My boyfriend's birthday was a few weeks ago. I was trying to crochet
him a woolly hat.
I am a real beginner with crochet. In the first week of January I decided to teach myself crochet from a book I bought with the Christmas money my stepfather gave me. The first week was really tough. The book was showing pictures of how you should have your hands when crocheting - well quite frankly mine did not want to crochet like that at all. After a few days of struggling I decided to have a look at You Tube videos of people crocheting in action. I decided not to worry about my hands but the stitches instead and then I was away with crochet.
I made a few things in my first month a mini storage box, a flower, a twisty scarf and I decided to make my boyfriend's present out of crochet. I had no idea what to make and he said he would love a woolly hat with a pompom on the top.
Please bear in mind this was 3 days before his birthday and ordinarily this would be enough time to browse in a shop and purchase something appropriate. But this was my first project making something as a present for my boyfriend - it had to be good!
This was also the first real project based on a round and this really challenged me. There were a few duff starts before I
was confident that what I was working would resemble what I wanted
it to be. Needless to say 15 days late, I'm still working on his woolly
hat but its almost finished and then I can make the pompom for the top. But as a good friend said - who gets a bespoke woolly hat these days?
Not wanting him to be without on his birthday, he had a handmade card and I baked him a chocolate cake with happy birthday candles so he was chuffed with that.
His real present (the woolly hat) is nearly finished except for the pompom - lets hope I'm not too much of a perfectionist with that bit! Poor Matt...
I made a few things in my first month a mini storage box, a flower, a twisty scarf and I decided to make my boyfriend's present out of crochet. I had no idea what to make and he said he would love a woolly hat with a pompom on the top.
Please bear in mind this was 3 days before his birthday and ordinarily this would be enough time to browse in a shop and purchase something appropriate. But this was my first project making something as a present for my boyfriend - it had to be good!
This was also the first real project based on a round and this really challenged me. There were a few duff starts before I
was confident that what I was working would resemble what I wanted
it to be. Needless to say 15 days late, I'm still working on his woolly
hat but its almost finished and then I can make the pompom for the top. But as a good friend said - who gets a bespoke woolly hat these days?Not wanting him to be without on his birthday, he had a handmade card and I baked him a chocolate cake with happy birthday candles so he was chuffed with that.
His real present (the woolly hat) is nearly finished except for the pompom - lets hope I'm not too much of a perfectionist with that bit! Poor Matt...
