"Despite what the thermometer says, autumn is coming!" That's how I planned to begin this post, and then God blessed us with a suddenly cooler day which does feel like autumn! It was the right kind of day to bake rice custard and actually wear Gemma in the Moby wrap for our walk. (I make my custard with brown rice and only a little bit of brown sugar, so I offered some to baby, but she wasn't interested!)
Gemma and I were cozy together in the wrap, but I wished I'd put a hat on her. Her new winter hat is still very much in the works, but I've finished two others!
I'm indebted to my friend Amy for inspiring me to grow in my knitting skills and for introducing me to Ravelry. There is a world of free patterns to be had and so many pretty ones to try! When I saw this pattern there last year, I knew I wanted to try it someday. The author actually directs folks to her updated version, however, called the Lil' Midi Bean. I loved how it is completely seamless! It came together nicely.
I worked the first one up in Paton's Kroy sock yarn. It was the prettiest color I could find at Michael's, but when it was finished, I decided it was still a bit too masculine for a girl. It was also just a tad small for Gemma, and winter's not even here yet, so it will go to someone else.
In search of prettier colors in wool, I visited a local yarn shop and brought home this lovely fingering-weight superwash Merino. The woman who had dyed it sold it to me, and it is soo pretty.
This hat is actually smaller than the first, but it's for a friend with a newborn. I'm sure it will look much prettier on a little girl than on Gemma's monkey!
The sweet pixie point was a large part of what sold me on the original pattern, but the author said the revised pattern eliminated "the awkward point to the top." I decided to follow the revisions exactly in hat number one, and it is a bit more pilotish, but I followed a more gradual decrease pattern in hat number 2, hoping to get the sweet fairy look back. :)
Just a little while, sweet baby, and yours will be next!
Nice! They look a lot like the hat I kept Charlie in all last winter. I need to start a new one for this year.
ReplyDeleteWhat's your name on ravelry?
ReplyDeletereidga1. And, yes, I remember that cute blue hat! Which pattern did you use?
ReplyDeletewhat a sweet hat! thank you so much for posting it - I've been starting to hunt for new baby hat patterns. : )
ReplyDeleteDo give us a call if you and Gemma are still around the city of the Statue of Liberty. Your Grandpa knows.
ReplyDelete