I remember knitting, it's that thing I used to do...

A little while ago my sister started dropping things that can't really be called hints. "William needs a hat", "William really doesn't have much hair and could really do with a hat", and "why don't you knit William a hat?"

So of course I knit him a sweater.

Just kidding, I knit him a hat. Ha.

This is the "Stella Pixie Hat" pattern, available for free from Etsy, knit in Socks That Rock medium weight (Niqually) bought specially for this project at Rhinebeck this year. I made the 4-12 month size and ahem, didn't check my gauge. Maybe the hat is supposed to be this big, I don't know because I also didn't retroactively check my gauge, but hopefully it will last my nephew for a couple of winters!

Since I had quite a lot of yarn leftover from the skein, probably about half the yardage, I immediately deployed my knitting needles to make a baby hat for Grad School classmates who had a baby boy a month or so ago.

 

I used another free pattern (Swirl Hat - Ravelry), knitting the 4-12 month size and I love the way the pattern looks in the self striping yarn. There is still yarn left over. probably enough for a second baby hat, but for now I'm letting the skein take a well deserved rest in my stash!