Newsboy Hat

My mom loves this hat that I made her from Debbie Stoller's Stitch 'n' Bitch book. But she decided to share the love and gave it away! So I made her this one, which was a little bit longer and warmer. She has pretty much worn it every day since last March! She wore it so much that she put a hole in it. And that means… time for another hat! I made her two this time, she can pick the colour or just take both of them.

Both are in Vanna's Choice yarn. One in barley"

And one in Oatmeal.

That should keep her cozy for awhile longer. 

Purple hats

I got another donation from my dear friend Colleen, who gave me some vintage yarn earlier this year. This time she dropped off a bag of stuffing, both polyfill and quilt batting, that I can always find uses for. She asked for a purple hat in return: something warm, to cover her ears, so that she could wear it during an upcoming trip to Toronto. She can't wear wool against her skin, so I found some purple acrylic yarn, and whipped up not one, but TWO hats for her.

I knit her this newsboy hat, that I love to make. I did one extra repeat of the cable pattern, so it's nice and pouffy in the back.

Then I crocheted her a bucket hat, that I had pinned on Pinterest a long time ago. I didn't use this pattern because I had the wrong size hook and yarn. But I love how the button looked, and the shape of the hat overall.

I hope Colleen like them and she stays warm in Toronto!