While I was absent from cyberspace, I spent some of my spare time knitting little gifts. Among other items, two hats were completed to cover a too cold head.
Both caps were knitted from patterns in Homemade, Handknit.
The red hat above is a traditional stocking cap, made using a soft acrylic yarn doubled stranded for warmth and correct gauge, and was knitted with a simple garter stitch pattern.
The double layer white hat was knitted with a cotton acrylic blend yarn called Cotton Ease. Worked in an attractive lace pattern, the hat also has a turn up brim that adds style to comfort.
When my head is busily dealing with more complex matters, my hands appreciate simple projects.
25 comments:
Those are cute hats! You do a good job with your fingers, while your mind is busy.
Nice hats :)
They are simply lovely and I am sure the little heads for which they are intended will be very glad of them.
Lovely hats, Willow! And I so appreciate your comment about keeping one's hands busy while wrestling with something more challenging to your mind. That's just how I feel about crocheting!
Charming toppers!
Very nice Willow.
These are so lovely, Willow! I am especially smitten with that white lacy cap...Cotton Ease is a nice yarn to work with, most of the Lion Brand yarns are. I like the simplicity of the red hat too--and especially the fiery red color! Terrific work, my friend...Happy Days ((HUGS))
Oh those hats are cute. I could use one of those today.. .it's freezing temperatures here this morning.
It is good to keep hands busy while the mind is otherwise occupied. All the best!
What sweet hats! I'm sure the recipients will be thrilled :)
Both hats are lovely!! The person wearing them will look especially pretty!!
I love the first hat...It looks like something I should be able to manage..And I know it can be done.
They are so beautiful.
What sweet looking hats. Love the bright pink.
I love the hats! Where do you find the Homemade, Handknit book? I would love to have the patterns for these two hats!
Hi Willow, thanks for your nice comments on my blog! I checked our local library online today and found they have the book, so I reserved it! I see too they have it on Amazon but I am on a self-imposed ban on book-buying (a great weakness!) till the end of the year, so it's the library for me! I can't wait to look through it, I love the hats you made and wouldn't mind trying my hand at them!
So chaming, and when one imagines the little heads they will encase,
one can't help but smile.
One of the things I miss about giving up knitting and that is having something to do with my hands while watching tv.
Lovely shade of red.
Oh, I most definitely know that feeling! I hope those lovely hats helped to bring order to your thoughts.
Both hats are darling, but I'm thinking that I may have to knit the white one for my little niece. The lace is so pretty.
We must be on the same wave length.
I love your sentence about knitting being soothing when you have complex matters to deal with.
Hi Willow!
I saw you in Ellen's blog post today :-)
Your hats look so cute!
The little white hat is so beautifully intricate. I really love your work.
Those are beautiful! You are so talented! I love the fine work on the white hat.
Such lovely creations!I don't think I could ever knit! Somehow sewing seems simpler to me. At least I don't have to make the fabric before sewing :) !
And thank you Willow, for your wishes & kind words as usual !
They are lovely Kak Willow..and winter is near already...its still so hot here. I am wishing for some cold weather actually. Happy weekend :)
sweet hats Willow, they will keep little heads beautifully snug and warm. Jane x
Could you tell me what the pattern is for the white hat in cotten ease? I made a similar one a few years ago and have lost the pattern.
Mary H
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(maybe I should leave a message on your current entry, as you may not see this)
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