This is likely one of my favorite hats that I am sending to Kenya. I found a great pattern for this hat on the Close Knit Blog. I have fallen in love with this pattern and I definitely see a dishcloth made using this stitch pattern in the near future.
I used left over yarn from the blanket I made (here). The bulky yarn has created a great warm hat with great texture. If you would like the pattern it can be found here.
Happy Knitting.
How He Loves by David Crowder is one of my favorite praise songs. It compares Christ’s love for me to that of a hurricane. It completely surrounds me on every side.
In an attempt to reduce my stash I pulled out some Light Blue Super Saver Yarn I used to make the Puppy Blanket. I found this cute free hat pattern on another wordpress, blog LoveHestia.
The body of the hat is a simple pattern (knit 9, purl 1). Worked in a round, it came together quickly. It does however, make a rather large hat that would be adult or teen size.
This is the first of a dozen hats going to Kenya. Since they are needing all sizes, I have enjoyed not having to worry about gauges and final size.
Happy Knitting!
The group Craft Hope is at it again! They are collecting donations for children in Kenya. So I decided to decrease my stash and knit a dozen or so hats for them.
What do you do when you get some wonderful yarn that’s FREE? You find a project and knit it up.
My sweet sister gave me a skein of multi-colored bulky yarn. Too be honest, I’m not sure the brand or color name, for there was no label. With only one skein, I opted to make a baby blanket.
I used almost every inch of yarn. I simply cast on 55 stitches with my #10 needles and knitted in a simple garter stitch until I was almost out of yarn. Then I casted off and wove in the ends. The result was a super cute baby blanket.
The only thing left to do was decide what to do with it. Thankfully we are past the baby phase around here, as are my sister and sister-in-law. But with the help of the internet, I found a solution – Stitches From the Heart.
Stitches from the Heart, with the help of volunteers all over the country, donates baby items to families of NICU babies. After having a niece that spent almost 3 months in the NICU when she was born with a heart defect, helping another family touched me. That time in the life of our was very stressful and we relied on prayers to get us through. I’m hopeful that this simple gift will be a blessing to another family at a difficult time. To learn more about Stitches from the Heart visit their website here.
In May I shared that I had knitted a hat and scarf for Craft Hope (see post here). Craft Hope has just announced their next project that I hope to be able to participate in – making pillowcase dress for girls around the world. I cannot wait to get home and make some of these. If you would like to know more about Craft Hope and this project visit their website at www.crafthope.com. I will update when I have a chance to make a few.
