Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Knitting Level Up: Hats

Today's topic is hats!  Even though I rarely wear hats, I like making them as gifts.  I'm only going to mention knitted ones here, although I've done a couple crochet ones recently as well.

There are a couple hats I made recently but don't have pictures of yet...so I guess those will come in a later post!

Sorry for the terrible selfies in this post!  These are all a bit old & taken in terrible lighting, my newer ones are better (but the last one is only a few months old, so take that as you will 😉).





First up is the Magnolia by Maria Socha.  I made this for a family friend, my mom's classmate.  It's embarrassing but it obviously turned out way too short - I'm going to have to ask her to give it back to me at some point for a fix!  It was fun, though, because I made this one while I was living in Japan for the summer and I bought the yarn at a huge craft department store in Tokyo (Yuzawaya).  Also, the first time I learned you could block hats on a dinner plate!



Next, the Norwegian Star Earflap Hat by Tiennie!  I love this, my first real colorwork project and the color combo is so great!  I ended up giving this to my fiance's younger brother as a holiday gift.  Too bad it's acrylic; I might have to make another one one of these days.



Calzetta by Justyna Lorkowska.  This is a super simple bulky hat pattern - I chose it because I didn't know how the variegated yarn I had would work up.  I was making it over the holidays and my SIL-to-be liked the colors, so I gave it to her!



Now, the base for this one is the Be Loving, Remixed! by Melissa Simpson.  That's a plain old hat pattern, but I added staghorn cables.  Wish I'd gotten a better picture, I don't remember whether I blocked this or not.  It went to my future FIL!

The Summer Cotton Lace Hat by Rhea Allais - this was a chemo cap for my aunt.  I don't know if she got to wear it much in the Delhi summer heat, but I know she appreciated it!  I sent a beaded crochet hat too.



Last but not least - the Boyfriend Hat by Stephanie Nicole Bennet.  I made this as a 'bribe' for my fiance's summer roommate, because we stole his bedroom for the last week of their research internship (in Maui!).  Turns out he ended up leaving early anyway, but I hope he liked the hat at least.




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