white caps

When I finished my Loden Hill Hat, my oldest daughter requested one for herself. Who can resist knitting requests? Such affirmation! She wanted her hat to be ivory though in order to match her Warrior wear (basketball team uniform and warm up). So, I made her an Ivory Hill Hat per request. She loves it! This one I knit an inch longer so that it covers her ears. Perfect! My middle daughter and I were chatting one afternoon and I asked her if she would like a hat like her sister's. "No, it's not really my style", she replied without hesitating. (I guess it's good she knows what her style is!) When I saw Leslie's Chunky Beanie, I showed it to Kenzie inquiring as to whether or not she thought that this hat was her style. "I would for sure wear that!" she said as she hurried by. So when I was at the knitting shop getting some yarn for a project for me (red!!!) I couldn't resist this: On our way to Morgantown (to watch WVU get beat by Pitt -stink!), I knit Kenzie a Chunky Beanie (took me longer than an hour, but not too much longer). I also knit this one a bit longer. She loves it! Another success! I had some yarn leftover from Kenzie's Beanie and I made myself an ear/neck warmer. I got the idea from Tiennie's post on all the ear/neck warmers that she made. John and I take walks together and this will be great for keeping my ears warm. Plus it used up my leftover yarn! You know how I love that!

So for all you knitters here's the knitty gritty:

Pattern: Rose Hill Hat, by Erin Harris
Needles: Size 7
Yarn: Patons Classic Wool, Ivory
Mods: knit it 61/2 inches before decreasing


Pattern: Chunky Beanie, by Leslie Friend
Needles: Size 15 (knit flat)
Yarn: Classic Elite: Twinkle Soft Chunky, Winter White (Leslie's pattern recommends Cascade Magnum...it is a better value than the Twinkle Soft Chunky...it's over double the yardage.)
Mods: knit it to be 7 inches before decreasing


Pattern: none…you could so do this!
Needles: Size 15
Yarn: Classic Elite: Twinkle Soft Chunky, Winter White