I'm not quite sure how or why, but I decided to make M a Pinkie Pie hat. She loves to play ponies and she also loves to dress up. I figured a hat might be easier than a whole costume!!
My Little Pony is life in our house and Pinkie Pie is my daughter's favourite. She has the stuffed animals and the little plastic ones with the ridiculous manes that matt up after 5 minutes of play! To be fair it isn't the worst cartoon for her to love, they each have a broadly good message and friendship and teamwork usually save the day!
I am very much a beginner when it comes to crochet, but I found a pattern and set to work. Top Tip- If you are unsure of a stitch or technique, there are a lot of youtube videos where you can crochet the stitch alongside them and pause!
First I made the hat part. It was actually surprisingly easy, mostly using only one stitch (hdc/half double crochet). I had to be careful to keep count though!!
I borrowed my husbands eBay head model to check sizing and the shape as I went. Most of my crochet time happens to coincide with naptime ;)
Pinkie Pie has a mass of curls, they were actually not too challenging to make once I memorized the pattern of stitches.
Except I had to make 15 in total!
Next up were the ears, the nose and the eyes. The eyes were the most challenging part for me. I am new to reading patterns and the pattern was not repeated like with the other parts. They are not perfect, but I think they were as close as I could achieve as a beginner. Maybe as I crochet more and learn to read the patterns and the techniques I will make another pony.
As I began sewing all the pieces together it really began to look like Pinkie Pie.
M was very excited by the finished hat :) her face lit up and she wore it to play. I feel pretty proud of my achievement. I am always a little ambitious in my projects, but this time it worked out! This is only my second ever crochet project so to me it is awesome!!!
My husband asked me to make him a hat...watch this space because you dont want to miss it!!!