Crochet Flower Headband

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I crocheted something!!!  I saw this headband pattern on Craftsy a while back and I knew I had to make it for Violet.  Learning how to crochet has been a goal of mine since before I had children so I stopped trying to "teach myself" and I took a beginners crochet class at Article Pract in Oakland last year.  In the two-part class I learned the basic crochet stitches and I made a cute bunny!  After the second class meeting I started making a scarf but I never finished it and when I tried to finish it months later I had completely forgotten everything I had learned in the class.  

I was determined to make this headband for Violet so I contacted my instructor and scheduled a private lesson to refresh my memory.  Kira (my crochet instructor) helped me get started on my project and she gave me some tips on completing the project.  This headband pattern (size newborn to 10 years old) is really a great pattern for any beginner and the results are cute and satisfying, I recommend giving it a try!

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When I was a little girl my grandma showed me how to crochet.  Let me correct myself, she showed me how to make a crochet chain.  I was good at making a chain!  I didn't use the right techniques but it didn't matter, I was 7 and I thought I could crochet!

When I was pregnant I wanted to learn how to crochet "for real" and make things for my baby.  I tried to make a bear beanie for the baby to match bear booties I had bought him from FiveSisterz.  I started the hat and my husband and brother-in-law told me that it didn't look right and that I was probably reading the pattern wrong so I stopped making the hat and I was going to attend a crochet class (which never happened).  I'm sure you're wondering why I listened to two guys...I dunno myself...they sounded convincing and they learned a little crochet when they were in school in Germany.  Actually my husband is better at making crochet chains than I am, go figure!  Ok, so on to the story...

I'm trying to crochet again and I want to make this:

Source: happytogethercreates.com via Ashley on Pinterest

 

How awesome is he? I pinned a few other things that I would like to be able to make such as this:

Source: deliacreates.blogspot.com via Ashley on Pinterest

And these:

Source: etsy.com via Ashley on Pinterest

I also bought this book for knitting over the weekend:



The designs in this book are modern and darling! I really want to master crochet and kitting this year!