my neighbors to the south have three delightful young boys (well, i guess they are not so young anymore since one is a sophomore in high school and the other two are not too terribly far behind!). i have watched them grow over the years and i've enjoyed their hi jinks and adventures throughout the neighborhood, however the motor bike phase hasn't been the most pleasant of experiences!
anyhoo, for years i have been giving them secret santa gifts, mostly treat bags with holiday candies and little trinkets, but this year i decided to broaden my horizons and i knit them hats as they are avid skiers and outdoorsmen.
the pattern i used was by jared flood, aka brooklyn tweed, and is called turn a square. it is available for free at ravelry.com. check it out if you are interested in a quick knit that takes advantage of small amounts of leftover yarn! a fabulous stash buster! i used some leftover noro silver thaw for the stripes and leftover brown wool for the background. i altered the pattern by casting on 88 stitches instead of the 96 as the pattern stated. since i'm a loosey-goosey knitter i knit the total hat on size 6 needles. perfecto!!
speaking of stash busting - after hours of pondering, i've decided that 2009 will be the year of the knit down!! my new year's resolution will be to work on bustin' my stash by using the yarn i have acquired on previous shopping sprees and to stay away from all of my favorite lys's! yeah right, we'll see how long that will last! :-) personally, i give it about a week at the most!
knit on! and yes, i will be knitting through the inauguration! go obama, go!!
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