good-natured ribbing

Continuing the baby and goofy hat themes…I recently finished some gifts for tiny people. The first couple of items are hats (great, and free, pattern from hello yarn – also the designer of the pirate hat Kira gave me). I absolutely loved the anime face when I saw it, so I had to make one right away.

I also did a variation on the hat for my niece, using Lorna’s Laces. She requested “bear ears, not bunny ears.” The pattern either runs a little small or my guage is off (which is more likely), so I don’t think the finished purple hat will fit her. Fortunately, there are hatless babies popping up like crazy around here so I should be able to find another recipient pretty quickly.

I also finished a baby blanket that I’ve been working on for a looooong time. It’s a pinwheel blanket, and I added the Leaf Edging from Nicky Epstein’s Knitted Embellishments. The color is much better in the left-hand picture – it’s Gems Merino Opal Blended in “Parrot.” The right-hand picture attempts to show the edging. The combination of the shape and edging reminds me of a sunflower, so I took the photo on a sunflower quilt Kira made me a few years ago.