My friend Blaze is about two weeks ahead of me in her pregnancy. She had a boy last year she named Lyric and she’s getting ready to have a girl whom she is calling Jazz. Can you guess she’s a singer?
With a name like Jazz I thought I should knit her a baby hat with some real flair. None of this pale pink stuff — I’ve got to go purple and red!
And I’ve finally learned to crochet a flower. This was the original reason I taught myself to crochet and that was almost two years ago. I now have the skills to make one without referring to a pattern. I will try to write out how I made it.
Materials:
Worsted weight yarn (I used Vanna White yarn)
Size 8 double point needles (or a really long circular if you know the Magic Loop method)
Size H crochet hook (it could be smaller, but I only have two sizes)
Darning needle
Directions for hat:
Cast on 64 stitches. K1, p1 ribbing for 5 rounds
Knit in stockinette stitch for 25 more rounds, or till piece is about 4 inches tall.
Decrease as follows: *K2tog, k6*, repeat till end of round.
K 1 round
*K2tog, k5*, repeat till end of round.
K 1 round
*K2tog, k4*, repeat till end of round.
K 1 round
*K2tog, k3*, repeat till end of round.
K 1 round
*K2tog, k2*, repeat till end of round.
K 1 round
*K2tog, k1*, repeat till end of round.
*K2tog*, repeat till end of round.
Alaska Knit Nat 
Hi Natasha, Looks like All Free Knitting picked up your Jazz Baby hat and I’m downloading it for my granddaughter. I have a dozen hat patterns but was hoping someday to get a pattern for a flower than I could knit. I’m probably not looking in the right spot.
I lived in Anchorage and Soldotna from 1975-1989. My son was born there and we loved raising him there. I hope you are finding reasons to get outside by now. It really is a pretty place to live and share with your family.
Christy
Hi Christy,
Like many Alaskans, we have lots of family outside the state so we do find reasons to travel. Winter is one of the big reasons. We’ve had a mild one so far, but plan on going to San Francisco in April. I don’t get to Soldotna too often but I’m hoping to head that way next June because thanks to all the wildfires I reckon there will be lots of morel mushrooms to pick!
I spent a long time looking for the best crochet flower that was easy to make but also not too delicate. I couldn’t ever find just the right one so I created my own. I hope you find it just as fun to make as I do.
Thanks for reaching out and leaving a comment. Happy holidays!
-Natasha
great way to use small amounts of wool
Thanks Annette. The crochet flower is really fun to work up and can be sewn on to a variety of projects. Sometimes I will buy a crochet baby blanket from the thrift store and add my own trim and flowers so another little one can use it.
Thanks for your comment,
Natasha