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crocheting a %{canadian term for a beanie}{touque} with cat ears
i have finally started to make my own clothing
blog post about a crochet pattern for a cat ear beanie
2024-04-21

after learning the basic stitches involved in crocheting, all i wanted to crochet were %{turtles are super easy to make with just single crochets}{turtles}. finally, i decided to branch outside of my chelonian comfort zone and make a hat that would go with my style & regular clothing colour palette.

 !pattern
this pdf describes the pattern which i used to make my hat:
 ~https://arcnyxx.net/pattern.pdf crochet pattern
i used a @{https://www.michaels.com/product/lion-brand-woolease-thick-quick-solid-yarn-10518756}{super bulky dark green yarn} with a @{https://www.michaels.com/product/susan-bates-silvalume-aluminum-crochet-hook-M20019673}{nine millimetre aluminum hook}. my hat has an alternating ribbing pattern of one stitch then three stitches wide; i alternated crocheting in back loops only thrice & front loops only thrice.

 !looks
here is the hat sitting next to a sample outfit:
 #https://arcnyxx.net/outfit.webp outfit
the overshirt & cargoes are from levis, the shirt is from hot topic, and the bag was bought at a comic con. i made the jewelry (and the hat, obviously).
in the spirit of being obsessed with nirvana, i tucked a sprig of baby's breath into the brim of my hat. if you don't get the reference, kurt sings about baby's breath in @{https://youtu.be/n6P0SitRwy8&t=97}{heart-shaped box}. that song is the third on in utero, whose cover art is printed on my shirt.