How to Crochet an Easter Hat
While the days of Easter bonnets and three-piece suits have come and gone, Easter is still one of the few holidays when families get decked out in their Sunday best, sporting corsages, patent leather shoes and hats. Whether you're a novice or an expert at crocheting, there are many hat patterns to help put a homespun accent on your Easter ensemble. After a visit to the craft or yarn store to select a bevy of spring-colored skeins, you'll be ready to create a labor of love that just might be the chicest thing happening this spring. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Spring-colored yarn skeins
- Crochet hooks
- Purchased or downloaded hat pattern
Instructions
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Visit your local craft store or peruse the Web for hat patterns that fit your style and accent your Easter garb.
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Read through the pattern to determine your yarn needs, and purchase appropriate colors and amount of yarn. In addition, you may need to purchase more than one size of crochet hook, depending on your selected pattern.
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Ask a store representative for help if you feel lost in the yarn section. Many patterns call for particular weights and yarn types (like "medium worsted"), and store clerks can save you time by pointing you in the right direction.
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Crochet a sample swatch to be sure your yarn, hook and style of crocheting will yield the correct size. Most patterns give you measurements for a specific number of stitches.
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Try your hat on (or have someone else try it on, if you are giving it away) before you finish crocheting. While yarn is forgiving and will stretch slightly, you want to make sure your creation will fit its owner comfortably.
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Make your crochet project a true original by adding embellishments to the finished Easter hat. Items such as pastel buttons, embroidered flowers or glass beads make a lovely final touch.
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Tips & Warnings
Websites such as CrochetPatternCentral.com offer free patterns for hundreds of crochet projects (see Resources below). Peruse these sites to find the perfect hat pattern for you or your loved one.
Visit your local library or bookstore to look through crochet books for ideas.
Most crochet patterns use shorthand such as "CC" for "contrasting color." If you run across an unfamiliar abbreviation, check websites such as CraftDesigns4U.com, which offer comprehensive lists of crochet acronyms and abbreviations.
