baby beanies oh yeah

here are some of the baby/kid beanies i've made . . .

erik's sister, kara, truly has one of the most beautiful little boys i've ever seen. logan (15 months) is a very well dressed little california boy who is now almost two years old. i have hesitated to knit him something thinking it wouldn't really be all that practical. but, when kara called and asked me to make him a hat i was thrilled. so thrilled in fact that i made him three just so he would have a choice.

baby flap hat
pattern: adapted slightly from an original far north yarn co. pattern
yarn: misti alpaca, 100% baby alpaca
weight: chunky
color: 689

ribbed edge beanie
pattern: made it up
yarn: debbie bliss, cashmerino, 55% merino wool, 33% microfibre, 12% cashmere
weight: dk
color: 18034

bulky ribbed beanie
pattern: original by far north yarn co.
material: debbie bliss, cashmerino, 55% merino wool, 33% microfibre, 12% cashmere
weight: superchunky
p>color: 16014

unfortunately, this one ended up being too small right from the start, so kara gave it back to me and its now in my trunk of treasures waiting for the right person to give it to)

the next two were for lily (6 months), the daughter of my friends, jim and nikki in boise.

seed stitch beanie
pattern: made it up (and didn't do a very good job at decreasing, but with seed stitch, you can sort of camouflage it a little bit)
yarn: moda dea, tweedle dee, 80% acrylic, 16% wool, 4% viscose
weight: bulky
color: grape jam

i had some extra yarn, so i also did a quick scarf to match while i was visiting. i'm pretty sure a scarf isn't the best idea for a baby, but it did make for a super cute little ensemble, if even for just a photo . . .


purl striped beanie
pattern: made it up
yarn: rowan, handknit cotton, 100% cotton
weight: dk
colors: 333 main & 253 stripe

this last one was actually my very first hat and my very first class. i took a flap hat class at Far North Yarn Co. and ended up with this same hat, except way too big for anyone i knew. still a pretty new knitter, what i did next was really hard for me! but, it seemed it had to be done. my teacher and yarn shop owner, kay, has a very sweet way of letting you know that a new knitter, and even sometimes an experienced one, needs to let go and be able to "rip it out" once in a while. so that is just what a did and it really was a little bit excrutiating. the yarn was just too beautiful to let sit in a hat that nobody was going to wear though. and this yarn is sooooo soft and nice to work with that doing it for a second time turned out to be just fine. for the second try, i decided the colors were really so soft and sweet that a certain little boy came to mind. i decided it would be just right for lily's big brother, emmett (2 years), and it turned out to fit perfectly.

baby flap hat
pattern: original by far north yarn co.
yarn: plymouth, baby alpaca grande, 100% baby alpaca
weight: bulky or chunky? i'm not sure.
colors: 208 bottom, 100 trim, & 64 top