ummm… a little christmas knitting! (finally)

Well, we may be almost halfway through February but I forgot to photograph the family of Christmas hats that were sent up to the chilly north of England for my sister and her family! Well, that’s what happens when the Christmas knitting doesn’t actually finish until Christmas Eve!

After a little cajoling and creeping I persuaded them that I *really* did need photos of their hats for my blog (they found this concept quite hilarious) so here is my little trio of knitted head warming devices…

Enjoying a little Christmas knitting!

Using some gorgeous Sublime aran weight, some lovely soft Sublime DK and the super-quick knit on the right from my favourite Artesano Aran. All Ravelled here

A cosy knit to get the ball rolling…

Well, the leaves are turning, the morning air has a distinct chill and the nights are drawing in…

That can only mean one thing around here – new hats! Chris was keen to acquire a nice  cosy Peruvian style ‘ear flap’ hat ready for chilly days on the allotment I had just the yarn in mind… I had a hunt around for a suitable pattern and came up with a wonderful free pattern from Interweave Knits ‘Cover your Ears‘ collection.

The yarn is Artesano Aran in Midnight, Maple & Twilight and it used less than a skein of the main colour (Midnight) and much much less than a skein of the other two shades. The boys are now demanding smaller scale versions for themselves so the colourways will be switched accordingly to use the remainder up!

Peruvian Ear Flap Hat

I’ve got my eye on the Army Girl Ear Flap… ‘cos girls get chilly too!!