Año del Oso

In honor of The Year of the Bear I have decided to make my first bear beanie! Holla! And as Dr. Mueller would say...Go Bears! Enjoy the free pattern and photos!



Supplies
I Love This Yarn! light taupe and old rose
Button of choice. La-petite pearl button used. (Must have shank backing)
N hook
J hook
Yarn needle
Scissors

Abbreviations
ch - chain
st - stitch
sl st - slip stitch
sc - single crochet
hdl - half double crochet
dc - double crochet
trc - triple crochet
[] - repeat

Hat pattern
2 strands of yarn used for the chunky look!
Round 1: ch 4, sl st in 1st ch made to make a circle, ch 1
Round 2: 11 hdc into center of circle, sl st, ch 1 (12)
Round 3: 2 hdc in next st, [hdc, 2 hdc in next st] sl st, ch 1 (18)
Round 4: hdc, 2 hdc in next st, [hdc 2, 2 hdc in next st] st st, ch 1 (24)

Add extra rounds using same method for larger sizes

Rounds 5 - 8: hdc in each st around
Rounds 9 - 10: sc in each st around, tie off, weave ends into beanie

Ears Pattern
Start with a Magic Ring but use 5 sc instead of 6, stop after completing step 6, ch 1
Round 2: 2 sc in next st, sc 3, 2 sc in next st, sk 1, sl st, ch1
Round 3: sc 7, sl st, ch 1
Round 4: 2 sc in next st, sc 6, 2 sc in next st, sl st, tie off, leave 12" tail.

Using yarn needle sew each ear to top of beanie, tie off, and weave in ends.


Flower pattern
Round 1: ch 4, sl st in 1st ch made to make circle, sl st, ch 1
Round 2: sc 10 into center of circle, sl st
Round 3: [ch 3, sk 1 st, sl st into next st], repeat around to make 5 petals, sl st, ch 1
Petals: into petal space sc 1, dc 1, trc 3, dc 1, sc 1. Continue around for each petal.
Round 4: working into the stitches of Round 2 crochet 2 hdc into each st around but skip the last two stitches. (16 hdc)

Round 5: repeat Round 3 to make 8 petals.
Petals: into petal space sc 1, dc 1, trc 4, dc 1, sc 1. Continue around for each petal, sl st, tie off leaving 24" tail.

Using yarn needle sew flower to the beanie below one of the ears.

Last but not least sew the button through the center of the flower to the beanie. Because every Baylor girl loves their pearl jewerly/accessories!

Sic 'em Bears!

Hello blogging world! Welcome to Haley's Hook Up! I am a Baylor grad working as a registered nurse in Tyler, Texas. I live for my family, am a major sports junky, and love anything crafty. So after some convincing from my older sister I've decided to try out blogging! I will use Haley's Hook Up mainly for all of my crafting endeavors. But I can't promise there won't be some sports posts thrown in here an there. Which brings me to my first project...my very first fabric and felt wreath! Ranger Love!

Because I made this wreath prior to my blog I do not have pictures of the entire process. I promise I'll get better! Supplies: Medium size styrofoam wreath $4.99 1/2 yard of fabric $1.47 (on sale!) 4 sheets of felt (2 red, 2 white) $1 Fabric glue $4.99 All supplies were found at Hobby Lobby! This project took me close to 1.5 hours to complete. Cut fabric into strips approximately 5 inches wide. Wrap fabric around wreath until completely covered. I did not glue the fabric down until the very end. Cut felt into circles of various sizes. My largest felt flower was approximately 7-8 inches in diameter. Cut each circle into a swirl. Then wrap the swirl continuously until it looks as shown in the photo. Use a small ammount of fabric glue at the very end of the felt swirl to complete flower. Don't forget the fabric glue does NOT dry clear! I learned that the hard way, hehe. Now use the fabric glue to attach each flower to the wreath. I always tend to lean towards the bottom right side of the wreath when attaching accessories. The Texas Rangers "T" I traced with a pencil by hand. If you don't feel comfortable doing so there are tons of photos online you can print, cut out, and use as a stencil. Fabric glue was also used to glue the white and red T's together as well as to the wreath. And that's it! The perfect summertime wreath! Feel free to contact me with any questions or pictures of your finished product! Happy Wreathing!