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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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UPDATE:

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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