If the Yarn Fits

I have small feet. In fact, many manufacturers stopped producing my size, which is a mere 5.5. I know there are smaller feet than mine out there, and I'm sure those feet are sporting a few kid's shoes. I don't spend a lot of time shopping for shoes due to the frustration of hearing "the smallest size we have in these is a 6.5". I tend to have a couple of favorite pairs and wear them until they are obliterated and start to embarrass my children (secretly it is a little fun).

Imagine the irony when we moved into our most recent home and in the closet I found 72 shoe cubbies in my closet. All for me and my little feet. I shopped and bought more shoes, delighted to find some in my size. Honestly, I could have more shoes but it would become a slippery slope now that I have room for them. You know, like having a potato chip; you can't just eat one.

Shoe availability aside, I still had a bunch of lonely shoe cubbies...and two bags of yarn sitting on my closet floor from the Ben Franklin's going out of business sale. 

Voila!

I wonder if yarn or shoes will be cheaper?

First Hat

Here it is: my first crocheted hat ever! I used a free pattern from Ravelry by Pippa Wilson. I think it came out wonderfully.

After looking at it over and over again in the mirror, I thought a nice, big crocheted flower would add some panache. It did! It reminds me of a hat my mother made us when my sisters and I were little. 

One other addition I will make next time to this hat pattern is to add another row of the ruffle at the bottom. Or add another row somewhere else. It seems a little shallow otherwise.

This was an easy and quick pattern. I was thrilled to finish my first hat ever!  

Happy crocheting!