Time for a little catch up. These are projects that I have completed in the last 3 weeks or so. I was on a crafting kick and did a handful of projects in those couple weeks.
This was a garter stitch scarf done in Homespun yarn for a fellow Mommy I know. It was her birthday and I don't know her too well but still thought it would be nice to make something small for her. I thought a scarf is pretty universal and already had the yarn. This yarn makes a wonderful scarf, very soft and cozy. I liked it so much when I finished I am planning on making myself one with another skein of Homespun I have in my stash. I plan on making mine a bit more narrow although this one wasn't bad. I am not a big bulky scarf kinda person.
This next project is yet another hat (I have been on quite the hat kick lately). It is done with Peaches and Cream self striping yarn that I had bought at Micheals that week on sale for $1! Can't beat that. I also discovered from the cream hat I recently made, that one skein of this yarn is perfect to make a hat to fit a child or a ladies head (up to about 21, maybe 22 inches). It's not a long hat, just long enough to cover the ears. I am not sure if you would have enough yarn to make a small cuff or not.
This hat is done in a basic K1, P1 ribbing. I loved the colors of this yarn though.
The blanket I already posted about was completed during this kick too. Told you I was on a roll!
Next I started a pair of socks, more like slipper feet, knit with chunky yarn on size 8 needles. The pattern can be found HERE. It is a very simple sock pattern and knits up very quickly (a result of the chunky yarn). Even for me, a slow knitter, I completed a sock in 2 days. Mind you I have many distractions including housework and a 2 year old. I may make a few more pairs of these since my feet are always cold. The next pair I may make a little longer but otherwise keep them basically the same. As you can see, after a brief hiatus due to a horrible virus that struck my family, I am almost done the pair. Another shocker since I tend to have one sockitis! I don't think I'll quite finish them tonight but come tomorrow I should be able to put them on.
This was one of the two hats I knit for my son. It is almost impossible to get a picture where you actually see the border (at least I haven't succeeded yet). This was a very quick and simple knit although it did require a bit of math and attention for the border.
This was knit with Peaches & Creme yarn on size 8 circular needles, switching to DPN's as needed.
** Any multiple of 6 stitches would work so you could make it bigger/smaller as needed
Pattern:
CO 72 stitches (this makes a hat fitting an 19-21'ish inch head)
Place marker and join round, knit remainder in round
Purl 2 rows
Knit 1 row
Row 4: K3, P1, * K5, P1* (repeat until last 2 stitches), K2
Row 5: K2, *P1, K1, P1, K3* (repeat until last stitch), K1
Row 6: K1, *P1, K3, P1, K1* (repeat until last 5 stitches), P1, K3, P1
Row 7: Repeat row 5
Row 8: Repeat row 4
Row 9: Knit row
Row 10 & 11: Purl row
For remainder of hat knit until you reach desired length, mine I knit until it was 5.5 inches long.
Decrease as you want over the next 1/1.5 inches
Break yarn and thread through remaining stitches, draw tightly and weave in your ends.
It's as easy as that and you end up with a somewhat impressive looking hat!
So I decided to make matching hats for a good friend of mine and her toddler. To do this I modified Debbie Stoller's pattern for the Half Pipe Hat. This hat will probably fit any size head from 18-20 or 21 inches.
Here is the pattern I came up with.
any worsted weight yarn will do
size 8 straight needles or circular/DPN combo if you prefer
Directions:
CO 72
work in K1, P1 ribbing for 4 inches
Purl 1 row (this is to help when you sew in the brim)
work in K1, P1 ribbing for another 4.5 inches
I didn't write down how I decreased but decrease as you normally would over the next 1/1.5 inches
Finishing:
cut a child size brim out of plastic canvas
sew in the brim using the purl row as a guide, make the brim line up with that row
This next project is yet another hat (I have been on quite the hat kick lately). It is done with Peaches and Cream self striping yarn that I had bought at Micheals that week on sale for $1! Can't beat that. I also discovered from the cream hat I recently made, that one skein of this yarn is perfect to make a hat to fit a child or a ladies head (up to about 21, maybe 22 inches). It's not a long hat, just long enough to cover the ears. I am not sure if you would have enough yarn to make a small cuff or not. 
The blanket I already posted about was completed during this kick too. Told you I was on a roll!
