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Dawn

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“Now mayest thou see that the best the world can give—call it by what name thou wilt and prize it at its utmost worth—is nothing more than these: wind and smoke and a dream and a flower.” ~from The Journey of Rheinfrid in "A Child's Book of Saints"

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USA - MI

My Crafts: I think I've done just about everything - macrame, Christmas ornaments, polymer clay beads, beadwork, candlemaking, knitting, and now focusing on crochet for making chemo caps for cancer patients and those who love 'em.

My Shows: Monty Python's Flying Circus. Early M*A*S*H reruns. Twin Peaks.

My Movies: Manhattan. Local Hero. Wild at Heart. Currently loving old movies on Turner Movie Classics from 1930's-40's, especially anything with Barbara Stanwick.

My Books: Too many to count, they're everywhere. Currently rereading A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens, and I'm not above reading comic books if well written.

My Magazines: Gave 'em up years ago. Anything I want to read about is online :)

My Music: Anything from early punk/New Wave/alternative era of about 1977 to 1990. Some jazz (piano / trios preferred), some classical. Oh, and the Beatles, my first love.

My Occupation: Administrative and Tech Support

My Other Hobbies: Writing/blogging, web stuff, computer gaming.

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The solution!

Saturday, April 5, 2008, 11:33 AM CST [General]

After a bit of experimentation, I found the stitch for the Gatsby style cloche that should satisfy both requirements...a pretty hat with a bit of unusual but subtle texture added...with the "holes" minimized and still flexible enough not to make crocheting it a struggle! The other caps I've made so far (apart from a couple of berets for me and my husband- hey, I needed the practice :P ) have been very plain, relying on bright, variegated yarn to add interest. I'm not much into tassels, scalloped edges or pompoms (although the crochet flowers have me intrigued), so with this new hat pattern I'm a happy capper (eww, bad pun)!

I'll post a pic when it's finished, still a lot of rows to go...

Cheers,
Dawn

P.S. The stitch I used is an "extended" single crochet - insert hook, pull a loop through as usual, YO and draw only 1 loop through (2 loops on hook), YO again and pull the two loops through. Happy happy joy joy!

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The challenge...

Friday, April 4, 2008, 06:17 PM CST [General]

I've been crocheting along for a couple of months now (I did it a long time ago and went back to it) and boy, do the "chemo caps" I want to make ever look alike! I would like to try new stitches and methods, but when you don't have any hair, you don't want visible holes in your cap emphasizing the fact. I know this from experience. I really hated wigs, but at least there you know you're....covered. I found this really cute "Gatsby" style cloche hat pattern with spiraling over-the-post (US) dc's, but it's a little too meshy and airy and, ehh, holey.

Gatsby-style cloche hat

So I'm trying to do it with single crochets to make the fabric tighter, but it's getting pretty stiff to work with. I'm using Caron's Simply Soft with a 4.5 mm hook, and I just can't see whipping these off quickly and easily. After all, I work full-time, so I'd like somethiing easier/faster to crochet with the same sort of effect. I'm open to suggestions....

Thanks a million,
Dawn