We have had a fairly mild winter this year, but even a mild winter still cries out for knitted hats. So, I took to Ravelry and my newly organized knitting patterns binders to find a good unisex pattern and a good kids’ pattern.
My new niece needed a winter hat in order to keep her new precious noggin warm on the days that it is warm enough to go on a walk. I had purchased the Blue Sky Alpaca’s pattern for the Baby Beanie a couple of years ago at Loop. I had some Miss Babs Cumberland 2 ply sport sitting in my stash in this gorgeous Rainbow color. I had purchased it at Maryland Sheep & Wool (a bucket list wool festival for any needle arts folks) when I was pregnant with the Tomato. I wound the yarn into a ball, measured the weight, divided it in half and cast on with two strands and a few nights later….Voila!
The kids in this generation of our family tend to have round or small heads, so the 3-6 month size, on which I did get gauge, currently fits my 1 year old Tomato and we have to flip the rib in order for her cousin to sport it currently. But, that does mean that we have a hat for next winter too!! It fits tightly and is great for those days where you want a hat and the hood up on the jacket. A version in Miss Babs Cumberland Sport in Periwinkle is forthcoming for the Tomato.
In the just finished holiday knits column of my knitting to do list is a hat that I made for my father in law. I made him a Noro Scarf years ago that he adores, so I decided to go tweedy again for this hat. I used the Regular Guy Beanie pattern from Chuck Wright and Jamieson’s Shetland Aran in Cedar. I know that this is a big go to yarn for Brooklyn Tweed, and now having knit with it, I understand why. This also only took a few nights of knitting and then it was off the needles.
You know you have found a good pattern when you consider making another one once the first one is off the needles. Check these out if you need a new hat for yourself or someone you know and enjoy the coziness!!
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