I thought it was time for a "knitting lately . . ." post. :) Funny, but my last, hrm, six projects have all been hats! I did a newborn icord beanie for Derek and Liz's little sprout (41 weeks and counting! We can't wait to meet you!). Then the twin toddler nieces got red Christmas pilot caps, finished just in time for our family celebration. Both of those patterns have just about become old favorites of mine! (Ruthie's currently wearing Gemma's pilot/pixie hat, as you can see in this little post about her coat.)
The new patterns I tried this year were Esme (for Gemma) and Rikke (for mom). Rikke was a pretty pattern, but I adjusted the gauge wrong (again, *sigh*) for the pretty wool I had chosen and it came out a bit too tight. Esme is my current favorite. :)
I have to give credit where it is due--the tam with a bow was completely inspired by a hat Elizabeth from path-less-traveled made for her daughter a year or two ago. If you see this, love your ideas, Elizabeth!
Gemma's wearing her hat in the picture above. :) She just loves it, which makes my heart so happy! I had yarn leftover from making Ruthie's (too-big) coat, so Gemma wears them as a set and looks just . . . English and 19th century and darling! I did "yarn-overs" instead of "make-one's" for the row of increases because I wanted to create eyelets for the pink bow.
I had enough yarn to make another, so I decided to make one for our niece turning 11. 11 seems so long ago these days, but I wanted to make it a tad more grown-up looking than the version with the bow. I considered adding just a button to fasten the brim, as the pattern calls for, but ultimately decided to play with what I had at home and make a felt flower. There are plenty of tutorials on pinterest to consult! I stitched a pin-back behind it, and think it looks quite sweet!
Still playing with the new camera, as well. :)
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