After I saw this cute cute hat over on Kat's blog Slugs on the Refrigerator I needed to make one. I followed the instructions for the double knit in a six month size. And it fits my nearly three year old. Hmmm. Me or the pattern? No idea. Actually all signs would point to me, as I still have yet to knit a gauge swab, or whatever they are called. Maybe they are called the-time-waster-at-the-start-of every-knit... or not. But it's all ok as the designated new owner of this has a sister of the same age as The Beauty so she can have it instead. Funnily enough the flower on the side of the hat is a felted one from no other than the above mentioned Kat herself. Pondering on the lack of functioning in the part of my brain that handles crochet it was fortuitous indeed that I found this flower. Big phew moment. Knitted flowers just don't quite look right to me. This is of course the free pattern aviatrix. It's knit from the last half of a skein of O-Wool sent from my sweet old time friend Melody. I changed the straps too, I prefer ties to buttons.
I have moved the sewing machine so the boys can use it's former room, and now it has a new place in a quiet bedroom nook. This meant that before breakfast this morning I was at my machine with a lovely piece of sky blue genuine Harris Tweed. I like this so much and am very grateful for it's gifting from the lovely Jacqui over at the interrupted gardener. I think The Beauty may be the only two year old in the World with a Harris Tweed Lazy Day Skirt. Is it true? I like to think so. If not, let me know. I made it purposely long so she could wear it next year too. I mean, it's wool, it needs at least two years worth of wear in my book. Hopefully I can find another quirky girly to pass it on too when this one outgrows it. It is totally delicious and I want one. I asked if she might model it for me. She said NO. So I just squeezed a couple of pictures while she pranced about.
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I love the hat! I have cast on for that about twenty times, but I can't get to grips with 1x1 rib. *blushes* The green is gorgeous with her hair - I've said that before. *grin*
The hat is amazing in that colour and the flower is luscious!!! I knitted Eliza one (it is on ravelry modelled by Tom!!) but it came out huge and Miss E will not wear it! The only hat she will wear (other than Toms hideous santa hat) is the lovely one you knitted for her! She wears it inside and out and shouts if it comes off! If I putthe aviatrix I spent hours knitting on her it gets tossed straight off-Tom has decided he would love it, I know I shouldn't think like that but in red and pinky noro and that style it is a bit girly for my wee man!
Alice x
Hello - I am so pleased you liked your wee parcel. I am fairly sure she is the only girl in the world with a skirt as beautiful as that. You are so clever running that up before breakfast. The ribbon just sets it off too. You could enter it into the Carloway Show "An item of clothing made using Harris Tweed". It would win hands down.
The hat is beautiful too, but I have no girls to make such gorgeous things for - unless dd1 has the first girl in the family for 21 years at the end of February :)
I will pm you. xxx
My boys have the same hats (minus the flowers!) they are lovely to knit aren't they? Lovely skirt too x
I've got a quirky girl right here, who just happens to be a year younger then The Beauty. I'm just sayin' ;)
Cute, cute, cute!
melody - quite right - how could I forget! I'll keep it for sweet Rosebud girly :)
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