Using my trusty I-hook, I cranked this bad boy out using Red Heart's With Love in "Grape Jam." This has all of the perfect colors I needed and crocheted very well! It almost looks sort of camo, now that I think about it.
This project also marks my first attempt at embroidery. I'll be more than happy to be the first to admit, the embroidery isn't my best work, but was my fifth attempt at it, and it wasn't getting a whole lot better as time went on. However, I did use some of the best yarn in my collection (the pink) to create Twilight's pink 6 pointed star, and the mystery white from Rabbit Moon to create the 5 accent stars that comprise her complete cutie mark. (Should have been a clue right there about the whole "Elements of Harmony" thing don'cha think?)
Anyway, I digress - it's short, sweet, and here's a photo of the finished beanie:
It fit my friend like a glove! YAAAAY! I just thought about something, though... So, you heard it here first, folks: my local yarn shop (Rabbit Moon) has a chemo cap brigade to make caps for people with cancer - this cause is near and dear to my heart, and I would love to join it, if I can ever find the time.
The reason why this is near and dear to my heart? I've got 2 close relatives who are both cancer survivors - an aunt who beat breast cancer, and my dad who beat lymphoma. While my dad was being treated, he received a hunter green hand-crocheted beanie cap to keep his head warm. They were just hanging on a little hat-tree thing, offered to anyone with a note detailing this woman's prayer for that cap recipient to get better (he did, we got the all-clear back in February!). This touches my heart still, nearly a year later, and I would like to pay it forward. :)
Well, folks, happy crocheting!
-Z
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