Baby Noah has arrived! And with his arrival, my knitting to-do list has probably tripled in size. I have tried two new hat patterns so far, and I expect that I'll not only being making several new hats for him this coming winter, but also a whole range of baby clothes as well. I almost pity him for how much wool he will forced to wear come January and February :-)
The first hat I made for Noah was the newborn Hat from Louisa Harding's Natural Knits for Babies and Moms. I used some stash yarn for the project, and was really happy with the result, particularly because it fit Noah when he was born (I was afraid it might be way too big or way too small -- it's so hard to guess baby measurements!). The second hat I made for baby Noah was a beautiful pumpkin hat from Sonnentaler. I purchased yarn specifically for this project at the recent New York Sheep and Wool Festival (more to come on the festival soon!), and the colors are really, really perfect to evoke the intended pumpkin image. Project details follow pictures of the completed hats.
Noah's Pumpkin Hat
Pattern: Kurbis Hat from Sonnentaler
Yarn: 70% Kid Mohair/30% Cormo Wool from Buckwheat Bridge Angoras, approx. 1/4 of an orange skein and extremely small amount (a few yards) from a dark green skein
Needles: Four US2 dpns for the rolled brim of the hat, and four US3 dpns for the body of the hat
Post-Blocking Measurements: Ok, so I didn't actually measure the hat when I was done, but I will soon and update this post!
Modifications: I cast on 7o stitches to get a 12-inch circumference for the hat. I knit 6 rows with the smaller needles for the rolled brim, and then knit 3 inches in stockinette (not the ribbing called for in the pattern) with the US3 needles. I then started the decreases, though modified them to reduce the number of plain rows between the decrease rows. I also made the pumpkin top significantly shorter so that I didn't need to fold it over and sew it to the base of the hat.
Noah's Newborn Hat
Pattern: Hat from Louisa Harding's Natural Knits and Babies and Moms
Yarn: Approx. 0.1 - .2 skein of Shelridge Farm Soft Touch DKW in Spring Green
Needles: Two US size 4 circulars for the first four rows, and two US size 6 circulars for the body of the hat
Post-Blocking Measurements: 12 1/2-inch circumference at the widest point, and 3 3/4 inches tall. The hat grew only slightly after wet blocking.
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