Bumblebee Hat

 

I got the pattern for this bumblebees hat from Repeatcrafter me.com. I used soft worsted weight yarn. I don't remember which yarn I used but possibly I Love This Yarn.

Hat, Mask, and Cowl

 Just finished this set for my daughter, who lives in Alaska. I used Cascade 220 Superwash, which is 100% Merino. I didn't have a pattern. The mask is held on with buttons that are attached to the hat. I hope this will keep her warm in the snow.

 This is a set of 2 hats and a pair of fingerless mittens I knitted for Katherine last year. She already had a scarf to match. She did have a hat but she machine washed and dried it so, since it is wool, it shrunk. After locating the right yarn I made her these. The variegated yarn is Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend. The bright pink is Cascade 100% Peruvian Highland wool. The 2 purple yarns are Australian Superfine Merino. The fingerless gloves are a pattern from Yarn aspirations. The first hat is the Slouched Tuva Hat (found on Revelry). The second hat is a basic hat with a ribbed brim tall enough to fold up.

Hats

 I knitted a bunch of striped hats. The hat in the back row on the left is crocheted, but the rest are knitted. So, there ate two things to consider here. First, I like color. Second, I don't like to waste even small amounts of yarn; especially if it's a color or a yarn that I really like. So the result is stripes. 

Baby Leaf Hat

Just finished knitting this baby hat. The pattern is from Leisure Arts Knit Lace & Leaves for Baby. I used Simply Soft yarn. The size is for 3-6 months.

Broomstick Lace Hat

I made this broomstick lace hat to go with the scarf I made last year.

Brimmed Hats

Crocheted brimmed hats. I used Vanna's Choice and Impeccable Yarn. The pattern came from here http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/brimming-with-fun-cap
I added the band and the buttons to the front.

Hat and Mittens

I knitted these with Bamboo Ewe yarn. I made the mittens first then the hat. I ran out of yarn before I could finish the hat to the decrease section is made with a small ball of Paton's wool that was leftover from another project. Then, so it would look like I changed colors on purpose, I crocheted the little flowers and sewed them onto the hat and onto the back of the mittens.

These hats and mittens are to be donated. The red and white hat, the red and black hat, and the pink striped earflap hat are all crocheted but the other two hats and all of the mittens are all knitted. Making stripes is a good way to use up leftover balls of yarn.

Spiral Brim Hat

This is a knitted hat with a spiral brim. I got the pattern here: http://helpinghearts0.tripod.com/id7.html

I had a little problem with it. I cast on 80 stitches like the pattern says for the adult size. For the brim to make the spiral the pattern has to move over one stitch on each round. If you cast on 80 it will move over 2 stitches. You have to cast on a multiple of 6 plus or minus 1. So I did 79 stitches and it worked fine. If you want the spirals to go the other direction cast on 77 stitches. The only other problem I had is that 6 inches from the beginning to start decreasing is too short for an adult hat. I had to go 8 inches from the beginning before I started before I started to decrease. I used Red Heart Soft and size 8 needles.