Ahoy, Owl! Pirate Hat

I saw a hat for sale that looked just like this, but the original designer wasn't selling her pattern, so I decided to improvise a version for myself: I call it the Ahoy, Owl! Pirate Hat.

This will be perfect to give to young buccaneer Nathaniel for his first Christmas, because his parents decorated his nursery in a pirate theme.

However, I think I will die from looking at the sheer cuteness of this hat for baby buccaneer Nathaniel if I try to keep it in my house until his first Christmas. Therefore, I believe I shall have to deliver it to him early. ASAP!! Bah-ha-ha!!

This one took me about 10 days to complete — about six to seven actual work hours because of the hat's complexity. A simple, plain beanie (on the other hand) I can work up in about two hours.

Plarn project

Here I am starting my first "plarn" project. 🙂 Naturally, my husband finds it very peculiar for me to want to go to the trouble of crocheting a reusable shopping bag out of used plastic shopping bags. LOL But it will be so much stronger than the individual bags alone, probably last a very long time, and not require any re-manufacturing other than my own handiwork to create.