Another Little Boy's Hat

I'm in the second week of a two week vacation and I'm knitting on several projects. Socks: almost finished with first sock of a pair that were started around Christmas time. Scarf: working on a hexagon project that hasn't "settled down" yet. I'm not liking the way that the hexagons join, so it is still an experiment. Child's Hat: Ah, this one is finished and you can see the photo with this post. Afghan squares: This one will be a charmer! I'm playing with Lamb's Pride worsted -- all those luscious colors -- and the Log Cabin Afghan pattern by Carol Anderson. This project will be in the Studio Store by mid-February so watch for it soon!

About the Little Boy's Hat in the photo: I used a DK weight yarn with US #4 circular needle. The pattern is an interrupted rib (k3,p1) that's set off by rounds of garter stitch ridges. Don't you love the funky earflaps! I added them so that the hat didn't have to pull down over the little boy's eyes. The earflaps are bordered with 3 garter stitches on each side and end I-cord knots that should be shoulder danglers. The tot who wears this hat can easily remove it by grabbing a knot and flinging the hat off. Good for car seat kids, don't you think?

By the way, the circular needle that I used (a Clover 16" bamboo) survived being chewed on by Mr. Griffin Henry Clark, my number two grandson. Over Christmas holidays, Finny walked into the kitchen with this needle in his mouth. "Oh no, Finny! Not my knitting needles! Don't bite," I exclaimed as I rescued the wet needle from the toddler mouth. The needle survived unscathed and Finny got a hug for his curiosity and understanding. That bamboo is really quite hard!

The recipient of this hat will be Action Jackson who turned one in late January. Action Jackson is my granddaughter Hannah's cousin. The yarn in this blue hat is the same as in Hannah's Sunshine Sweater and Hat set, only a different color. So the cousins will have hats from the same yarn, just of a different design. Such fun! Knitting for the little ones!

Tuesday Night Knitters, I will miss being with you this week. Danielle will send you an email so be watching for her knitterly words of wisdom. My emails to you will resume next week and sometime during this week I will update the blog with photos of the projects that you have been knitting. Thank you all again for agreeing to have your photos placed on the GW Blog! See you soon.

Keep knitting,

Wanda