FO: Hats of 2012

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving day or plain Thursday, depending on your location.

I finished these hats a long time ago but waited until I had modeled pictures to post here. Well, my daughter did not sit still; the sheepy did. Let's debut the hats and move on.

The hats are 100% cotton. Not the warmest but good enough for short walks.

Yeah, gauge is important. Notice how well this toddler hat fits me. My heart is young but I'm not a baby.

I have my eye on these patterns for when the next hat fever attacks:

• Foliage by Emilee Mooney
• Sirle by Suvi Simola
• Meret by Woolly Wormhead

Stay warm!

WIP: Shoulder wrap

I have been navigating in a stockinette sea for the past weeks. The waters are calm. The voyage has been very relaxing; nothing like mindless knitting while watching a fun podcast (the knit girllls). Having a cold drink within reach makes the whole experience complete. These days I am able to find joy in simple ways.

Within a week or so, this vest should have the ends weaved and the arm holes finished with a crochet edging. Is knitted in Blue Sky organic cotton, which is extremely soft and nice to the touch. I foresee wearing the vest as an extra layer as we slowly transition from summer to fall.

Also in stockinette fashion, I have made a good dent on my Lady Kina cardigan. I have been bitten by the sweater bug! Whatever! There are plenty of other bites more dangerous! By the way, do you know what's the limit on projects for the Ravelry queue? I have added so many cute sweater patterns that I'm afraid I'll get billed by Ravelry for using too much bandwidth.

What have you been up to? I would love to take a peek.

WIP: My Madeleine

A couple of weeks ago, I declared my crush with Vintage Modern Knits. Guess what? It's is still going strong. I can't get my hands off my Madeleine shawl. This is a garter based stitch pattern with picot on the edges. Is another four row pattern. Yes, I did it again.

The suggested yarn is Road to China from The Fibre Company but I am using organic cotton that I had on hand. It feels very appropriate for the spring – I'm trying to convince myself!

I would love to knit this shawl again with variegated yarn or using two colors inspired by this shawl from Jill at Project 111.

This week I am also in a hunt for the perfect button for this scarf. Is off the needles and ready to be shown. Pictures to follow soon.

Happy spring knitting (cleaning can wait!).