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Miniature Hat Thimble & Needle Holder

One day while working with a ladies quilting group, one of the ladies had one of these darling little hats.

She kindly let met borrow it a few minutes so that I could write a few notes down and when I got home I made it up right away while it was fresh in my mind.

I have never been able to find a pattern for this so I made it up so others could have a pattern.

The crown holds your favorite thimble and the piece of felt between the two brims holds needles.

I also us felt in the shape of gloves sometimes for the needles and only make the hat to sit on top the gloves.

I never make two alike but change the stitch I use on the brim or even on the thimble (crown). I also use different decor.

I love to make this up in birthstone colors for ladies in the church for their birthdays.

Use your imagination and have fun.  A lovely memorable gifts that are very quick to make and very little expense.

by Jane A Pierpont

Size: 3 1/2” wide at brim x 1 1/8″ tall
Material:

• Crochet cotton size 10: small amount

• colors of your choice… (Sewing thread several strands will also work and I have use heavier yarns changing the pattern accordingly.)     Size 9 steel crochet hook or size needed. To obtain gauge ( I change the needle if I see that the thimble will be to tight or loose.}

• Sewing needle and thread

• Felt for needle holder  (round circle the same size as finished hat or shape of glove pattern)

• thimble (leave empty and inform recipient know so favorite thimble can be inserted in the crown or it can be stuffed with a cotton ball and used as a pin cushion.

Pattern Note
Join rounds with a sl st unless otherwise stated.

HAT CROWN (To hold thimble)
Rnd 1:  ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch
from hook, join in beg sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc around, join
in beg sc. (12 sc)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, [sc in next sc, 2 sc in next
sc] rep around (18 sc).
Rnds 4–9: Ch 1, sc in each sc around (18 sc).

Brim
Rnd One: Ch 2 (as dc ) dc in same stitch as chain. 2 dc in front loop of each sc around, Join with a ss in the top of ch 3.

Rnd Two: Ch 2 (as dc) dc in same sc as ch, Dc in top of next dc, 2 dc in next dc around, join with ss.

Rnd Three: Ch 2 (as dc) dc in same sc as ch, (dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc) around, join with ss.

Rnd Four: [This row could be a contrast color.] (Ch 3, dc in first stitch of ch. skip next dc, Ss in next dc) repeat around finish off.

Bottom brim: Ch 5, 12 dc in first ch, repeat rows 2-4 approximately . for bottom of hat.(you may need to adjust for type thread used.

Place the hat, felt circle (same color or contrast) and bottom together and tack on one side of brim.

Sew a little ribbon flower, crocheted flower or ribbon on the hat at the bottom of the crown  and attach the round felt to bottom at one edge of the brim.

You may use two layers of felt. I prefer a crocheted bottom and one layer.

PASTOR DON & JAN HARKEY

PRAISE THE LORD FOR FAITHFUL TEACHERS
(A Tribute to Mrs Jan Harkey)

Sunday morning it was raining and we came into the back entrance of the Cambria Baptist Church, of Cambria MI.(this is the church we joined when Ken retired) which takes us through the secretary’s office and then through the small chapel where the children’s church meets each Sunday.

I can not express the joy and praise that filled my heart as we came into the chapel door and I saw, Jan Harkey, the pastor’s wife, working hard writing an outline on the white board, and very obviously well prepared for the task of ministering to the Childrens’ Church (over 35  we found out later). She has many faithful helpers, too.

This lady of God, is a precious example of unselfish faithfulness to the ministry that she has been called. She has the dedication to study and prepare visual aids, and everything else that goes into a ministry like this. I don’t know how many years she has been at it, but certainly a long time. A few weeks ago the youth pastor, Jeremy Harrington, who grew up in the church and attended those children’s church sessions, mentioned how much he learned from “Marm Harkey” in Children’s Church.

What a joy it is to me as one who has taught for many years myself and used some of the same materials as Jan Harkey is using, [CEF, Footsteps of Faith, The Life of Christ, Betty Lukens.] I divided mine up with my daughters and grand-daughters a few years ago when I wasn’t able to use them any longer and I didn’t want them to go to waste.  I am aware of the dedication and preparation that is required to be able to present these materials faithfully year after year.

I am so thankful for those faithful teachers every Sunday who truly dedicate themselves to teaching the Word and putting the time and preparation that is necessary to truly present the Gospel, bathe those students in prayer and live a fine Christian life before them.

Also, the follow-up that goes into that type of ministry is important too.  A little note here and there, and all the prayers for those students God has entrusted to you.

A few weeks ago our son Ken preached a message:

07/27/2008 11:00 AM    The Eternal Weight of Glory    Ken Pierpont     Series: Beating Burnout
2 Corinthians 4:16-18, with a challenge to Christian to step up and be faithful.

I encourage you to go to this sight and listen to this message if you are a teacher or someone who should be.

http://www.evangelbaptist.com/podcast.aspx

As a young person, I also had some wonderful teachers, my pastor’s wife Mary Robbins,  I learn so very much from her about Christian living, and Shirley Summers who took our class to her home once a month for the quarter, to build a replica of the tabernacle and all it’s appointments. We even make the curtains by weaving the colors into fabric and carved the furnishings, etc. from balsa wood. The time she invested was a tremendous help to me, as a young Jr. High student, to understand the Scriptures.

Please consider now,…  is God calling you to the ministry of teaching?

Even though we are retired from the Pastorate per-say we are by no means retired from full time Christian service as God gives us the strength.  The desire is still there and God helping us, that is what we want to do.

II Timothy 2:15
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of God.”

Isaiah 28:9-10 (King James Version)
King James Version (KJV)

9.  Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.

10.  For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

JUST AN UPDATE:

The second week there was one lady and the third week, two ladies…. God is working. ( a few others stopped by and listened in and left).

This week the same two ladies attended and shared requests for prayer.

I am encouraged and praise the Lord for the blessings in the class.

Jer.33:3 “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”

Verse I memorized this week.

I Cor. 7:23,24 “Ye are bought with a price, be not ye the servants of men.  Brethern, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.”