For being such fashion inspiration, Vogue really doesn't have inspired names for its projects.
That aside ...
If you crochet and haven't seen Vogue Knitting's special crochet volume, go get it. Now. The patterns are gorgeous, totally doable, stylish, and surprisingly wearable. There's just something about crochet patterns that makes them hard to envision being worn on a regular basis.
Probably the most wearable is the very simple bobble hat pattern, which I've already made two of ... (finals week stress leads to lots of knitting and crochet, which makes me procrastinate which in turn makes me more stressed). One is being blocked at the moment, but the first one has already been worn a few times.
I got stitch gauge, but not row gauge, with Berroco Vintage DK. The hat turned out the right circumference but much shorter than the pattern suggests. The color isn't exactly represented well here; I'm still learning how to use my DSLR so my white balancing is less than stellar. I'll get there.
I probably could have gone up a hook size for it to turn out bigger, but I kind of like it as-is. It was also a first-run, and a stash burning project. Because working at a yarn shop leads to a ridiculous stash. I mean it. Totally ridiculous.
My second attempt is with Classic Elite Alpaca Sox held double, and I adore it. Pics soon!
ek
That aside ...
If you crochet and haven't seen Vogue Knitting's special crochet volume, go get it. Now. The patterns are gorgeous, totally doable, stylish, and surprisingly wearable. There's just something about crochet patterns that makes them hard to envision being worn on a regular basis.
Probably the most wearable is the very simple bobble hat pattern, which I've already made two of ... (finals week stress leads to lots of knitting and crochet, which makes me procrastinate which in turn makes me more stressed). One is being blocked at the moment, but the first one has already been worn a few times.
I got stitch gauge, but not row gauge, with Berroco Vintage DK. The hat turned out the right circumference but much shorter than the pattern suggests. The color isn't exactly represented well here; I'm still learning how to use my DSLR so my white balancing is less than stellar. I'll get there.
I probably could have gone up a hook size for it to turn out bigger, but I kind of like it as-is. It was also a first-run, and a stash burning project. Because working at a yarn shop leads to a ridiculous stash. I mean it. Totally ridiculous.
My second attempt is with Classic Elite Alpaca Sox held double, and I adore it. Pics soon!
ek
Hello, I really like your finished bobble hat; you look really cute in your hat and the color suits you. I myself just bought or more precisely bid and won a copy of the Vogue Crochet 2012 special edition for a large sum, which is a silly move because all I wanted was the pattern for the bobble hat. BUT WAIT THERE IS MORE I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTIONS! I am somewhere between a beginner and intermediate but I am much more closer to a beginner level however I know my basic stitches and I know how to decode the crochet language but the pattern confused me. I am not sure where to begin because right underneath the bold stitch glossary the bobble pattern begins and right underneath that the pattern for hat begins. YES, I need help so could you please HELP ME PRETTY PLEASE. I have already read the pattern a couple of time but I still don't get it where is the beginning magic circle, in the bobble pattern it tells me to do a half double crochet in each stitch WHAT STITCH from where if the pattern doesn't instruct me on how many chains I need to do in order to plant my half double crochet and is this the beginning because further down the page the pattern for the hat starts again at row one. Okay the pattern calls for two strand of yarn is that really crucial for the hat and I am instructed to chain four okay I understand but from where do I work the bobble pattern into the hat what row from what round and furthermore from what row do I do a decrease. The level for this project is easy but the pattern is all over the place at least for me. In fact, the harder project are easier to follow with a continuing pattern from point A to point B with an actual starting point like a foundation chain. Therefore, could you please guide me in the right direction to complete this really trendy hat and if you can't help me then do you know where I can get
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