06 April 2010

Lots of knitting

Suddenly I'm in a flurry of knitting. Loads of baby booties, a beret for myself and a sweet accessory that I'm eager to see finished. But my most recent knitting success....the pinnacle of my knitting career so far...is the hat.

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Z-cakes chose all of the yarn for this hat. Though I may or may not have talked her in to including a few that weren't just PINK. There's no question that this girl knows what she wants and I can't say I disagree with her taste. The colors of this hat are so beautiful and vibrant that it kind of makes me want to eat it.

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I'm planning to put a gigantic pom-pom on the top of it and wasn't going to show it to you until I did. But when I saw these pictures that GrandpaB took, I couldn't resist. As you can see, the hat fits her perfectly right now. It may even be a little snug. So that kind of blows my idea of the hat being for next Winter. Oh well. Guess I'll just have to make another.

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This was my first attempt at fair isle knitting and I must say I'm completely taken by it. The tension is quite tricky but I know I'll get better at it with time. Good thing I'll be making another hat!

Pattern found here along with other to die for kids knits.

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14 comments:

camillewells said...

Hey Mandi!
You're mom sent me your blog address, and I love reading it! This hat is amazing!
-Camille

Rachel said...

Oh My, she is so cute! I love that hat, you've got some skills girl!

Hil said...

SO DANG CUTE. The hat and the little girl.

Sarah said...

Love it! Super cute.

Anonymous said...

I cannot get over how much she looks like you. LOVE IT!

Unknown said...

So sweet! :)

Destri said...

Um...the hat is way cute, but that baby!!!! Oh she is cute!!

Gage said...

that hat is AMAZING! i seriously need to learn how to knit. my son loves hats - sometimes he won't fall asleep unless he has one on, haha. too bad none of them are as cute as this one!

jt said...

Okay, wait. I dropped in to see all of the baby shower details, and then I saw your Ani quote at the bottom. You listen to Ani too? I've been listening to her for oh, 15 years. Since I was 14. :)

Emily said...

That hat is adorable! I love the colors:)

Hannah said...

Holy cow. Hearts? Those take talent!

What a little cutie you have!

Katie {My Paisley Apron} said...

Wow, great job, that is incredibly cute!!! If it's too small for her now, just add the pom pom and gift it to a littler baby in the fall... and make her another for next year! :) You are so talented!!

emily said...

Oooh, I love it! The colors really are beautiful. Love love love.

michelle said...

Oh my gosh. So cute! I'm totally impressed by the fair isle knitting.

And I love that girl.

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