Stormy Weekend & Crochet Team Spirit Hat

Happy Monday everyone! What a weekend we had!  My teenager called me to tell me the power was flickering Saturday morning.  Then he told me it went out, but it came back on real fast.  I was at a medical work conference so I wasn't able to get them prepared.  Then I got a text from my hubby saying the power went out not too long after my son had texted me.  My son was a bit worried so he had knocked on my bedroom door to talk to dad.  Dad said he got them fed and got them each a flashlight.  I wouldn't have believed them but I had stepped outside and went right back into the building.  It was like southern tornado weather outside!  I ended up going home early when everyone went to lunch.  We ended up going without power for over thirty hours!  Thank goodness we have a generator so we didn't loose all our stock of food in the fridge and garage freezer!

My husband had put in a request for a hat with dreadlocks.  I know it sounds crazy but I try to make him happy even if he doesn't ask me how my day at work went.  So without power I can't sew, but I did make this creation!

I am very new to the crocheting world.  I don't know the name of the stitches but I can make my own interpretation of them and create my own thing.  I learned off of YouTube and patterns from Pinterest. It takes a lot of patience to learn.  I usually end up with a wad of yarn.  It has taken a few years of watching videos to come up with something like this.  I use the start of a pattern like this one here.  Just leave off the ear-flaps for a hat like the one above.  Or you could use something like this without ear-flaps.  I made my own pattern for the braids, just measure how long you want them, double it and stick them between stitches and braid. Tie at the end in a knot and trim any excess off.

My model isn't very happy she has to wear the "daddy hat"  she thinks it is very strange and I guaranteed her that her face wouldn't show in the picture!  It's a little big on me, but fits my hubby perfectly!

So that about wraps up what I did when our power was out!  What did you do to stay safe and entertained?