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06 December 2010

I learned how to knit a hat!

This is very exciting for me! Last month I took a class at a little knitting shop I just found on how to make a fair isle hat.  I'd never made a hat, used circular needles, or done anything fair isle before, but I was pleasantly surprise with how quickly I could pick it up.  It turned out really well so now my whole family is getting hats for Christmas.  Here's the first one I made for myself (pardon the ipod pictures, they start out ok but get worse as it gets darker outside.)
Next, this hat is for my husband.  I still need to fix the loose ends and block it.  Oh, and can I just say that I've never blocked one of my projects before and it is just amazing.  I think I was always a little scared of soaking it in water and somehow ruining it... I don't know.  But my hat was too small after I got done with it, but then I blocked it and magically it fit perfectly. Amazing.
This next one is for my mom.  It is a little bit different pattern - rather than a ski hat it is supposed to be a tam.  I guess I am supposed to block it with a plate inside and it will get somewhat of a beret look to it.
I still have to make one for my dad and one for my brother.  And they all have to be completely done before we leave on our trip next Saturday. 12 days for 2 hats?  I better get off the computer and get back to my knitting!

That is pretty much all I am making this year.  My husband is making a set of cornhole boards for his parents.  Come to think of it, though, I'll probably help paint them since that seems to be my job around here.  Anyway, he's working on them tonight so I ran out to the garage and snapped a picture: