I only needed to add 3 rows to finish my "Olympics" hat. I procrastinated, closing ceremonies are tomorrow, so I buckled down and got it done.
The pattern is from:
http://www.headhuggers.org/patterns/cpatt11.htmIt's called: "Head Huggers: Crochet Pattern: 11" in Loving Georgia Lee Tyler's memory. The photo on the pattern page is in bright green and red stripes. Thumbnails show it in solid colors in yellow and lavender. On page 2, it has a lovely photo of Georgia Lee Tyler and it says, "To the best Mother & Mother-In-Law that two people could every want. We LOVE you Mom." Also, the hat was designed by Christine Marie Way Tyler and John Wesley Tyler. I thought this extra info about her and the designers was a nice tribute to her and the sweet person she must have been. ♥
I used an "I" crochet hook and 4 ply WW yarn. I followed the directions for an adult. When I got to the adult size choices, I had 2 ways of making it to fit my head. I could either repeat one round, which I did not do, or I could add just a few "2DC" in another round of DC. I ended up adding too many extra "2DC", so it fit loose. However, later in the pattern, I saw where I could skip 2 stitches, to make it smaller, so it ended up with the perfect-for-me fit. I was so pleased, I got out a royal blue turtleneck and red sweatshirt, and put my "Olympics"-colors hat and some red earrings on.
Now I'm all festive for the closing ceremonies tomorrow night.
I have a Dfriend who turns 62 on March 29. She loves hats. A few years ago I made myself a reversible hat in black on one side and purple variegated on the other. I gave it to DD, but she returned it to me, as it was too loose for her head, too warm, etc... I washed it up, so it's looking like new again and it just so happens how my Dfriend loves hats AND purple/lavender! She lives in SC, they're getting terrible ice/snow, so this hat will match her black coat perfectly.
I'll mail it earlier in March, so she gets good use out of it for a longer amount of time, too. I'm so glad I made the hat for myself, then it went full circle back to me, to eventually Bless my Dfriend. ♥ It's nice when things like this happen, isn't it?