NOW DON’T PUT THIS IN A HIDING PLACE
SO YOU CAN’T FIND IT IN A HURRY
OR YOU WILL LOSE THAT PRETTY BUTTON
AND CAUSE LOTS OF WORRY.

IF YOU PUT IT ON A LITTLE SHELF
OR HANG IT UP SOMEWHERE
YOU WILL NEVER HAVE TO LOOK AGAIN
FOR A NEEDLE FOR REPAIRS.

SO AS I SEND THIS LITTLE GIFT
I PRAY THAT YOU WILL KNOW
THAT THE WORD OF GOD NEEDS TO BE
IN A PLACE WHERE IT WILL SHOW

THEN WHEN YOU HAVE A SPECIAL NEED
YOU’LL KNOW RIGHT WHERE TO LOOK
TO SEEK WISDOM FROM ABOVE
AND FIND PEACE IN THE “BOOK”.

ISAIAH 26:3 – 4
“HE WILL KEEP IN PERFECT PEACE
ALL THOSE WHO TRUST IN HIM,
WHOSE THOUGHTS TURN OFTEN
TO THE LORD.
TRUST IN THE LORD GOD ALWAYS,
FOR IN THE LORD JEHOVAH IS
YOUR EVERLASTING STRENGTH.” LB
by Jane A Pierpont 8-27-10

“TRUE HAPPINESS AND PEACE
DO NOT EXIST APART FROM GOD”
(I wrote this little poem to give with the “Thimble Hats” that I crochet for my dear friends. See the link on this site. http://jane.wpatch.com/2008/11/17/crocheted-thimble-hat-needle-holder/)

THE CONTEST IS FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS… JUST FOR FUN… THIS IS ONE OF THE TROPHIES…A LITTLE CROCHETED SNOW ANGEL…PLEASE SEND YOUR ENTRIES TO MY EMAIL..

The contest will continue until the last snow in the spring 2009                         

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.