feeling a little wonderous

my adorable nephew has decided that after loving iron man...and wolverine...and even the hulk, that it is time to turn his affection towards captain america. while i was looking for images online to make him a "helmet" to be like his current super hero favorite, I stumbled across a beanie that seemed inspired by wonder woman. i saved it for later and moved on to the captain america helmet...but couldn't get the thought of doing something wonder woman inspired out of my head. especially since i think captain america is a whiner. and a weenie.

and that i am really frustrated that the same guy they had play the human torch now also plays captain america. 

so anyways. i started looking up pictures of wonder woman and thought that the crown she wears would make a really fun ear warmer for this delightful arctic weather everyone has been experiencing. except us...in central florida. i mean, it got cold...but.  eh. no big deal.

i learned to crochet off of youtube. i still make a lot of mistakes. i usually follow someone else's pattern, but for some reason i have started to feel like that's cheating. although that's what patterns are written for. so i decided to see where creativity would take me, and i winged it. 

i am going to try to write the pattern...but please don't judge me too harshly if it looks like a hot mess. sometimes i never know if my chain 2 is supposed to count as my first stitch or not. or if that is something you have to stress. 

Wonder Woman Headband

size: adult female

H hook, worsted weight yarn

ch 13

row 1: in the 3rd chain from hook, dc. then dc in each chain after. at the end, chain 3 and turn (10 stitches)

row 2-12:  in the next stitch ( not the one that the chain 3 is coming from) dc. dc in each chain after. at the end, chain 3 and turn 

row 13: dc in the same stitch that the chain 3 comes from( we'll call it chain 3 space). then dc in each consecutive stitch. at the end, ch 3 and turn (11)

row 14: dc in the next stitch. dc in 9 more stitches. 2 dc in the last stitch. chain 3 and turn (12)

row 15:  repeat row 13 (13)

row 16: dc in next stitch, and each stitch until the end (13)

row 17: dctog the ch 3 space and the next stitch. dc each stitch after (12)

row 18: dc in next stitch. dc in next 9 st. dctog last two stitches (11)

row 19: repeat row 17 (10)

row 20-32: same as row 2.

row 33: dctog the ch 3 space and next st. dc in next 6 st. dctog last two (8)

row 34: repeat (with 4 dc inbetween the dctog)  (6)

 -cut off a tail and pull your yarn through

-pick up yarn at first stitch on opposite end (the one with 10 st :) ) chain 3

first row: repeat row 33

second: repeat 34

now you're going to connect the two ends together at the corner with a slip stitch. don't worry that the rest of the headband is not connected. we'll do that soon. at this point youre going to sc around the base of your headband (or the top, it depends on where you picked the yarn up at). *if you are sc along the top, when you reach what was row 16 (the "point" of her crown) do sc, hdc, sc in that same stitch. then just keep going with your sc until you make it back around to where you started. connect the two ends using slip stitches, and then continue around (whether it be the base or the top) with sc. when you make it back around...slip stitch into the first stitch (of that side). cut the yarn, pull it through and weave it in!

this is where i found the pattern for the star. i had to fiddle with different hook sizes and different yarns to get the right size. also, they start their star off with dc in the ring, but i just did sc to keep my star compact. 

i hope that made sense. i try to write as i go...but sometimes you get in the groove and you just forget. 

here is what it looks like on: 

it is definitely wider than her little tiara thing...but it's meant for keeping your ears and head warm! i tried to make one a little thinner... and i tried a different technique when crocheting it...but it just didnt look as nice on. 

next up, i'll have to make some "indestructible" finger-less gloves/bracelets. to compliment my headwarmer :)