Oct 19 2006
Why yes, its another baby hat…
I just can’t seem to get enough of these little cuties. Without question, I am addicted to making baby hats. I think its a case of “can’t make babies so I make hats”. As my work picks up and I am going to more births my baby lust is getting stronger and stronger. Putting that into cute little knit stuff seems like a good way to placate my urge to gestate. (Not that I could, even if I truly wanted to as I am lacking the vital organs for such a task.) Knitting is also a wonderful way to pass time during a labor when I am not needed to anything active and need to simply ‘hold the space’. Keeps me busy and mum doesn’t feel like she is being observed and hovered over. And we both get to make something super cute!
Luckily I have found that those who do have babies also love my hats and they are more than willing to relieve me of them.
With winter rapidly approaching I am on a run of wool earflap hats. My own pattern (just a basic cap with ear flaps and i-cord ties added on) which has been really well received. I have had several requests for customs of these as a matter of fact. I love it when others love what I make. Its all well and good that I am happy with it, but there is something really uplifting to get positive feedback from folks.
First up is a tiny newborn/premie hat made of Blue Faced Leicester aran in my own handpainted ‘totally hippy’ colorway of lucious jewel tones.
Another earflap hat in lovely dusty deep lavender tones. The yarn was received in a ‘hand dyed yarn swap’ with some of my knitting mama friends over in Mothers of Purl at sewingmamas
And a quickie that I made in a manic knitting session last night. For my current client who is at 40weeks + 17 days and was subjected to a rather stressful visit to hospital where she was given the major induction pressure (bordering on abusive in my not so humble opinion). I channeled my frustration and anger at how she was treated into making this little cutie. Made with Rowan All Seasons Cotton. Winged the hat pattern and lame-o attempt at my own pseudo Fair Isle. Simple but sweet.
One response so far
Hey,
Just browsing and I found your site — these hats are adorable! I’m thinking of learning to knit to make a gift for a friend’s new baby, and I’d like to try a hat like this (that way if I turn out to be an awful knitter, I can stop after the basic hat and forget about the earflaps, though I’d love to include them). I’m sure it’d be totally oboxious to ask you to write up your pattern, but is there any chance you know of a good pattern for the basic hat that you could link me to? I think I could figure out the earflaps; another friend of mine knits and could help me if they get tricky. Thanks.
Katherine (kwolfenden@gmail.com)