{"id":3533,"date":"2014-05-01T11:06:11","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T16:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/?p=3533"},"modified":"2014-05-01T11:13:42","modified_gmt":"2014-05-01T16:13:42","slug":"book-review-mommy-me-crocheted-hats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/book-review-mommy-me-crocheted-hats\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Mommy &#038; Me Crocheted Hats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Take a gander at the cute cuteness in <strong><em>Mommy &amp; Me Crocheted Hats: 30 Fun and Stylish Designs for Kids of All Ages<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you&#8217;re not a crocheter (yet) I think this may entice you. For one thing, the crochet instructions at the back of the book are easy-to-follow and have an excellent step-by-step photo section of how-tos that I wish I&#8217;d had when I started crocheting.<\/p>\n<p>Then, of course, there are the patterns.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=crapofocrwhlo-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=081171327X&amp;asins=081171327X&amp;linkId=S5SMTJRCZYVQQB7N&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The little cloche set on the front cover is actually one of my faves (and makes me wonder what I&#8217;d be up to if I&#8217;d had a daughter&#8230;), but then I find the pirate hat,<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stackpolebooks.com\/productdetails.cfm?sku=1327\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3546\" src=\"http:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/2014-05-01-11.26.15-e1398959379421.jpg\" alt=\"2014-05-01 11.26.15\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nand then<\/p>\n<p>the crocheted cable hat (!\u2014Yes! I know! You didn&#8217;t think it could be done, did you?!),<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stackpolebooks.com\/productdetails.cfm?sku=1327\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3545\" src=\"http:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/2014-05-01-11.27.09-e1398959769449.jpg\" alt=\"2014-05-01 11.27.09\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nand <strong><em>then<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>some truly clever construction, like the horsey-nose-brim of this adorable cap.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3547 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/2014-05-01-11.27.441.jpg\" alt=\"2014-05-01 11.27.44\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/2014-05-01-11.27.441.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/2014-05-01-11.27.441-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nIf you haven&#8217;t attempted crochet before but have been considering it, I think this might be an excellent starting point for you. Hats are small and portable and this book&#8217;s instructions are clear and understandable\u2014an excellent combo!<\/p>\n<p>This book from Stackpole Books is part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/craftlit\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>May Giveaway at <em>CraftLit<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, so if you&#8217;re interested in trying for a free copy, head over there and<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/craftlit\" target=\"_blank\"> sign up using the little Rafflecopter widget<\/a> at the bottom of the page!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a gander at the cute cuteness in Mommy &amp; Me Crocheted Hats: 30 Fun and Stylish Designs for Kids of All Ages. Even if you&#8217;re not a crocheter (yet) I think this may entice you. For one thing, the crochet instructions at the back of the book are easy-to-follow and have an excellent step-by-step [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,100,281],"tags":[55,482,354],"class_list":["post-3533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-fun","category-crochet-artsy-things","category-freebies","tag-crochet","tag-hats","tag-review"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3533"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3550,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3533\/revisions\/3550"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}