A beary cute hat. Take two.

Success!

The new/original yarn definitely tested my patience. It's pretty fuzzy, which makes it difficult to see the loops in the chains. I did find out that this yarn is "worsted weight" and it's also "medium", so that's good. I finally figured it out and managed to whip up this cutey. It did take me a couple hours to make this (and really it should have only taken about an hour), but I'm still a beginner. The fact that I was able to get this done in less than a day is pretty impressive in my book. I did use a larger hook than the pattern called for, but that's because it's what worked best for me. The final piece ended up being 7"x7", so it might be a tad bigger than hoped for. Sadly, I don't have any newborns to try it on.

I attempted to wing the ears with an idea I had for them, but that failed. So I went back to the pattern and followed her directions for the ears. Once those were done, I sewed them on, wove in all my ends, and then sat back and smiled at my beary cute hat!

My previously mentioned friend Julie, told me about this pretty neat site with tons of free patterns. It's called Ravelry and I plan on tackling some of their patterns in the future. I also have the "Cozy Crochet Kit" I purchased when I first decided I wanted to learn to crochet. I've gone through the patterns that came with the kit and I'll be working through them one by one.

Next up: Soft Coaster.