I haven't deserted you Blogger, honestly!

I've just been very busy working on my Christmas knitting, as well as a donation and completing something for myself that I had started ... like a year ago already.

Yup, this hat is for me. It was on the needles for a year (maybe longer), lanquishing away ... but now it's done and I'm so happy I finally got back to it and finishing it before it was totally forgotten. But that's one of the great things about Ravelry ... it doesn't really let me totally forget what I've started. It wasn't a difficult knit either ... it's just that other things distracted me from finishing it.

But this next hat (also from Twisted Woolly Toppers by Woolly Wormhead) only took me a couple of days. It's to be donated as a Cemo Hat for a friend's daughter. I knit faster when it's for someone else I think.



Then of course there's all the fingerless gloves and mittens that I'm still working on. The Christmas gifts!




The one without the picots is for a grandson and the other will be in various color combinations for the grand daughters. Also more of these to have their pictures taken or to come off the needles. Like these Flip Top Mitts I just finished today ...

Heaven knows that Christmas is just around the corner. And there's just too many to knit for. I think I should have taken a poll on who would like to be taken OFF my knitting list. Mmmmm?

But we all know ...


I have a problem!!

October is a funny month ...

Flowers and garden are fading fast. Yet color is everywhere. I love the Fall but soon Winter will follow ....

So I'm still working on Christmas gifts for the grandchildren.





Almost forgot to post the specs ...

Project info

Name: Pink Sunflower Tam

Pattern:

Sunflower Tam by Norah Gaughan

Size: child size

Needle and yarn

Needles

US 6 / 4.0 mm

US 7 / 4.5 mm

Yarn:

Rowan Harris DK in Pink

How much? 2 skeins = 246.0 yards (224.9m)

Wonder who'll pick this one? Which grand child would love a beret?

Opps ... look what just fell off my needles!

See I'm still knitting too.

Here's the Cap that goes along with the Ragg Cape. Only I'm putting the hat in the Christmas basket for the grand children rather than for myself. That's why is looks a little small. There's more yarn for another hat too. Think I'll do a cable hat from the same book.



What I'm planning to do is make as many different hats as I can before Christmas and bring them in a basket to the kids. I'll then let each of them pick out the one they like the most and of course fits the best. Will do that with everybody. Then ...



any hats left over will be donated.

Now I think there's another one waiting to be cast on that I have to get back to. Did you think I was only crocheting?

Put your Hat on this Winter ...

Because it looks like we'll have a "White Christmas" and a very cold Winter this year.

My intuitive knitting gene helped me to produce some finished MIA's ....



For a granddaughter perhaps?



Can't tell you the pattern because I started it last Spring and sort of made it up as I went along with left over yarns. This past weekend I simply finished it up with a ribbed brim. I kind of like it. Hope one of the grand daughters will also.

Then there was this crazy mishap of a hat. Came out too big but rather than ripping it, I felted it and then knitted on a ribbed brim. It's still a little loose. Wonder if someone could still make it work. Someone with a bigger head?

What to you think? Is it salvageable?
Other than needing a little shaving that is.





Another one I made up as I went along ... that's why it took so long to finish. It's made up of Blue Sky Alpaca Chunky Dualtones (gray) and Cascade 220 (black).

But then I have also knit a Beret for myself. This one is a keeper ...

Project info

Name: La Chapeau Beret

Pattern from: A Swell Shop

Needle and yarn

Needles

US 4 / 3.5 mm

US 6 / 4.0 mm

Yarn: A Swell Yarn Shop DeKAY Duet

How much? 1 skeins = 360.0 yards (329.2m)

Colorway: Beau Monde

Purchased at: A Swell Yarn Shop in the Lucky Lurkers Club

Oh I love, love this hat ...



So let the North Wind blow, my head will be warm this Winter!