Initialed Beanies

Another potential customer contacted me after viewing some of my work online, and she wanted a set for her son Logan. She liked the Batman design, but wanted an L for his name, so I came up with this:

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I used my General Hat Pattern (adding the white border with sc stitches), then the oval pattern that I used for my Batman design, and chain stitched an L on top (to still look like a superhero logo).

Oval (originally found here)

Chain 2
Round 1: SC 6 in 2nd ch from hook, don’t turn. (6)
Round 2: SC 3 in first st, 2 in next, 1 in next, repeat once. (12)
Round 3: SC 1 in first st, 2 in next three, 1 in next 3, 2 in next three, 1 in last two sts. (18)
Round 4: SC 1 in first two sts, 2 in next (inc), 1, 2, 1, 2, 1 in next four, 2 in next, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1 in last two sts. (24)
Round 5: SC 1 in first three sts, 2 in next, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1 in next seven, 2 in next, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1 in last four sts. (30)
Round 6: SC 1 in first four sts, 2 in next, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1 in next ten, 2 in next, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1 in last six. (36)
Round 7: SC 1 in first five sts, 2 in next, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1 in next thirteen, 2 in next, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1 in last eight. (42)
Round 8: SC 1 in first six sts, 2 in next, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1 in next sixteen, 2 in next, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1 in last ten.


There is also a good tutorial here on how to make letters in the way I did the L.





She wanted on of my diaper covers also. (Look at my post Diaper Cover Patterns for more about my diaper covers).

But, it seemed a little plain to me, so I asked her if there was anything she could think of that she might like to add to the back. We put our heads together and she came up with an idea of having a little bear on it, which I had never attempted before so it was a challenge. It came out like this:

Bear Applique (originally found here,edited some)
Chain 6, sl st in first ch to form a ring
Round 1: ch 3, 8 dc into ring, sl st in top of beginning ch-3; (8 dc)
Round 2: ch 3, 2 dc in each dc around; (16 dc)
(Do not finish off, continue with first ear)

Ear 1: ch 2, sc in next dc, dc in next dc, sc in next dc, finish off.
Ear 2: Count over 3 dc from last ear, join in 3rd dc, ch 2, sc in next dc, dc in next dc, sc in next dc, finish off.

Muzzle:
Chain 6, sl st in first ch to form a ring
Round 1: ch 3, 8 dc into ring, sl st in top of beginning ch-3; (8 dc)
Finish off.

Ending:
Place the muzzle so that the bottom of both circles match up. Then using embroidery floss, stitch on a small triangular nose, sewing over the top of the muzzle and into the face. Then, add a smile. Finish off by sewing on the two bead eyes.






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