I am in the process of upgrading Ah! Creations to a new name and a new site titled Epic Yarns.  My husband came up with the name, and after thinking it sounded too conceited, he finally convinced me that the name at least sounded cool enough to use.  I am going to try to release new patterns, free and for sale. I have said that a million times, but having a 2 year old is definitely hard work and I can never seem to find time to answer all the questions people have about the patterns. I am truly sorry to all of those who have had questions and have not received a response. My new plan is to dedicate about 15 minutes a day to at least checking the blog. I hope you like the new site when it is finished and thank you guys for being such great supporters of my blog. If you have any recommendations on what my next free pattern should be feel free to send them my way. I am always up for suggestions.

I have noticed the big trend towards Messy Bun Hats and had to make my own chunkier version.  I used Loops & Threads Charisma yarn and a J hook to make this awesome hat.I like it alot more than my thinner versions I have made. I hope you enjoy as well.

Brim of Hat

Leave a long starting yarn to sew pieces together at the end.
Row 1: Ch 7, hdc in 2nd chain from hook and in each chain across, turn (6)
Row 2: Ch 1, working in BACK LOOPS only – hdc in each stitch across, turn (6)
Rows 3-37: continue working in back loops only, hdc in each stich across (6)

You have now finished the hat brim, turn your work so that you are working on the ends of the rows you just created.
Round 1: Ch 1, *1 sc in the end of the first row, sc in the next row* and repeat across all the rows. sc into the foundation chain after the last row, bring the ends together and join in the first sc (57) This is where the brim actually becomes attached to start looking like a hat.
Round 2: Working in BACK LOOPS for this round only – Ch 2, dc in same stitch and in each stitch around, join in first dc (57).

You may want to check your stitch count here to make sure you have 57 stitches.
Round 3: chain 2, *dc in each stitch* around (57)

Round 4-7: repeat round 3 (57)
Round 8: Ch 2, sc in first stitch, *dc2tog, dc in next 6 stitches* repeat from * around, join (50)
Round 9: Ch 2, *dc2tog, dc in next 3 stitches* repeat around, join (40)
Round 10: Ch 2, *dc2tog, dc in next 2 stitches* repeat around, join (30)
Round 11: Ch 2, *dc2tog, dc in next stitch* repeat around, join (20)

F/o.
Use your starting tail to sew the ends of your brim together. Make sure to weave in all ends and enjoy!

It’s been awhile to say the least. Like a lot of people, I caught the Pokémon fever again after playing some Pokémon GO.  I thought to get my start back into making patterns I would pick a Pokémon that was fairly easy to make but that I also like.  Cacturne just has that cool vibe to him and was super straightforward to make and I have a “thing” for cacti.  So here is Cacturne, National Pokedex #332 all the way from the Hoenn region.

Click below for pattern:

CrochetCacturne

It has been awhile since I’ve posted a pattern. Alot has happened in my personal life so crocheting original patterns had to take a backseat.  I had a baby, who is now 10 months old.  He is in love with the mario character Yoshi, so much so that he has tried to chew up my Yarn Yoshi Amiibo for Yoshi’s Wooly World game.  In an attempt to save the yarn yoshi (he has electronics in him) I made this Yoshi.  I was nervous at first about how my little one would respond to it, but he is in love with him.  Everyday he runs to where Yoshi sits and “requests” that we pick him up so he can grab the Yoshi (Sometimes multiple times in a span of 2 or 3 minutes).  It’s the perfect size for his little hands, and the nose must be pretty tasty because he chews on it fairly frequently.  I’m thinking about making a whole set of mario characters in this style for him.

Click below for the PDF of the pattern:

Yoshi Amiibo Crochet