Thursday 7 June 2018

PREEMIE CAPS 25 - TWEETY BIRD BABY CAP


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PREEMIE CAPS 25
TWEETY BIRD BABY CAP

Hi again and thank you for joining me in our fun creativity session today.
Continuing with our character caps, here comes Tweety, the oh so cute lil yellow (canary) bird.  I had no time to do the harder work involved with Sylvester – but I’m sure to do that sometime.

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This Tweety bird cap was donated to the Redlands Hospital Charity Center, Cleveland, Australia.

Materials used : Today I’ve used some of our lovely Indian Oswal Cashmilon 4-ply acrylic yarn with a 4 mm crochet hook 
You could use cotton as well – I just had acrylic ready in all the colours I wanted, so went with this selection.
For Indians : You could use Anchor , Red ros ; Red rose metallic or   unbranded knitting cotton as well as Vardhaman acrylic yarns

General yarn info : The yarn used today is not specific to this pattern.
You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.

International yarns :  Among the international yarns I have used in this thickness, I’d suggest Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn and Alize bamboo yarn.

Skill level : Intermediate

Abbreviations used :
ch : chain             ch-sp : chain space
sp : space            rep : Repeat
fsc : Foundation single crochet                   
dc : Double crochet

Stitches used :
Starting slip knot : Here’s how you start with a slip knot.  https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw

Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : This is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot.  https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs

What is a slip stitch : Here is a neat video tutorial at https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw

What is a chain stitch ? Here is an easy video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY

Single Crochet : Sc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (2 lps on hk); yo, draw through both lps.  One sc made.  Check out the video at https://youtu.be/ghACqBpA-3k

First stitch for Single Crochet : This is how I like to start my row of sc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/6pVYRfsf4_M

Half Double Crochet : Hdc :  yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk) ;
yo, draw through all 3 lps.  One hdc made. 
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/sDiELJdB2Dg

Chainless start for Half Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 start, and this is what I do to start my row of hdc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/lWXpl1KdbZ8

Here is a sizing chart for general head sizing :

Whipstitch to join : Here’s a quick tutorial on how to join using the whipstitch at https://youtu.be/wZ-9LNzftMA

Invisible join : Here’s a quick tutorial on how to join using the embroidery needle and whipstitch to get an invisible join at https://youtu.be/a6XZQ6VzJFM

Single crochet to join : Here’s a quick tutorial on how to join using the single crochet at https://youtu.be/6FXoW_47_dI


Instructions using U.S terminology
For my preemie caps I have worked the pattern ensuring I have a total length of 4 – 5.5” and a circumference of 11 - 12”.
Please check the top of this blog for a sizing chart.

1. Hat circumference = measure around the head just above ears and subtract one inch for a nicely fitted finished hat.
2. Crown width = (this is a flat circular top of the hat) you need to divide hat circumference by 3.14 (pi).
3. Hat height = Head circumference / 10 x 4.

So you need to measure circumference of the head (round head measurement) and keep checking the outer circumference of your work.  
There is another trick for measuring circumference (without running your measure tape all around the edge of your circle as you are working). 
This works for a cap that you are working top down, from the crown of the head.
It works by dividing your round head measure by pi (3.14). 
So say your head measurement is 22, divide 22 by 3.14 = 7.  
Remember when calculating diameter, you must account for the stretch of your yarn too.
So once the ‘flat portion’ for the crown (or the first few rounds while you are still increasing) of your cap is 7” diameter, you can stop increases and start increasing just the length (without increasing stitches for the round)
Right then, back to the pattern sheet.

I have worked in hdc all through for all my preemie caps.

In general the pattern I’ve used for my caps is as follows.

Start Round 1 : with a magic circle and 10 hdc in that circle.
 Join with a sl-st to the 1st hdc. (10)

Round 2 : (Increase round ) : 2 hdc in the 1st hdc and in each hdc all around.
Join with a sl-st to the 1st hdc. (20)

Round 3 : (Increase round ) : hdc in the 1st hdc ; 2 hdc in the next hdc ;
*hdc in the next hdc ; 2 hdc in the next hdc* ;
rep *to* all around.
Join with a sl-st to the 1st hdc. (30)

Round 4 : (Increase round ) : hdc in the 1st 3 hdc ; 2 hdc in the next hdc ;
*hdc in the next 3 hdc ; 2 hdc in the next hdc* ;
rep *to* all around.
Join with a sl-st to the 1st hdc. (36)

Check that your hat circumference is about 12” for preemie.

Round 5 : hdc in the 1st hdc and in each hdc all around.
Join with a sl-st to the 1st hdc. (36)

Rep Round 5 till you have a finished length of 4”.
After making all these caps, I found that 36 hdc give me the circumference I need and then I work without any increase till I have about 4 – 4.25” for my preemie babies. 


Tweety bird cap info

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Tweety has been one of my favourites too.  I could not find a pattern for this cute bird, so I just used my basic preemie cap pattern.  Here’s what I’ve done for the eyes , beak and tuft of hair.

Eyes : For the eyes, we will work with black yarn first, then change to blue and finally to white, all in one continuous movement. We will work in rows, up and down.

Start (using black) : with 7 fsc ;
Attach blue yarn , fasten off black yarn :
sc in the 1st 2 fsc ; hdc in the next 2 fsc ;
hdc + dc in the next fsc ; 2 dc in the next fsc ;
3 dc in the last fsc ;
Turn and continue working around the other side of the fsc
2 dc in the next fsc ; dc + hdc in the next fsc ;
hdc in the next 2 fsc ; sc in the last 2 fsc ;
Turn and continue work back around the stitches you’ve just worked :
Attach white yarn , fasten off blue yarn :
sc in the 1st 7 sts ;  2 hdc in the next 2 sts ;
hdc + dc in the next st ; 2 dc in the next 3 sts ;
dc + hdc in the next st ; 2 hdc in the next 2 sts ; sc in the last 7 sts.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for attachment. 

Beak :
Start (using orange) : with a magic circle and work 6 hdc into that circle.  Pull lightly and keep like a semicircle.
We will now work a small extension on either side of the beak.
ch 3, Turn ; sc in the 2nd ch from hk ; sc in the next ch ;
work 4 sc across the top (flat part) of the semicircle you just made ;
ch 3, Turn ; s;-st in the 2nd ch from hk ; sl-st in the next ch and sl-st into the next st to fasten off.
Leave a long tail for attachment. 

Tweety finishing :
1.        Keep Tweety’s photo / picture to check placement.
2.      Place the two eyes. Pin and fasten down.
3.      Place the little beak just under the two eyes.
4.     Using the embroidery needle and black yarn, embroider in three long eyelashes on top of the eyes.
5.      Make a small set of 4-6 tassels in yellow and attach onto the top of head.
6.     Once hair attached, unravel the yarn so it gets a nice frizzy hair-like effect.

I’ve had such fun creating my Tweety bird cap and I hope you have enjoyed it too.

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