Baseball Cap

Tonight's post comes to you out of a need.  Our good friends were expecting their second child, a little boy, any day now.  I had already made an awesome pom pom hat, but had come to the realization that the hook I was using makes the hat more for the size of a three year old's head than a newborn head.  I was facing a dilemma, what should I do?  The whole goal of the gift was to make something that would fit a newborn head.  I had not accomplished that goal with the pom pom hat.  So I perused my favorite patterns sites (as referenced on the Reader's Choice post) and found this little gem of a pattern.  The very best part of this pattern?  It is a quick project. 

This cute little hat is not designed for keeping little one's ears warm.  It will shade the little one's face and keep the top of their little head warm, and they will look very stylish doing it!

Reader's Choice

Thank you to  those of you who have been faithfully following That Yarn Girl for the past six months.  While that does not seem like a long time to some, I am thrilled to have been dedicated to keeping this going!  As a reward to my readers, you choose the next project for That Yarn Girl.

Here are some pattern finding tips:
     -If you know what kind of pattern you are after, Google is always a good place to start.  It is also a good place to start if you have a little bit of an idea.
     -If you would like a great place to browse crochet patterns with ease, check out Ravelry.com.  Here is the caveat with Ravelry, you will have to set up an account.  If you are not interested in doing that, no problem!  There are several other places to look.
     -Your next stop would be crochetpatterncentral.com. This one will give you hours of perusing patterns.  Let me warn you, this stop contains some of the most interesting patterns known to crochet kind.
     -Do you know your yarn brands?  If so, you can always look at their websites.  They tend to have patterns on their websites and they are usually easy to find.  Here are a couple of the yarn brand sites:
          www.bernat.com 
          www.lionbrand.com
          www.redhart.com

After you have had an opportunity to look around, when you find the pattern  you are after - email it to me at thatyarngirl@gmail.com.  I will choose the winning pattern and announce it next week.  In the mean time, I do have new projects to post.  Keep following That Yarn Girl for all crocheting adventures!!

The Bohemian Tutu Skirt

Moms with girls who love frilly colorful skirts-I have the perfect skirt for you!

Bohemian Tutu Skirt

 Here is the story on this ruffly creation.  I was browsing the internet-I do that from time to time, you know-looking for the next great TYG creation.  I seem to be on a little girl skirt/dress kick lately and came across this super cute pattern.  Luckily this is a pattern by Red Hart, and it is easy!! The beauty of this pattern is it taught me a new stitch.  I am very excited to start incorporating it into other projects I have.

Black and white to help visualize different color options

Now, let's discuss the colors.  The original idea according to the pattern is to have the skirt be monochromatic, which is wonderful.  I ran in to the problem of not having enough yarn of one color and had to figure out what colors to put together on the fly.  All-in-all, I think this turned out bright and lovely. When you order, please give me your color preferences.  I can do monochromatic, white background with colored ruffles, black background with colored ruffles, or the tricolored version listed above.

Now for the specs: this super cute creation comes in sizes 4,6, & 8 in girls, at least as the pattern is currently written.  I can modify it to fit smaller sizes as well.  So when ordering this lovely, please list the size you would like and include the waist measurement. Order information can be found on the new page For the Girls.

Also I have two new pages coming soon! Watch for them, as they will be amazing!