Poppy

I took a break from Month O'Socks to knit a hat. This is to be my daughter's school hat this year. She had grown out of her old, generic one and I thought a little variation from the plain uniform hat was in order. Happily, her school is very appreciative of hand knits. It has a lovely shape, covers the ears and has enough stretch to accommodate the ponytails! And the crochet flower adds to the cuteness.

 

As for the pattern, it is a variation of the Aviatrix baby hat. I had knit one of those for my younger daughter and loved it. The pattern covers many sizes and yarn weights. I knit it in DK weight. The yarn is local acrylic.

Another Baby Set

 It took about a week to get done but it was such a pleasant knit. Smooth-sailing through out and turned out quite nice. The yarns again are our local acrylics, Bally DK and Parley.

The sweater is this Side to Side Jacket by DROPS. The pattern is pleasantly easy to follow and brilliant. 

The pant is yet another DROPS design, which also was quite simple and gave nice results. I plan to add a fabric casing for the elastic at the waistband.

Lastly, the hat is one of my favorites, the Aviatrix Baby Hat. It is the second time I've knit it, doing it in two colors this time.The flower embellishment is a simple I cord folded into a flower shape and sewed in place.