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New word for today – Balaclava

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Today I learned a new word – Balaclava. Webster defines it as “a warm hat that covers the head, neck, and most of the face”. In my world we call it a ski cap.

ski hatWhen I found this free pattern I knew I wanted to make one for the orphanage in Kenya. This style hat is one of my son’s favorite and I hope that another young boy would enjoy it this winter.

I used some Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in Tea Leaf Green with size 8 needles to cast of 72 stitches.  I did alter the pattern in the decrease section of the hat. I disliked how the original changed to a stockinette for the decrease. So I used the ribbed decrease I used on the Mock Cable Hat (minus the cable stitch) to create a ribbed decrease.

You can find the original free pattern here.

Happy Knitting

Update: the pattern location has moved and can know be found here. 

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Chains

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While the box of items for Craft Hope has left the house. I still have several items to share with you.  Today’s project is the Circle Chain Hat by Megan Poteete – Johnson.

Circle Hat

I found this pattern on Ravelry. So after I had completed my goal of twelve hats, I knew I wanted to try something a little more than your basic hat. This hat knitted up fairly quickly and the band of circles in a contrasting color made it a little special. I used more of my Red Heart Super Saver Yarn from my stash. The hat was a little small, based on my gauge it should fit the average 8-year-old. But was a little tight on my foam hat head.

If you would like to knit this yourself the pattern can be found for free here.