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I’m not much of a project finisher, so hats are a good thing for me! They’re small (usually), quick to knit (usually), and (for the most part) don’t cause me too many headaches to make them! In fact, I love making hats most of all. Enjoy the photos!

This stocking cap was from a pattern that I purchased from Knit Picks in about 2005 (it’s no longer available). It includes yummy cables knit in a spiral pattern. Completed: January, 2007.

I made this hat as a retirement gift for a friend at work. It is made with the Fiber Trends AC-01 hat pattern, and Lamb’s Pride yarn from Brown Sheep. Completed: December 2006.

This hat was made from the Fiber Trends AC-02 pattern. I also used the Random Stripe Generator to help me determine the width and color sequence of the stripes. Completed: September, 2006

I made this hat in late 2005/early 2006 for my cousin Diane. it includes two strands of two different shades of Wool of the Andes yarn, and is made from the Fiber Trends AC-01 pattern. Completed: February 2006.

I made this felted hat for my daughter, and it is based on the Fiber Trends AC-01 hat pattern. It is an experiment in felting gone bad, as I over-felted and it ended up wrinkly! I added a zigzag cable hat band and a butterfly pin. I also downsized the pattern to fit her young head. She outgrew it quickly. Completed: November, 2005.

This is Genny’s felted hat, made from the Fiber Trends AC-01 pattern. You can’t see it in the photo, but it includes a cabled hat band that I added. Completed: September 2005.


This hat has a bit of a sad story. I made it up completely myself, including the design. It was my first time working with two colors at a time, and I really enjoyed making it. It was supposed to be a chemo hat for a sick friend. I dragged my feet about the finishing, though, because I had dropped a stitch in the decreases and was afraid to tackle fixing it. He died before I could send it. I then wanted to send it to the cancer center where he received his treatment, but was a bad girl and could not part with it. I still think of him often and think someday I should make piles of hats for that cancer center. Someday never gets here, though. I just need to do it. Completed: April 2005.