join, ch 1. (40 sts)


Round 3: pick up purple, *hdc, hdc, hdc, hdc inc*, repeat ** around, join, ch 1. (50 sts)


Round 4: join teal, *hdc, hdc, hdc, hdc, hdc inc*, repeat ** around, join, ch 1 (60 sts)


Round 5: pick up purple, hdc in each st around, join, ch 1, pick up burgundy. (60 sts)


Round 6: turn work so wrong side is facing, sc in the first st, bobble in the next st, *sc, sc, bobble*, repeat ** around to  last st, sc in the last st, join, ch 1, turn. (20 bobbles)


Rounds 10 &11: pick up purple, repeat rounds 7 & 8.


Round 12: pick up burgundy, repeat round 6.


Rounds 13 & 14: pick up purple, repeat rounds 7 & 8.


Round 15: pick up teal, repeat round 6, then turn so right side is facing.


Round 16: pick up purple, hdc in each st around, join, ch 1.


Round 17: hdc in each st around, join, ch 2.

Round 18: pick up burgundy, dc in each st around, join, ch 2. 


Round 19: *dc, fpdc*, repeat ** around, join, ch 2. 


Rounds 20: repeat round 19, but do not ch 2.


Round 21: sl st very loosely around rim of hat, join, fo, weave in ends.

Rounds 7 & 8: pick up purple, sc in each st around, join, ch 1. (60 sts)

Round 9: pick up teal, repeat round 6.

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Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Jailen Puff Hat



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Is the weather starting to turn in your neck of the woods yet? Our fall foliage is so beautiful, and we've had an unseasonable warm streak to enjoy it! I hope that wherever you are, you are having a beautiful autumn. To continue with our "Season of Hats" I have a very special children's hat for you today.

Hat Pictured in I Love This Yarn in Purple

The request for this hat came from the very sweet friend of my cousin. Her daughter is just the cutest, and she has a beautiful head full of springy, bouncy, natural black hair. She loves to wear winter hats, but there aren't any in the stores that can accommodate her luscious locks. She loves the idea of bun hats, but can't find any with two holes instead of one.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, necessity is indeed the mother of invention. When you need something, and can't find it, make it! (Or crochet it)

Now my friend's daughter and my Little One are about the same age. Though she has the wrong kind of hair to get the desired affect, I used Little One as a model and guinea pig to make the Jailen Puff Hat. So named for the self described "puffs" of hair that my little client loves to sport as part of her favorite hair-do.

Pictured in I Love This Yarn in Grape and Red Heart Super Saver in Pink

I wanted to make sure that the hat was warm and comfy, had cute styling and most importantly could accommodate those two puffs of hair. If your little love has straight hair, feel free to adjust the size of the holes on the sides of the hat making them slightly smaller.

This design features the same fun bobbles as the Kip Bun Hat, with a knit look brim, and of course two big and cozy holes at just the right place for pigtails or hair puffs!

If you have a natural haired little beauty of your own but don't crochet, please's don't fret. Although I have converted my online sales to patterns only, I still make and sell ready made goods. I sell locally, at craft shows, and through the mail. I take all major cards and PayPal and I always ship for free. If you need a Jailen Puff Hat (or any item I've designed) you can contact me on Facebook, or via email.


As always this crochet pattern is free! If you would like to own a clean, printer friendly PDF Download it can be purchased from my Etsy Shop or click the   button to get it from my Ravelry Store.

Now let's get started! 


  • Yarn: I Love This Yarn 
  • Hook: H8/5mm 
  • Gauge: 6 sts = 2" in HDC or 1 bobble repeat = 1"
  • Materials: Tapestry needle
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Finished size: child/toddler apx. 16" before stretching

These are the type of tapestry needles I use. Yarn needles are often too big for successfully weaving in ends, and worst of all most of them are plastic. Great for kids and beginners, not so much for hard core crocheters. Trust me a big metal needle makes all the difference!



Special Stitches:

  • Hdc Inc- half double crochet increase, make two hdc in the the next st
  • Bobble Stitch - yo, insert hook into next st, yo, draw up loop, yo, draw thru two loops, *yo, insert hook into same st, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw thru two loops*, repeat** two more times, (5 loops on hook) yo, draw thru all loops. Bobble will poof out behind work.
  • Work in the third loop- make stitch indicated in the long horizontal bar found on the wrong side of the hdc stitch as opposed to the "v" in the top of the stitch.

Note: Ch at end of round does not count as a st, always make first st of next round in same st as join. Bobbles will not be aligned otherwise.

Pictured in Red Heart With Love in Mango

Form a magic ring.

Round 1: hdc 10 into magic ring, join with a sl st, ch 1. (10 sts)

Round 2: make hdc inc in each st around, join, ch 1. (20 sts)

Round 3: *hdc, hdc inc*, repeat ** around, join, ch 1. (30 sts)

Round 4: *hdc, hdc, hdc inc*, repeat ** around, join, ch 1. (40 sts)

Round 5: *hdc, hdc, hdc, hdc inc*, repeat ** around, join, ch 1. (50 sts)

Round 6: *hdc 10, hdc inc*, repeat ** four times, hdc in remaining 6 sts, join, ch 1. (54 sts)

Round 7: hdc 11, ch 5, skip next five sts, hdc 22, ch 5, skip next five sts, hdc in remaining 11 sts, join, ch 1. (two holes made)

Round 8: hdc in each st and ch around, join, ch 1. (54 sts)

Round 9: TURN work, sc, bobble, *sc, sc, bobble, sc, sc*, repeat ** around until one st remains, sc in last st, join, turn, ch 1. (18 bobbles made)

Rounds 10 & 11: sc in each st around, join, ch 1. (54 sts)

Round 12: repeat round 9.

Rounds 13 & 14: repeat rounds 10 & 11.

Round 15: repeat round 9.

Rounds 16 & 17: repeat rounds 10 & 11.

Round 18: repeat round 9.

Round 19: hdc in each st around, join, ch 1. (54 sts)

Round 20: hdc in the third loop of each st around, join, ch 1.

Round 21: sc in the third loop of each st around, join, ch 1.

Round 22: sl st loosely around brim, join, fasten off, weave in ends.

Enjoy your Jailen Puff Hat! If you would like more free patterns, visit my friends over at allfreecrochet.com, they have lots of fun hats and other patterns for you to choose from, as well as a variety of children's hats. 

Enjoy!

xo, Bethany

Monday, September 25, 2017

Elizabeth Bun Hat



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I'll tell you what, for me not being a "hat person" I have sure been having fun making and designing some new bun hats lately! I've enjoyed looking through my stash and working on color combinations. I've been inspired by special requests from customers, and have had my imagination sparked by new yarn purchases. I've come up with updates for previous designs, and fun ideas for new patterns. It's going to be a season of bun hats here on Haute Kippy!



After some unforeseen circumstances occurred this summer, I ended up having to take an unwanted hiatus from working on crochet, the blog and pattern development in general. I had set a goal for myself as a new blogger to publish two new patterns a month over the summer, and when crochet season starts up again (i.e. now) I would up the ante to four new patterns a month, one for each week. Unfortunately for me, the things that happened late this summer prevented me from meeting that new goal. So I'm starting fresh this month and keeping my goal at two new patterns per month. Yay for you! We're taking baby steps here on the homefront and until the situations allow, we will just be grateful for God's grace and mercy and take each day, week and month as it comes.

The good news is that the Lord shelters and protects those who love Him and I will undoubtedly emerge from this trial better for having withstood the test, purified, as gold withstands the fires of refinement. If you ever need encouragement during a dark time and have no where to turn, please know dear friend and fellow crafter, that you can reach out to me and I will share my source of strength with you. I heart you. Now dry it up- we've got stuff to make! ;)



I've since been blessed with my first craft/vendor show opportunity- a long standing prayer faithfully answered! Once I got back to work, I couldn't stop making items to stock my craft table. I'm so excited finally show my wares and make real sales!


Another exciting development is the announcement of my upcoming mini-eBook! I have just been blown away at the response to the Gina Messy Bun Hat in its first months online the free pattern racked up over 12,000 pageviews and it has been by far my best selling PDF download. I launched the idea for my mini-eBook giveaway as a means to boost Gina to 20,000 pageviews. A lofty goal I know, but one I believe can be achieved. Once Gina hits 20K, I will choose 10 winners who have shared the contest post on social media to receive a free copy of my new mini-eBook, featuring the Gina, and other popular winter weather crochet patterns from my design cache. After the contest, the mini-eBook will be available for sale on Ravelry, Etsy, and most excitingly- will be published to Amazon!


Keep an eye out on social media and be sure to follow Haute Kippy on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest to participate!

Want more fun bun hats? My friends at allfreecrochet.com have plenty to share! I love free patterns, and All Free Crochet has thousands. There are individual patterns to browse as well as fabulous bun hat pattern collections. You'll find a bun hat to suit your every need!

So here's my latest bun hat, and one of my first yarn-specific patterns. I have been designing things that can be made out of any old worsted weight yarn. But I've been focusing on colorwork lately and the patterns you'll see coming forward will likely call for very specific yarns in certain colors in order to get the look shown. I often mix yarn brands so if you're a purist, be forewarned! I shop at the big four, (Hobby Lobby, AC Moore, Michaels and JoAn) and very often use store brands such as Nicole, and ILTY. I may mix brands but I won't mix words!



Let's get hookin'!

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Yarn: I Love This Yarn in Graymist and I Love This Yarn Metallic in White
Hook: H8/5mm
Materials: Yarn needle, 2” hair elastic
Difficulty: Easy
Gauge: 6 sts = 2” in hdc
Finished size: apx. 20” around before stretching to fit



Special Stitches:

Hdc Inc- half double crochet increase, make two hdc in the the next st

stitch in third loop- make stitch in the horizontal bar located on the wrong side of the hdc, directly below the “v”.

Notes: Make first stitch of round in same stitch as join throughout pattern. Ch 1 at beginning of round does not count as stitch. Carry both yarns along inside of hat, picking up and dropping colors as indicated.




Bun Hat:

Join graymist to hair elastic, ch 1

Round 1: hdc 30 around hair elastic, join to first hdc made with a sl st, and ch 1. (30 sts)

Round 2: *hdc, hdc, hdcInc*, repeat from ** around, join, ch 1. (40)

Round 3: pick up white, *hdc, hdc, hdc, hdcInc*, repeat from ** around, join ch 1. (50)

Round 4: *hdc, hdc, hdc, hdc, hdcInc*, repeat from ** around, join ch 1. (60)

Round 5: pick up graymist, hdc in each st around, join, ch 1

Round 6: hdc in each st around, join, ch 1.

Round 7: pick up white, hdc in each st around, join, ch 1.

Round 8: hdc in each st around, join, ch 1.

Rounds 9-12: repeat rounds 5-8.

Rounds 13-14: repeat rounds 5-6

Round 15: pick up white, hdc in each st around, join ch 1.

Rounds 16: sc in the third loop of each st around, join, ch 1.

Round 17: loosely sl st in each st around, join, fo.



Bow:

Using graymist, Ch 14

Row 1: dc in third ch from hook, dc in next three chs, hdc, sc, sc, hdc, dc in last four chs, ch 2, turn. (12 sts)

Row 2: dc in first four sts, hdc, sc, sc, hdc, dc in last four sts, ch 2, turn.

Row 3:  dc in first four sts, hdc, sc, sc, hdc, dc in last four sts, then ch 1, Drop graymist, pick up white, pivot bow to work along raw edge, sc evenly across making 2 sc in the end of each dc across (i.e. 6 sc along raw edge), ch 1, pivot work, sc in each st across, ch 1, pivot work, sc evenly across raw edge as before, ch 1, pivot work, sc in each st across, ch 1, join at corner. (Invisible join looks best) FO, weave in ends.


Finishing:

Thread yarn needle with a length of white and wrap yarn around center of bow, when wrapped, sew back and forth on wrong side of bow to secure yarn tail. Thread needle with coordinating yarn and sew bow onto center back of hat below bun opening. Weave in all ends.


© Haute Kippy 2017






Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Bow Bow Barrette



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These little girls love bows! Big bows, small bows, sparkly bows.... crocheted bows? Yes. We are all about bows in my house. My little one will wear a bow every day and my big girl loves to wear big bows to school with a ponytail. I don't know about you but I'm not particularly good at working with ribbon, and tying bows. Also, wide grosgrain ribbon can be pretty pricey! But you and I know how to crochet, right? And we've also got tons of yarn, don't we? It's OK I won't tell anyone how big your stash is! So lets make our own trendy hair bow in any color we want!

A Bow Bow in Big Girl's school colors!

I'm using a selection of Red Heart Super Saver worsted weight yarns, as well as some small balls of scrap yarn I had laying around. These pretty bows are the perfect stash buster! I developed this project as an adaptation of my applique bow pattern. If you like appliques and how cute they look when you sew them on to a project, you can find more free patterns at allfreecrochet.com, the ultimate source for free patterns in a multitude of projects! See hundreds of free crocheted applique patterns there.

Try a Bow Bow in variegated yarn!

To make this crocheted Bow Bow Barrette you will need to purchase alligator hair clips. 



I purchased these alligator clips from Amazon. They are nice and large 3" in length, just perfect for this project and many others. They're a good value and are exactly the same style clip that comes on large fancy store-bought ribbon bows. 
   







You'll also need a hot glue gun, yarn needle and any worsted weight yarn. Here's a great glue gun, perfect for this project. With so many other household uses, if you don't already have a glue gun, now is the time.








Let's Get Started!


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Yarn: Any worsted
Hook: I9/5.5mm
Materials: Yarn needle, 3” alligator hair clip, hot glue gun
Difficulty: Easy
Guage: no guage


Finished size: apx. 5" across and 2" tall


Bow:


Ch 14


Row 1: dc in third ch from hook, dc in next three chs, hdc, sc, sc, hdc, dc in last four chs, ch 2, turn. (12 sts)


Row 2: dc in first four sts, hdc, sc, sc, hdc, dc in last four sts, ch 2, turn.


Row 3:  dc in first four sts, hdc, sc, sc, hdc, dc in last four sts, then ch 1, pivot bow to work along raw edge, sc evenly across making 2 sc in the end of each dc across (i.e. 6 sc along raw edge), ch 1, pivot work, sc in each st across, ch 1, pivot work, sc evenly across raw edge as before, ch 1, pivot work, sc in each st across, ch 1, join at corner. (Invisible join looks best) FO, weave in ends.


Bow Tail:


Ch 18


Row 1: dc in third ch from hook, dc in next four chs, hdc, hdc, sc, sc, hdc, hdc, dc in last five chs, ch 2, turn.


Row 2: dc2tog, dc in next three sts, hdc, hdc, sc, sc, hdc, hdc, dc in next three sts, ch 1, dc2tog, ch 2, turn.


Row 3: dc2tog, dc in next two sts, hdc, hdc, sc, sc, hdc, hdc, dc in next two sts, dc2tog, then ch 1, pivot to work along raw edge, sc evenly across making 6 sc along raw edge, ch 1, pivot work, sc in each st across, ch 1, pivot, sc evenly across raw edge as before, ch 1, pivot, sc in each st across, ch 1, join at corner. (invisible join looks best) FO weave in ends.


Finishing:


Layer bow on top of bow tail, keeping right sides facing up. Thread yarn needle with a length of yarn and wrap yarn around center of bow, when wrapped, sew back and forth on wrong side of bow to secure yarn tail. Insert alligator clip through wrapping, and hot glue underneath to permanently secure.



© Haute Kippy 2017


You may sell items made from this pattern, but you must credit Haute Kippy with the original design and provide my website for reference. You may not use my photographs to sell your items. Do not copy, distribute or repost this pattern in part or in whole, do not alter or redistribute this original work as your own. If you wish to share, you may link to my website only.
Copying with intent to share is a form of theft and is a copyright infringement.


Original crochet  pattern “Bow Bow Barrette”  copyright Haute Kippy by Bethany Sypolt 2017




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