Post-Spring Break and New Hat Listings

Well, now that my break is over, I can get back to blogging.  Over the course of Spring Break, these things happened:

I won another online auction on the TripleClicks website.  The prize up for grabs was a Lifetime Custom Prestige Domain.  So now I've got domains for my SFI business and TC shop.  Now ain't that grand?

Here are a couple to give you the gist of things:

http://betheboss.profitsonline.com/
http://cantheboss.internetincomestreams.com/

And I've also listed some more hats on my Etsy shop.

Rasta Queen Snood

Aurora Tam

Rasta King Snood

AquaTerra Shell Tam

What's New in Store?

Newly listed in my TripleClicks shop are some funky-colored berets:

Regatta Beret

Constellation Beret

New on Etsy

I finally decided to get off my lazy butt and list some things on Etsy instead of sit around like a reclusive hermit.  New to my other shop:

Spring Equinox Snood

This Rasta tam never gets old

Cute little tam made with some funky primary colors

A quickly made snood

Tweaking, Part 1

I got a little word I like to use when I'm trying to follow a pattern and decide to wing it.  I often use this word at my knit and crochet club (that I ditched today to type this post, LOL) when some ladies or I have trouble with a tricky pattern.  That word, of course, is the title of this post...tweaking.  It basically means doing little minor things like adding or subtracting a few stitches in order for your project to look right.  Trust me, I've done this numerous times.

When I was working on building my little fledgling crochet business a few years ago, one hat style I loved making was the fedora.  Checking out Afya Ibomu's Get Your Crochet On: Hip Hats and Cool Caps from the library numerous times got me addicted (wanted to say hooked, but I'm trying to avoid corny puns today).  I followed the pattern and just messed the dang hat up something nasty.  After a little tweaking, the fedora came out looking dapper.

Long story short, some patterns just aren't done correctly.  Now maybe if you can decipher a pattern like some strange code (I can't read patterns worth jack squat) and your project comes out just like that pattern, well hey...more power to you.  But if you're like me and you prefer tweaking crochet patterns, then go right ahead.

I'll be uploading some visual comparisons for the next go-around.  Until then...

Cliffhangers suck, don't they?

New Custom Tams

Hey, I missed you guys on the interwebs.  Haven't had much time to blog due to school and going to the local shops with my crowns.  I've listed some custom tams for my fellow brethren, so let me know what you like!

Custom Rasta Tam

Custom Jamaican Tam

Even More Custom Hats

While I'm still making tams (as they're fun and quick to do), I want to offer a different variety of styles in my shop.  An example would be military cadet hats.  They're quite trendy around my way.  Throw on some jeans, a T-shirt or a tank top, and a cadet hat, and you've got yourself a stylish outfit.

New in store:

Custom Classic Cadet

Custom Basketweave Cadet

The Yarn Bombers' Gallery - Little Ethiopia

Near the intersection of Olympic and Fairfax is the cultural neighborhood of Little Ethiopia.  And on this stretch of road I found yet more crocheted decorations.