baby hat pattern for bulky yarn

[sweetirishct]

Hello all! I am brandy-new here, so if I am missing something very obvious just let me know!:P
I am looking for a baby hat pattern that works well with bulky yarns, especially Lion Brand Homespun yarns. I have tried *many* patterns and they just don't come out right.:think This is some great soft yarn, super warm, and would be perfect for a hat if only I could find the right pattern... Thanks so much in advance!

[samijofitz]

This one might work - http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/70501AD.html you have to be a member at Lionbrand, but it's free.

Another from Lionbrand - http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/cvs-babyHat.html

You can also just do a basic hat, crocheting a circle until it measures about 5", or so, depending on the size of the baby head you are making it for.

Hope that makes sense.

[Real Deal]

The obvious thing you are missing is that babies are so little. That's why very thin yarn is used for the most part. With thin yarn, such as baby yarn or baby sport, you can make a lot more stitches, therefore make the item more flexible. You can do shaping and get around their little limbs without leaving gaps. Heavier yarns can be used but are cumbersome on a baby.

For a hat, I don't know. You don't have a lot of height from the crown of the head to the eyebrows, so you wouldn't have too many rounds using bulky.

Bulky weight yarn does work great for baby blankets. I did one a few months ago using LB Jiffy. It was nice to work with the Jiffy ~ it just glides on the hook. As it turned out, we had a very cold winter and the girl I gave it to definitely needed it.

[sweetirishct]

This one might work - http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/70501AD.html you have to be a member at Lionbrand, but it's free.

Another from Lionbrand - http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/cvs-babyHat.html

You can also just do a basic hat, crocheting a circle until it measures about 5", or so, depending on the size of the baby head you are making it for.

Hope that makes sense.
Thanks! I printed both these patterns, and probably didn't find them before b/c I was searching for patterns using the Homespun specifically...
Oh well, better get hookin'!:hook

[sweetirishct]

The obvious thing you are missing is that babies are so little. That's why very thin yarn is used for the most part. With thin yarn, such as baby yarn or baby sport, you can make a lot more stitches, therefore make the item more flexible. You can do shaping and get around their little limbs without leaving gaps. Heavier yarns can be used but are cumbersome on a baby.

For a hat, I don't know. You don't have a lot of height from the crown of the head to the eyebrows, so you wouldn't have too many rounds using bulky.

Bulky weight yarn does work great for baby blankets. I did one a few months ago using LB Jiffy. It was nice to work with the Jiffy ~ it just glides on the hook. As it turned out, we had a very cold winter and the girl I gave it to definitely needed it.

Yup, that makes sense. Every hat pattern I tried, even if I made adjustments for bigger hooks or less stitches, came out stiff and with no stretch at all. I love the yarn, because I have made it for a few baby blankets, that is what I started with back in November. Now I am into bags, socks, hats and oven mitts/hotpads... heheh... I am having so much fun!:c9 everybody on my list is getting yarn this year for Christmas gifts!

[Real Deal]

I just thought of something else. I recently finished a large totebag for my next youngest sister I made out of double strands of Jiffy. I am so happy with the way it came out ~ thick and sturdy, yet floppyish. I made it to be a yarn bag, so I wanted it to be soft and kind of floppy and flexible. I even used double strands for the straps. Maybe you could use this same idea and make a tote / diaper bag type of thing with double strands. Have you tried working double stranded yet? I don't know how well Homespun would cooperate using it 2 strands at a time.

[sweetirishct]

I just thought of something else. I recently finished a large totebag for my next youngest sister I made out of double strands of Jiffy. I am so happy with the way it came out ~ thick and sturdy, yet floppyish. I made it to be a yarn bag, so I wanted it to be soft and kind of floppy and flexible. I even used double strands for the straps. Maybe you could use this same idea and make a tote / diaper bag type of thing with double strands. Have you tried working double stranded yet? I don't know how well Homespun would cooperate using it 2 strands at a time.
I haven't tried anything doubled yet, I am worried about getting things tangled. My Gram does all the time, but she has been crocheting and knitting a *long* time. Not like myself, only going on 4 mos...:blush