Viking Helmet and Mask - May 2012

A while back a friend of mine from church showed me a picture of a viking helmet and mask.  He asked if I could make something like it, but it was just a curiosity.  More recently he asked if I could make it for real.  So I did.  Here is the finished product!

Above: the crocheted hat and mask.

Below: modeled by my friend Jerry.

I adapted a hat pattern from a book my sister gave me in order to make the helmet and horn.  From there, I crocheted the mask base.  Once each of those pieces was made I strung the yarn and tied it to the base for the beard.  The mask/beard is attached to the helmet/hat by two buttons on the inside so the hat can be worn separately from the beard.

I hope you enjoyed this little random request!

Blessings and Peace!

Tabi

Pieces and Parts - May 2012

I'm sure you remember the School Pride Warmth Sets I talked about last time.  Now here are the personalization pieces and parts I will eventually add to the scarves.  The first picture is the original set options for Bremerton High School (Stripes and Cables Hat, Bumblebee Stripes Fingerless Mitts, and Bumblebee Striped Scarf with blue border).

Next, we have the color combinations for three of the local high schools (including Bremerton High School [BHS]).  The characters below include both numbers and letters as well as a "number sign" for more versatility.  I'm looking forward to personalizing the scarves with peoples initials, school abbreviations, and jersey numbers.

Stay tuned for more scarves, hats, fingerless mitts, and much, much more!

I hope you enjoyed this post!  If there any color combinations you would like to see, please feel free to request them:

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Peace and Blessings!!

Tabi

"Delight yourself also in the Lord, 

   And He shall give you the desires of your heart."

~ Psalms 37:4

School Pride Warmth Set Follow Up - May 2012

So the one of the ladies from our church's business prayer meeting said she might have a mutual opportunity for some girls and me.  The idea is these girls would make a profit off of selling my items to people as a fundraiser.  I don't have all the details yet, I was only recently offered the idea.  With this in mind I crocheted up some samples. 

My first two samples (above and below) are based on filet crochet style.  These are altered to have two stitch by one row squares instead of three stitch by one row squares.  Filet crochet is most easily read from a chart.  It is harder to see the designs in this particular yarn-hook combination (worsted weight yarn with H hook) than many of the other filet crochet samples I have seen.  I believe it would work better with a smaller hook.  But that will be an experiment for another day.

The second set of samples (above and below) is based on Fair Isle crochet.  By using two colors in each row, working one color, holding the other color still, and switching colors in pattern, the pattern pops out much more readily than my previous attempts (filet crochet).  Again, Fair Isle crochet is best read from charts.  I used Bremerton High School colors for (above) gold on blue and (below) blue on gold samples.

Following are three swashes for the body of the scarf or fingerless mitts.  The first swash is plain stripes with no border.  Second is stripes with a blue border.  And third is plain stripes with a yellow border.   

I have not finalized the options I want to make available as of yet.  I will be contacting the lady from church and asking her input as well as feedback from several other sources.

Peace and Blessings!

Tabi

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School Pride Warmth Set - May 2012

Using the Fingerless Mitts in blue and gold as a springboard, the School Pride Warmth Set sets the stage for more possibilities!  Below is one possible combination of hat, scarf, and mitts.  

Above: The final piece in the three-piece set, a striped scarf with blue border.  

Below: The original three piece set in blue and gold.  

With this as a model, I plan to make hats, scarves, mitts, and School Pride Warmth sets by order.  Stay tuned for more specialized options coming soon!

What are your school colors?

Peace, Blessings, and God Bless!!

Tabi

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