Headwarmers for the Homeless and Flower Pattern

Every once in a while, I set aside my time to do some good for the community. Since my talent (Besides being a genius, artist, baker, and athlete) is crocheting, I usually do a project that requires me to donate something handmade. I've done scarves for the special olympics, chemo caps for cancer patients(that i have yet to deliver), armwarmers and legwarmers for homeless women, and I am now doing more things for the homeless women. I have decided to create Headwarmers for them, I do this with a church group called the Prayer Shawl Ministry. My headwarmers have not only done good for women without homes, but they have also done good for me and my business. They are very popular amongst the women, and I am still receiving orders. I made up my own pattern for these Headwarmers, but I have provided a different pattern that I liked much better. But, I did provide the pattern for the flower that I used to embellish my headwarmers.

http://daperfectmix.blogspot.com/2010/10/easy-head-warmer-pattern.html


Below are My Creations for the homeless:]

Flower Pattern:

Materials: Hook in any size, and any kind of yarn, scissors, large-eyed plastic needle.

Row 1: Ch. 40 and single cr. in each st. across. 40 single cr.

Row 2: Ch. 3 and complete 5 dbl. cr. in first st. from hook. *complete 5 dbl. cr. in next st.  repeat from * until end. Emd and leave long tail to weave in. 200 dbl. cr.

Flower assembly: Roll flower together in a spiral shape and using needle and yarn, sew together, starting at center. knot and cut. Sew flower to Headwarmer and wear your gorgeous creation,

Apple Tarte Recipe (Pomme Tarte)

For those of us that love the taste of the traditional apple pie, but find it too troublesome to go through the tedious task of making a graham cracker crust, or just want to get in touch with their French side, I have created a recipe that is perfect for you. Apple Tartes were invented in France, and the word for apple tarte in French is la Pomme Tarte.

You Will Need:
10-inch tarte pan
Skillet
Mixing bowl
Ingredients:
Crust: 10 tblspoons butter, 2 cups flour
Filling: 3 decent sized apples, 4 tblspoons butter,2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1/2 cup sugar.
Instructions:
  Crust:Preheat oven to 350 degreees farhenheit. Place 7 tblspoons of butter and 1 1/2 cups flour in mixing bowl and use a round bladed knife to stir butter and flour together until it resembles bread crumbs. Spread crust evenly inside tarte pan. Place Crust in oven to bake for 10-15 minutes.
Filling: Peel and cut apples into quarters before beggining. Place butter, sugar, and cinnamon in a skillet over medium heat. Let cook until mixture turns syrupy and smells like caramel. Place quartered apples in pan with mixture and stir occasionally. When apples turn a golden-brown remove them from the stove and set aside to cool for about five minutes.
Using a large spoon, scoop caramelized apples into partially baked crust.
Top Layer of Pie: You should still have 3 tblspoons of butter left over from the crust. Use this to mix with the remaining flour from crust using a rounf bladed knife until mixture looks like large breadcrumbs. Flatten dough out on a flat surface dusted with flour and cut into large uneven pieces. Place these pieces over top of filling. Place Tarte in oven and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until top layer of pie is a golden-brown and not doughy anymore.

                                                                           My French Creation!

Beanie Crochet Pattern

These hats are simple and fun to make. The pattern is short, and you can embellish them any way you want. I prefer to use flowers as embellishments, but I've also seen people use buttons, crochet animals and shapes, and much, much more. Here's my pattern for the Crochet Beanie:

Crochet Beanie Pattern:

Gauge: Unimportant

Materials: Plastic large-eyed needle, 5mm crochet hook, Caron yarn in any color, scissors.

Rnd 1: Ch 4 and connect to form ring. Ch. 3 and complete 9 dbl cr. in ring. sl. st. to ch. 3

Rnd 2: Ch. 3 and dbl. cr. in same st. as ch. 3 that was made.  Complete two dbl. cr. in each st. around until end. sl. st. to ch. 3. 20 Dbl. Cr.

Rnd 3: Ch. 3 and dbl. cr. in same st. as ch. 3 and do a dbl. cr. in next st. * Complete  2 dbl. cr.  in next st. and one dbl. cr. in next dbl. cr. st.* Repeat from * until end. sl. st. to ch. 3. 30 dbl. cr.

Rnd 4: Ch. 3 and dbl. cr. in same st. as ch. 3 and do a dbl. cr. in next 2 stitches. *Complete 2 dbl cr. in next st. and a dbl. cr. in next 2 stitches repeat from * around until end. sl. st. to ch. 3. 40 Dbl. Cr.

Rnd 5: Ch. 3 and dbl. cr. in same st. as ch. 3 and do a dbl. cr. in same st. as ch. 3 complete a dbl. cr. in next 3 stitches. *Complete 2 dbl. cr. in next st. and 1 dbl. cr. in next 3 stitches* repeat from * around until end. sl. st. to ch. 3. 50 Dbl. Cr.

Rnd 6: Ch. 3 and dbl. cr. in same st. as Ch. 3. do a dbl. cr. in next 4 stitches. * Complete 2 dbl. cr. in next st. and 1 dbl. cr. in next 4 stitches. Repeat from *around until end. sl. st. to ch. 3. 60 Dbl. Cr.

Rnd 7-14: Ch, 3 and dbl. cr. in each st. around. sl. st. to ch. 3. 60 Dbl. Cr.

Round 15- 17: Ch. 2 and single cr. in each st. around until end. sl. st. to ch. 2. cut yarn and leave a long tail to weave in later.

Slouchy Hat Crochet Pattern

When fall and winter time comes round, I pull out my favorite kinds of hat: the slouchy rasta hat. They are extremely comfortable and warm to wear, and they are very stylish. I absolutely love them, and they go with any and everything. These hats are always big sellers for me in the winter and fall time, so I decided to post the pattern because they are so popular.

                           Slouchy Hat Pattern:

Gauge: unimportant

Materials:1 skein Lion Brand Homespun Yarn in any color, size K10.5/6.5mm, wide-eyed needle, scissors

Round 1: make a ch. of 4. ch. 3 and complete 9 dbl cr. in ring. sl. st. to ch. 3 10 dbl. cr.

Round 2: Ch. 3 and dbl cr. in same st.  ch. 3 is in. complete 2 dbl. cr. in each dbl. cr. around. sl. st. in ch. 3. 20 dbl. cr.

Round 3: Ch. 3 and dbl. cr. in same st. as ch. 3. complete 1 dbl. cr. in next dbl. cr. *2 dbl. cr. in next st. and 1 dbl cr. in next st.* repeat from * around until end. sl. st. to ch. 3. 30 dbl. cr.

Round 4: Ch. 3 and dbl. cr. in same st. as ch. 3. complete dbl. cr. in next 2 stitches.  * complete 2 dbl cr. in next st. and dbl. cr. in next 2 stitches. * from * repeat until end. sl. st. to ch. 3. 40 dbl cr.

Round 5: Ch. 3 and dbl. cr. in same st. as ch. 3 dbl. cr. in next 3 stitches. * 2 dbl. cr. in next st, and dbl cr. in next 3 stitches. * repeat from * around until end. sl. st. to ch. 3. 50 dbl. cr.

Round 6: ch. 3 and dbl. cr. in same st. as ch. 3 dbl cr. in next 4 stitches. *2 dbl cr. in next st  and dbl cr. in next 4 st.* repeat from * around until end. sl. st. to ch. 3. 60 dbl. cr.

Continue to increase like this for three more rows or until you decide that the back of the hat is long enough and slouchy enough as you desire.

Round 11: dbl, cr. in each st. around. sl. st.  to ch. 3. 100 dbl. cr. 

Round 12-15: Ch. 2 and single cr. in the next 9 stitches. sk. next st. *single cr. in next 10 stitches and sk. next st. 

Round 16-18: single cr. in each st. around. sl. st. to ch 2. 60 single cr. cut yarn and leave a long tail to weave in ends later. 

I also made a slouchy hat with Caron Yarn.