Suzy Q Homemaker

One of my very dear friends had a baby a few months ago and, like most knitters would do, I had to knit her a hat!  It couldn’t just be any old hat, though.  No, I had to make Stella the cutest, most adorable hat known to man because she is one of the cutest, most adorable babies known to man.  I went for the Stella Pixie Hat not just because it bears her name, but because it’s irresistible!  The pattern calls for a fingering weight yarn which I have loads of since I aspire to knit more socks one day.

I really enjoyed this knit.  The shaping is mostly done with ribbing, so I didn’t grow weary of the knitting at all.  It was interesting right to the very end.  Speaking of the end, though, I was only a little confused about when to kitchener the top and had to frog back a couple rows to get it just right.

The neckband was a simple 1×1 ribbed strip that is sewn to the bottom of the hat.  I had to modify the button holes from the pattern in order to keep the stitches even.  I don’t really know why the pattern is so complicated at that point, but if you just use a yo, it ought to make a big enough hole for your button, especially if the yarn is stretchy like the knitpicks essentials is.

Enough about me, though, feast your eyes on the finished product!

(ravelry details)

Heart Lace Washcloth by Stephanie Fredrickson

Valentine Heart Cloth by Tricia Walter

Two Hearts as One by Cathy Waldie

Lattice Hearts Dishcloth by Rachel van Schie

(Take a look at Rachel’s HUGE dishcloth pattern store.  There’s a cloth for every occasion!)

Folk hearts by Frankie Brown

Love hearts by Jacqueline Ziegler

Handful of Hearts by Anna Hrachovec

Warming Families is doing its part to help out the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.  With your help, we can collect items needed and donate them to the Love a Child Organization.  Several items are needed, so please see the Warming Families page for a complete list.  I just happen to know that many who read my blog are washcloth knitters and that is definitely a top item on the list.

Please help in whatever way you can.  Even if you knit or crochet just one washcloth, that’s one person who can scrub themselves clean. 

A huge, huge thanks to everyone who participated in the Lands’ End Hat Challenge.  We met our goal!  Click on the link below to see the final hat counts:

http://warmingfamilies.webs.com/projectcounts.htm

I’m so proud of all of you!