Hi everyone, I got such a great response on my hat from my Facebook Group, I decided to make a pattern....instructions really, and share it with everyone. I'd appreciate your feedback if you attempt the hat, and if there are any questions I can answer, let me know! Enjoy!
Art Inspired Cherry
Blossom Hat
5.00mm H Crochet Hook
3.25mm D Crochet Hook
Worsted Weight Yarn in the color for the hat and Brown
for the branch
Embroidery floss for the flowers
Pearls (optional)
Seed beads (optional)
Stitches Used:
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Ch – chain
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SC – single crochet
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HDC – Half double crochet
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DC – Double crochet
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FPDC – Front post double crochet
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BPDC – Back post double crochet
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The hat pattern is secondary to the other parts
of the hat. You may use any hat pattern you choose. For the example above, I
used the basic HDC hat pattern by Repeat Crafter Me. If you haven’t checked out
Repeat Crafter Me, you really should, the patterns always work out well, and I
find the hat pattern to be the perfect size every time! Use just the basic hat
pattern for the size you need, without ear-flaps. Instead add two rows of alternating FPDC and BPDC for the band.
Branch
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For the branch, it’s not necessary to follow the
pattern exactly….as a matter of fact, if you make more than one hat, you may
want to change things up a bit so that each branch is different like in nature.
I have put the below pattern together to show the “theory”
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First, imaging a branch, the base is thicker
than the top, and several side branches usually sprout from odd areas along the
length. It is bumpy, gnarly and perfectly imperfect. Therefore, I want you to
relax, imagine your branch and enjoy the process.
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The pattern for the branch will be more of an
instruction than a round by round, so I suggest reading over it first and then
attempting. Once you see the theory, you will be able to make the branch your
own.
Ch 20 – 30 depending on the size of your hat.
Lay the chain across your completed hat, and determine if
you need a shorter or longer branch. Adjust as needed.
Visualize the chain in about thirds. The first third will
represent the base, the middle third the middle and the last third the top of
the branch.
You are going to start at the BASE of the branch, therefore
this needs to be the thicker part of the branch, therefore start with double
crochets. DC 5 spaces. Ch 3 and sl st into the top of the last dc. This will create a small knot. Ch 1 and DC in
2 spaces.
Ch 5 (we are creating an off shoot branch), turning back
down the chain, sl st in two st, then sc in 2. Sl st to the original ch. HDC
into 5 ch. Ch 7 (creating another branch), turning back down the ch, sc into 6
and sl st onto the original ch. HDC into 3 ch. SC into remaining chains.
Turning and continuing down the other side of the branch, Sl
St into 5 ch, ch 5, sc down the chain to create another branch and sl st onto
the original ch. Etc….continue using the
same thought process as the first half,
making the branch thicker at the bottom.
Cherry Blossoms
Using Embroidery floss and D hook
R1: Magic circle, ch 1, 10 sc into the ring, close the ring
and sl st to the first sc.
R2: ch 5. DC in the 2nd ch from hk, dc in the
next st, hdc in next st, sk st, sl st to next st of the ring to form 1st
petal. Repeat until there are 5 petals. Finish off.
Make as many petals as you like. I used 3 different shades
of pink.
Putting it all together
Sew the branch to the hat using coordinating thread.
Sew the cherry blossoms to the branches
Sew seed beads (or French knots with dark embroidery floss)
to the center of the blossoms.
Arrange larger pearl beads so that they appear as unopened
blossoms.
