Crocheted Monster Hat

This hat was pretty easy to make -- if your a crocheter. It was a fun project. I got the instructions from Love of Crochet magazine.It was their Holiday 2012 issue. I love this magazine always has some great projects to do. You can find them at loveofcrochet.com . 

 I hope you try one for yourself this is a lot of fun -- although a little time consuming to make. However, while making it -- it gave me an idea for another type using Tunisian crochet. so . . . .  on to my next project.
Enjoy!

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Decadent Monkey Bread

Decadent Monkey Bread

This monkey bread is called decadent because of the mascarpone cheese. Yummy!

Mascarpone cheese can be purchase in your local grocery store, usually with the imported cheeses.

  

Making your own biscuits . . .  

 then adding the cheese . . . .  

fold biscuit around the cheese, do not completely close up, your making a little cup with the cheese in the center.

sprinkle with sugar mixture and pour 1/2 melted butter 

• Then bake for 35 min. at 350.

Enjoy Enjoy Enjoy........................... 

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Decadent Monkey Bread

Bake  at 350 for 35 min.

• 20 of your own biscuits
• 8 oz mascarpone cheese
• 1/2 C butter, melted
• 2/3 C sugar
• 2/3 C brown sugar
• 2 T cinnamon
• 3/4 C raisins

In separate bowl mix together sugars and cinnamon and set aside.

Lightly spray a baking dish or bundt pan.

Make your own biscuits and roll out and cut 20. Place approx 1/2 tsp of mascarpone cheese in middle of each biscuit and fold up around cheese, not enclosing completely. Place half of the biscuits in pan cheese side up. sprinkle half the sugar mixture over the top and half the raisins (can use nuts if you prefer). I pushed some of the raisins into the biscuits. Pour half of the melted butter over the top. Place the other half of the biscuits on top of the first layer, this time cheese side down, sprinkle rest of sugar  mixture and raisins over the top, and drizzle the rest of the melted butter over the top. Bake at 350 for 35 mins. Remove from oven and invert on a plate/serving platter and serve. Ohhhh and ahhhhhhhh sooooooo good. Enjoy.

• NOTE: I could not find my bundt pan so I used a casserole dish and put a biscuit cutter in the middle then place the filled biscuits around..

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 Teddy Bear Hat for a 6-12 month

Made two of these one for each grandson. fun fun fun! 

Materials:

·        G crochet hook

• 1 small amount white yarn worsted weight
• 1 large amount tan yarn worsted weight
• Tapestry needle to weave in ends and attach ears, eyes and muzzle.
• Stitch marker

Size:

6-12 months

Single crochet

Increasing, Decreasing

Hat

1.    Start with tan yarn 

2.    Make magic circle, Sc 6 in circle (do not join) 

3.    2 sc in each stitch around (use stitch marker to mark first stitch, and each first stitch in each round) (12)

4.    *2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next* repeat what is in (*) around (18)

5.    *2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next 2 stitches* around (24) 

6.    *2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next 3 stitches* around*2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next 4 stitches* around 

7.    *2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next 5 stitches* around 

8.    *2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next 6 stitches* around 

9.    *2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next 7 stitches* around 

10.  *2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next 8 stitches* around 

11.  11-20. Sc around

Earflap (make 2, start by attaching yarn to hat)

1.    sc 11,ch. 1, turn 

2.    sc2tog, 1 sc in next 7 stitches, sc2tog, ch 1, turn 

3.    sc across, ch 1, turn 

4.    sc2tog, 1 sc in next 5 stitches, sc2tog, ch 1, turn 

5.    sc across, ch 1, turn 

6.    sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3 stitches, sc2tog, ch 1, turn 

7.    sc across, ch 1, turn 

8.    sc2tog, 1 sc in next stitch, sc2tog, ch 1, turn 

9.    sc2tog, 1 sc in next stitch, ch 1, turn 

10.  sc2tog, fasten off

 Border

1.    sc around edge including earflaps

 Ears (make 2)

1.    Make magic ring, sc 6 in ring (do not join) 

2.    2 sc in each stitch around (using stitch marker again) 

3.    *2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next* repeat around  

4.    Sc around 

5.     Sc around and finish off

6.    Join ears to hat and finish off any loose ends

Eyes (make 2) with white or cream colored yarn.

1.    chain 2, 6 sc in 2^nd chain from hook

2.    2 sc in ea sc around.

3.    2sc in 1^st sc 1 sc in nxt sc. Repeat around

4.    Sc in first 6 sc; hdc in next 3 sc; sc in nxt 9 sc.

5.    Sc around (18)

6.    Repeat row 4 finish off

7.    Attach to hat

8.    With needle and black yarn sew pupil onto white eyes

Muzzle with white or cream colored yarn.

1.    Chain 2

2.    2sc in 2^nd chain from hook

3.    2sc in 1^st sc; sc in next sc – repeat around

4.    2sc in 1^st sc; sc in next 2 sc – repeat around

5.    Sc in first 9 sc; hdc in next 3 sc; sc in next 9 sc; hdc in each of last 3 sc.

6.    Sc around (24)

7.    Repeat round 5 join with a ss to first sc

8.    Stuff with scrap piece of same yarn used for muzzle and attach to hat

9.    With needle and black yarn embroider a nose on center top of muzzle and embroider mouth shape.

I crochet fairly loose so you may need to adjust number of rows as to how you crochet.