Crochet Hat With Tubes For Braids

I can't remember when I started this hat, but when I found it on my dresser it was about 90% done.  So I finished it up and listed it on Etsy and Yardsellr.

Purple and Black Slouch Cap

I'm whipping up a cute little purple variegated slouch hat right now. The border (band) will be black. I'm crocheting it during TV commercials. I wish I'd had it yesterday when I was sitting in the bleachers freezing my buns off at an SCA event. Just that morning I had taken my hat out of my purse thinking I wouldn't need it on a nice sunny day. But then a breeze came up and the grass was wet from yesterday's rain and brrrr it got chilly.

Peggy's Hat

Here is a cool little hat I crocheted for my neighbor Peggy. It has a little ribbon drawstring in case she needs to adjust the size. Remember if you see a hat I've made that you like, I can always make a similar one for you and list it in my etsy shop at http://www.pigglewiggins.etsy.com/.

Camo Tam

I love this camo yarn my boyfriend just got me. Ater I finish this tam to sell at an archery event, I want to make a slouch cap out of the same yarn to wear camping this winter. This yarn also comes in solid colors and is 100% wool by Patons.

Repost From My Crochet Blog RE: Slouch Hats

Right now I'm getting ready to make some slouch hats. Once I visualized in my mind that the shape is the same as a snood, only with a solid fabric instead of a netted one, I realized how easy it will be to make some. It's pretty much the same thing as a bag cap we wore at the Renaissance Faires. Some of the slouch cap patterns I googled up yesterday aren't really baggy at all and look just like beanies. I think they missed the point.

One pattern I read said that these 'slouch hats' would only be in style a few months so make them super big out of wool, so when the trend passes you can shrink them down and felt them to be a normal hat. Evidentally she doesn't know her hat history because this classic style has been around for centuries. When Pete Seeger wore one to the Obama Inaguration, I seriously doubt he was trying to be trendy. Ah well, that's fashionistas for you.