{"id":1543,"date":"2012-01-24T19:46:12","date_gmt":"2012-01-24T18:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jude.hanlon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1543"},"modified":"2012-01-25T19:55:58","modified_gmt":"2012-01-25T18:55:58","slug":"pink-hats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jude.hanlon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1543","title":{"rendered":"Pink hats"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is Christmas hats, part deux, really.<\/p>\n

So, the other two new nieces who needed hats were Lucy (6) and Sophie (0) (or kinda, nearly 1\/4). Their mum seems like the kind of mum who would be up for matching outfits, so I decided to go with similar hats.<\/p>\n

Time being of the essence, I chose to use the Big Softie yarn I acquired from a university colleague, who in turn got it in a sale. My intention in getting it from Charlie was to make felted slippers for Our Lily – given that there were 7 balls in the parcel, that’s still an option. Anyway, as the name implies, it’s a big yarn, so I got out my big needles & swatched.<\/p>\n

For Lucy I assumed a 20″ head or so (having measured Joel’s head) and cast on accordingly in 2×2 rib. My plan was to knit an oblong, then fold it in half, but I didn’t want it to be too<\/em> dull, so I made a cable develop out of the rib. This knit up really quickly, as you’d imagine, and it was done within the evening.<\/p>\n

It fitted on my<\/em> head, at least.<\/p>\n

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I made a smaller version for Sophie, sewed them together, and just for extra pizazz, added a row of fringe across the top.<\/p>\n

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They were well received by Mummy, although from the girls’ reactions, they may be a little on the snug side. Plus, Sophie was ready for a sleep\/dinner\/new nappy or had just woken up, so a new hat was always going to be a low priority…<\/p>\n

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