2015 Stash Bust for Charity, June Update

Posted on June 19, 2015 by CrochetByDarleenHopkins

A Birthday Hat for Halos of Hope

Pat with 12 Months = 24 Hats is so sweet. My birthday was last month and she surprised me with a gift pattern, The Countryside Slouchy. This hat has a unique style and is one I had not yet made. It is always fun to try something new and I enjoyed making this hat. Thanks Pat!!!!

Click on the hat and it will bring you to my Ravelry project page to see more photos.

This hat weighs 3.25 ounces.

Total hats made in the 2015 Stash Bust Challenge to date: 10

Total bears made in the 2015 Stash Bust Challenge to date: 6

Total weight of yarn used in the 2015 Stash Bust Challenge to date: 3 pounds, 12.5 ounces!

2015 Stash Bust for Charity, Sneaking in One More for April

Posted on April 30, 2015 by CrochetByDarleenHopkins

One more for April, 2015!

Purple Fuzz chemo hat for donation, Halos of Hope

While gathering up my collection of hats to mail to Halos of Hope I found this hat that was 90% done. I had started it in February while I worked up the pattern for the orange furry wig. I didn’t have enough yarn so I had to turn it into a beanie. At some point I set it aside and completely forgot about it. It is a whole ‘lotta Purple Fuzz! The furry wig pattern is still on my to-do list and I have more furry yarn in stash to work with.

This hat weighs 3.25 ounces.

Total hats made in the 2015 Stash Bust Challenge to date: 10

Total bears made in the 2015 Stash Bust Challenge to date: 6

Total weight of yarn used in the 2015 Stash Bust Challenge to date: 2 pounds, 6.25 ounces!

15 hats ready to mail to Halos of Hope

2015 Stash Bust for Charity, End of April Update

Posted on April 29, 2015 by CrochetByDarleenHopkins

Three More Hats for Halos of Hope

Halos of Hope chemo hat for donation, crochet Pat with 12 Months = 24 Hats challenged me this past month with who could make the most hats during the month. The winner gets 2 skeins of cotton yarn. I started out strong and completed 2 hats in the first week. But the month became busier for me and I was only able to complete 3 more in last couple of weeks. Overall, 5 hats in one month is pretty great and I’m pleased with my progress. I’m anxious to see how many Pat completed and if she’ll be sending me yarn or if I’ll be sending some to her! Of course, the real winner is Halos of Hope as all hats will be donated to them.

The first hat is a pattern from the April issue of ILikeCrochet.com. It is the Darling Baby Hat made in the largest size. I used some organic cotton yarn I have had for a while and love it. The flower is attached with a safety-pin so it can be moved or removed for washing.

The next hat is a Big Kahuna made with Bernat Handicrafter CottonTwists. I LOVE the bright pinks!

Beanie crocheted by Darleen Hopkins for Halos of Hope donation, chemo hat The last hat is a random striped basic beanie. I didn’t follow a pattern. I just grouped together some small balls of leftover cotton/acrylic blend yarn that I thought looked nice together and started crocheting. I like the way it turned out but it was A LOT of ends to work in.

It was a lot of fun to “compete” with Pat this month. I can’t wait to see how many she finished!! Did she beat 5???

These three hats weigh 8.75 ounces.

Total hats made in the 2015 Stash Bust Challenge to date: 9

Total bears made in the 2015 Stash Bust Challenge to date: 6

Total weight of yarn used in the 2015 Stash Bust Challenge to date: 2 pounds, 3 ounces!

2015 Stash Bust for Charity, Mid April Update

Posted on April 17, 2015 by CrochetByDarleenHopkins

More Crocheted Bears

6 Wee Bears for Team Lewis ready to mail!

Three more bears for Team Lewis. The striped matching bears are made with alternating rows of Sugar ‘n Cream ombre and a solid lavender. This yarn was given to me by very generous crocheter (Read more!) The pink striped bear was made as the sibling to the blue striped bear I posted last week. I used a couple different brands of cotton/acrylic blend yarn for her and she is super soft!

The bears are a lot of fun to make. I’m honored to be able to help out this group and I hope the bears can bring some comfort to those who are going through the worst thing imaginable. The three bears weigh 5.75 ounces-before stuffing!

Team Lewis is a sweet organization, please check it out.

Total hats made in the 2015 Stash Bust Challenge to date: 6

Total bears made in the 2015 Stash Bust Challenge to date: 6

Total weight of yarn used in the 2015 Stash Bust Challenge to date: 1 pound, 10.25 ounces!

2015 Stash Bust for Charity, Early April Update

Posted on April 11, 2015 by CrochetByDarleenHopkins

Bears and Hats and Hats and Bears

The Cubed Hat with alternate striping.—–>

This past week my boys been on spring break so we decided to take a quick road trip to Tennessee and Alabama. The road trip was fun and we saw some great sites. Raccoon Mountain, Cathedral Caverns, Russell Cave National Monument and Little River Canyon National Preserve. Whenever we road trip my husband does most of the driving. This gives me lots of crochet time. This is good because as mentioned in my last post, Pat, with 12 months = 24 hats challenged me to hat-off. We are competing to see who can make more hats for Halos of Hope this month. In addition to hats, I’m making bears for Team Lewis. Lots to crochet in April!

I decided to make a Cubed Hat as my first hat for this challenge as my husband wears his Cubed Super Slouchy a lot and I thought it would be nice to make one for donation. Halos of Hope always seems to need hats for men. My intent was to make a Cubed Hat, Super Slouchy but apparently I picked up the pattern for the Cubed Hat, Relaxed Beanie! Whoops! About 80% into the hat I realized I was making a beanie. Oh well. The good thing about this error was I had enough green yarn to make a second beanie. I used the same pattern but adjusted the striping. My husband really liked the color combination so it looks like I’ll be making him one as well.