Hat
Pattern: Top This! Hat by DMC
Yarn: DMC Top This in Butterfly
Needles: US 9 (5.5mm)
Ravelry Link: here!
Started: January 30, 2017
Completed: February 4, 2017
Mittens
Pattern: Dulaan Easy-On Mittens by Julia Farwell-Clay
Yarn: BFL/Silk handspun from a friend
Needles: US 8 (5.0mm)
Ravelry Link: here!
Started: December 12, 2016
Completed: December 13, 2016
It will hit 90 degrees here this week, so it seems like a good time to post about the winter gear I made for my daughter this past winter. They’re not really matching, but they still feel like a coordinating set to me (for the rare days when she needs this much gear!).
The hat came from a Top This! set my MIL gave me for Christmas. Marlowe immediately fell in love and couldn’t wait for me to cast on her hat. It took a couple tries to end up with a version we liked. The pattern as written was much too big for her head, and she had a strong preference for the shinny and fuzzy yarn over the variegated. So I ended up splitting the yarn by type and making it into a new ball using Russian joins. I cast on way fewer stitches than the pattern called for and knit until it was Marlowe sized. She loves that fuzzy butterfly pom pom so very much.
The gloves are a tested favorite in this house. Each year I knit them in a heavier weight yarn to size up for her current hand size. They came out a little bit shallow this year – I wish I had done more ribbing and stockinette before starting the thumb. I’ve made a note of it for next year!
I love that my daughter grows enough to need new winter gear every year. They’re fun projects to knock out, and I love collaborating with her to make something to fit her style each time. Do you have any projects you make again year after year?
Love the mittens (and why wouldn’t I?) Thank you for that. You made my evening!xo
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Aw, yay! It has just gotten cold enough here for her to need them. It’s time to test whether they fit or if she needs a new pair.
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