Tuesday, August 28, 2012

First hats for 2012-2013 have arrived at Choctaw Nation!

Here's the message E1 has received about the 18 hats shown you in a recent blog post:


From: Brenda Ivie <------------------------>
To: E <------------------------->
Cc: 
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:55:26 +0000
Subject: RE: hats for the children

Dear Ms E---------------,

   We received our first shipment of hats today from Ms D------ B-------, who is from A-----, -----------.  She sent 18 very cute hats.  I am writing her a thank you letter today.

  Thank you so much for putting our program on your list of, I am sure, many, many, things to do.  We will have photos later after the hats have been distributed, as colder weather begins.  It is so gratifying to see how much they love those hats and wear them every chance they get, even if it is not so cold.

  You should see the excitement in my office when we receive a package of hats!  They all want to see each one, and oooh and ahhh over them.  All but one of our office staff are either moms or grandmas, so little children have a special place in their hearts.

   We look forward to seeing more cute hats and I will let you know how many have been received in each one.


Sincerely,

Brenda Ivie, Choctaw Nation Head Start
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Crochet Basic Roll-Brimmed Hat

From 310 Hats


Worsted weight yarn
I hook (5 mm)
Marker


  • Chain 2
  • 6 sc in 2nd chain from hook. Place marker in last stitch.
  • 2 sc in each sc (12). Move marker.
  • (1 sc in first stitch, 2 sc in next stitch), repeat around (18 sc). Move marker.
  • (2 sc in each of first 2 sts, 2 sc in next stitch), repeat around (24 sc). Move marker.
  • (3 sc in ea of first 3 sts, 2 sc in next stitch), repeat around (30 sc). Move marker.
  • Continue in this manner for 13 or 14 rounds (increasing the number of scs before the increase by 1 each round) until your radius is about 3", diameter about 6", and circumference about 18". (78 scs or 84 scs). This should make a nice flat disc, which is the hat top.
  • Work even without increasing. It will start making a bowl shape. Continue even until the depth is about 6". It needs to be long enough and and big enough around to cover a Kindergarten-age child's head and ears.
  • To create a rolled brim, increase the stitches by 50%: (1 sc, 2 sc in next stitch) repeat around.
  • Work a few rounds even.
  • Slip stitch around to give a nice tight, neat edge.
  • Cut yarn. Work in ends.
  • If the hat is too "airy", you can weave colored yarns through the stitch spaces. Colored yarns will be very decorative.

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