Color Blocks and Stripes

This striped hat was a nice knit and easily finished in a day or two.

I used any worsted weight yarn I had on hand along with size 7 DPNs
and a size 7 circular needle.

The inspiration for this hat came from an old pattern I found for a similar
hat but it was done bottom-up.  I knit this hat top-down (my preference).

Knit this hat in colors of your choice. Get the pattern from Ravelry.com for $1.

Baby It's Cold Outside

I woke up yesterday and realized...winter is here!  Gosh, when did that happen?  I immediately took to whipping up a pair of cabled mittens.

This is a really fast knit.  It has taken me a few hours (with distractions) to knit.

Here are the mittens.  I am using two balls of yarn so the mittens are thick and warm.  I have finished the right mitten and I am completing the second one now.  

Note that I have the thumb stitches on a piece of scrap yarn until I am 

ready to knit the thumb.  Also note that I am using a set of four DPNs.

Final Stages

This little giraffe is really coming together in the final stages.  I have knitted and attached the horns and I've started the mane.