Not knowing who I might want to knit this for but wanting to cast on right away, I just dug into my stash for something fun. I came up with this bit of Lorna's Laces Bullfrogs & Butterflies left over from a pair of mittens I knit last winter. I had no idea if there was enough yarn in the ball, so I knit five rows about midway through in some orange Lamb's Pride that I was lucky enough to have on hand.
As it turned out, I would have had enough of the MC, but I'm happy with the little stripe. In retrospect, changing yarn at the end and making the little topper in orange would have been a cute addition. My hat is considerably smaller than the pattern specs, as I used worsted, not bulky, yarn and knit on size six and seven needles. Since there are at least a couple of babies this might fit, though, I'm O.K. with the smaller version.
I wish I had a cute baby here to model it...but it still brings a smile to my face!
6 comments:
HOW CUTE!!!
What a perfect combination of pattern and yarn! I love the colors. We do need to find a baby to model it.
no wonder it brings a smile to your face. It's adorable!!! Thanks for linking to the pattern too. I have a random skein or two that this would be perfect for. :)
BTW, we're starting a gallery over at The Garter Belt, so send Wendy/Zib your pic and we can include it!
That hat is really cute. I like the colors that you used. :-)
that is such a cute hat!
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