Crochet - hat and scarf

About a year ago I went on a day course for beginners crochet, I had learnt the very basics as a child and had a couple of attempts at teaching myself from books/pc over the years but had never managed to figure out how to turn and count the stitches.  The course was run from "Hometown" in Rochester...you may notice a trend in the frequency that I mention this shop but you really should call in if you get the opportunity as it is a great place.  I learnt the basic stitches on this course as well as how to turn and go on to the next row. It also went through how to read a pattern, including pictorial ones.

Coming away with bags on confidence I attempted my first item and made a hat and scarf set for my daughter. It didn't turn out that well, I couldn't work out where my rows ended resulting in me just crocheting in a spiral, I ended up guessing when to add stitches and made it a little big so had to decrease stitches before finishing it.  I did enjoy making the flower but didn't get all the petals looking the same.  The scarf was made up as I went along, just practicing different stitches.  In hindsight pale pink is not a great colour for a lively 9 yr old and it soon got muddy, thankfully MIL was on hand to get it looking like new again.

The good news was that my daughter's teacher liked it and she made a request for a brooch of the flower, in return for a jar of homemade jam...good trade!

Think I may have made the tassels a bit long

A brooch for the teacher