The challenge was to scrap about a favorite hobby or something I really enjoyed doing. I don't know if I'd call making these hats a hobby or an obsession. I started making these crocheted hats last fall because when we went to Boise shopping, we saw the cutest brown hat with a pink flower on it, but it was too small for Ellie's head. I started looking for a pattern and when Robin and I were in Porter's one day, I found a little "free printed" pattern. It was for a baby, and the first one I made was pretty small. But I've crocheted for a long time, and it wasn't too hard to figure out what to do from then on. Lots of people asked for the pattern, but it was so far from what I started with, that I couldn't really give the pattern to them. I did explain it to Margene, and she made all of Ashley's students hats for Christmas. Once I had one made, Danelle's other girls were asking for hats...in browns, purples, etc. So, I just kept making them! It was fun because they all seemed to really like them.
To begin with, I was going to keep track of how many I made and take photos of all of them. Somewhere along the way though, I gave up. I just made too many. But I had so much fun doing it. I tried to make every hat original. I never made the same color and pattern combinations.
For Christmas, I made every grandchild and the adults hats.
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