Hat Drama

[rainwatter]

Last year I made my sister a 6 colored ripple-stitch scarf from red heart hokey pokey for Christmas. I have a few ounces in every color and decided to make her a matching hat or two. The only problem is, whenever I start a hat pattern, I can get ALMOST to the end, and then *BAM* I run out of yarn... I've tried changing patterns, hooks, dosn't

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[arcangelmadder]

If you look around there are some really open patterned hats on www.crochetpatterncentral.com Anything that says lacy pretty much. i'm making one today.

[rainwatter]

Thank you so much for your advice!! I was able to find a realy open hat pattern, and finished the first hat last night.

[sacred_ikon]

When making hats, I always make a cloche. They're quick and only take a few ounces of yarn to make. The first time, I used a pattern someone had modified from a beret, but I don't have the link anymore. I've never tried it, but Lion Brand offers a free pattern on their site.

As to the scarf... I don't know. Short of an autoclave... If you have some time, you could try just putting it in boiling water and then blocking it when drying it to help it keep its shape. I was reading something on felting earlier today and the article made it sound as if wool will always felt in the machine. Maybe someone with more knowledge on this will be more helpful.

[rainwatter]

Thank you so much for the pattern link. I've tried to make a cloche and had the run out of yarn problem. BUT I think that I've found two coordinating colors, so I'm going to try a striped cloche tonight. Thank you also about your advice on the scarf. Maybe not boiling water, but a dunk in very hot water might just be what I need.

[caz_mc]

For those of you who make hats, is there a particular style/look that uses minimal yarn?

a lacy skull cap i guess.
http://members.aol.com/JSchlossma/skcap.html
or maybe you will get away with this one?:
http://members.aol.com/JSchlossma/gramhs.html

The child has Cystic Fibrosis, so I want to make sure I wash the scarf realy well to kill any potential germs before sending it off.

i don't think germs are that huge a deal, i think it is their diet that they have to be finicky with and regular hospital treatment to clear the lungs. normal washing according to the label should suffice. - i am not a doctor blah blah blah.

[rainwatter]

Thanks so much for the links!! I love the lacy skull cap, it is just what I need.

I thought about just putting the scarf through the wash, but as I also have a toddler in preschool, so we have runny noses around here a bit. All I know about my friend's child is that if she catches a cold, they have to do all sorts of extra stuff to keep her lungs clear and its a realy big deal. I would feel awful if I sent a christmas gift that put them through that.

[lutheranchick]

Since it is a wool-acrylic blend, it will not felt. You can throw it into the washing machine. I believe it even have washing instructions on the label. Trust the label. As for throwing it into the oven, yes that would actually melt the scarf. Why? Because acrylic is plastic. So just do a normal washing and it should suffice. If not, I'm sure the parents would know any other treatment needed for him, since he is their child after all.

[rainwatter]

thanks so much for your sound advice!!