Happy 2023 and welcome to my new blog.
You can skip over this part for those who know me, but here's a little background for those who don't know me.
I live in the Greater Boston area with my two rescue cats, Neely and Nigel. Neely was named after Cam Neely, #8 on the Boston Bruins back in the day, and Nigel was named by a dear friend. We couldn't find a hockey name that fit his personality, so Nigel it was.
I spend my days working in the Radiation Oncology Department in one of Boston's top hospitals and my nights and weekends, reading, writing, knitting, crocheting, and designing crochet patterns. My design work has appeared in many publications, including Happily Hooked Magazine, Crochet! Special Publications, Interweave Crochet, and I like Crochet. My patterns have had over 600,000+ unique downloads.
I had several poems, and short stories published years ago and gave up writing when my then boyfriend told me that I didn't have any talent as a writer. Unfortunately, I believed him. Thanks to some classes and workshops at Grub Street, I've started writing again and sent out my first new short story for possible publication.
I'm also obsessed with the Boston Bruins.
That's it in a nutshell.
I have been updating some of my older patterns. One from 2013 is titled the Ashmont Hat. It's posted below. If you prefer a pdf copy, it's available on Ravelry for $3. I hope you enjoy it. I'll be releasing some of the older patterns for free here only, in the next few months, so make sure you follow me here or on Instagram, so you'll know when patterns are released.
Ashmont Hat
Designed by Kristina Olson
© Kristina Olson 2012
All rights reserved. You have permission to sell finished items of this pattern, provided you credit Kristina Olson as the designer
Without the author's permission, you may not distribute the pattern in any form, including digital and print versions. Please DO not post the pattern anywhere online, instead link directly to my Ravelry or blog pages: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/kristina-olson
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Yarn: Patons Classic Wool, #4 Medium, 100% Pure New Wool
100 g/3.5 oz, 177 m/194 yds, Color: Spring Green, 1 Skein
Hook: I/9 5.50MM or size needed to obtain gauge.
Gauge: 3 rounds = 3 ¼ inches (8.25 cm) in diameter
Measurements: 9 inches (22.86 cm) in length,
20 inches (50.8 cm) in circumference.
Notes:
· Beginning chains DO count as the first stitch
· Similar #4 weight yarn may be substituted; please check gauge.
· Sl st to the first st in each round to join.
Special Stitches: V-stitch, (dc, ch-1, dc) all in the same st.
Instructions:
Ch 3. Sl st to form a ring.
1. Ch 2. Hdc into the ring 11 times. Join. (12 hdcs)
2. Ch 2. Hdc in the same st as the ch 2. Hdc twice into the next st and each st in the rnd. Join. (24 hdcs)
3. Ch 2. *Hdc twice in the next st. Hdc in the next st. Rep from * until the end of the rnd. Join. (36 hdcs)
4. Ch 2. Hdc in the next st. *Hdc twice in the next st. Hdc in each of the next 2 sts. Rep from * to the end of the round. Join. (48 hdcs)
5. Ch 2. Hdc in each of the next 2 sts. *Hdc twice in the next st. Hdc in each of the next 3 sts.
Rep from * to the end of the rnd. Join. (60 hdcs)
6. Ch 4 (counts as 1st dc and ch 1) Dc in same stitch. *Skip 2 sts. V-stitch in the next st. Rep from * to the end of the rnd. Join. (20 v-sts)
7. Ch 1. Sc in next ch-1 space. *Sc in next 2 dc. Sc in the ch-1 space. Rep from * until the end. Join. (60 scs)
8. Ch 1. Sc in the next st and in each st in the rnd. Join. (60 scs)
9 –20: rep rnds 6-8.
21 &22: Ch 2. Hdc in the next st and each st in the round. Join. (60 hdcs)
Fasten off & weave in ends.
Abbreviations: ch: chain dc: double crochet hdc: half double crochet rem: remaining | rep: repeat sc: single crochet sl st: slip stitch st: stitch v- st: V- Stitch |
