Sweet Little Tuques

Last winter, to celebrate the upcoming birth of my good friend's baby girl, I decided I would try to crochet her some tuques.

I've been crocheting for years but had never done more than granny squares and a few failed attempts at other items.  Being a perfectionist, nothing ever worked.  Then I found an amazing blog that I am now obsessed with: Repeat Crafter Me.

Her patterns are fairly simple and absolutely adorable.  The first two I tried were: 

the owl

and the penguin.

They turned out super cute and everyone loved them but my sizing was off :(.  I apparently crochet very tight so I changed my hook to 5.5mm {I/9} (she uses 5.0mm {H/8} in her patterns) and now my tuques fit a whole lot better.  Here are some variations in colour and style of the two patterns:

Some other patterns I've enjoyed and that have been a huge hit are:

the lamb

and her newest pattern: the shark.

I now use the penguin pattern to make any hats I come up with on my own.  But I'll save that for another day.

Here we go...

This summer, I have decided to take the plunge.  I named my tuques that I keep making as gifts because I'm getting more and more requests from people who want to purchase them.

And so began:

I even created labels for the tuques which was a struggle but turned out amazing!

I am so excited to share patterns I've tried and some of my own little creations.

I would also love to share with everyone the resources I create for my classroom.  I am going into my third year of teaching Grade 4 French Immersion in Ontario and I am looking forward to creating more activities that will engage my students.  

My big feat this year will be an interactive math notebook.  My students are going through big changes this year: the majority are new to the school and most, if not all, have never learned in French before.  Now all of a sudden they are learning new concepts and in a new language to boot! So I think a math notebook will be so beneficial to help them begin their journey in French Immersion.  Here is a preview of the glossary that I would like to put at the back of their journals:

(ignore the missing accent - I'll have to draw them in by hand but just love the font!)

So there it is!  I look forward to sharing my thoughts and creations with all of you!