Hats off

These hats - all gifts - were made using my free Fair Isle Hat pattern.

This one, a gift for my friend Natascha, is made from a merino-cashmere blend.



And these hats, which were made as a pair for a couple, were my first foray into knitting with the huge pile of research-trip yarn seen here.



The second hat used a slightly different pattern that I made up, which seemed to go with the first one without being too "matchy-matchy." I love this yarn, and am thinking I will make the Estes Vest from Interweave Knits Fall 2008 with it. I just finished the CPH (but I changed it up a bit) and will post pictures soon. Right now I am working on the Bulky Cabled Sweater by Glampyre, aka Stephanie Japel, but it is knitting up so quickly that I will be done really soon.

And now:

Ears

I made another bunny! He's made of angora. I thought that I should make a bunny out of bunny yarn.

He's sooooo soft that it is difficult to keep from snuggling and smooching him.


Snuggle, snuggle!

And for dear Chloe, here is the pattern for the bunny ears:

Cast on 11 stitches.

Work 8 rows in seed stitch.

Rows 9 and 10: p2tog, k1 p1 to end.

Work 3 rows in seed stitch.

Rows 14 and 15: same as 9 and 10.

Work 3 rows in seed stitch.

Rows 19 and 20: same as 9 and 10.

Work 2 rows in seed stitch.

Rows 23 and 24: same as 9 and 10.

Knit 2 together. Pull yarn through and secure.

Fold ear in half (two sides making the new front) before securing the ears to the head.

Snuggle!

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