A friend had a baby. I needed a gift asap. I realized that I had cute pink/white variegated cotton yarn, just a ball, enough for a little baby hat. I like hats. They're easy-peasy and super quick. All it takes is the right circumference, and the rest you can pretty much make up. I used a pattern for the sizing and decreases, but did some modifications for fun... and ain't it cute?
And boy, did I cut it close on the yardage (see, it was one ball, but I'd swatched with it before, so it was more like 3/4 of a ball). See photo above right for how much was left when I finished the decreases. Ooh that was close. Now I just hope it fits the little kidlet.
Specs
- Yarn: Trendsetter Yarns Scoubi Du in color 054 (Pink stone wash)
- Needles: Addi Turbo size 6, 16 inch circulars, plus bamboo size 6 dpns
- Pattern: Borrowed sizing & decreases from this one, but the hat itself doesn't really look much like it ;-). Thanks for the sizing, though!
- Modifications: Added eyelet row about an inch and a half up, skipped the top knot when I ran out of yarn.
In other news, I think I neglected to post a picture of Max's cool new loft bed from IKEA.
After spending the first night up top, he decided he'd rather sleep on the floor underneath. And after I ironed the canopy up top, he decided he didn't want that on the bed. Ah well.