Hat
Pattern: Top This! Hat by DMC
Yarn: DMC Top This in Butterfly
Needles: US 9 (5.5mm)
Ravelry Link: here!
Started: January 30, 2017
Completed: February 4, 2017
Mittens
Pattern: Dulaan Easy-On Mittens by Julia Farwell-Clay
Yarn: BFL/Silk handspun from a friend
Needles: US 8 (5.0mm)
Ravelry Link: here!
Started: December 12, 2016
Completed: December 13, 2016
It will hit 90 degrees here this week, so it seems like a good time to post about the winter gear I made for my daughter this past winter. They're not really matching, but they still feel like a coordinating set to me (for the rare days when she needs this much gear!).
The hat came from a Top This! set my MIL gave me for Christmas. Marlowe immediately fell in love and couldn't wait for me to cast on her hat. It took a couple tries to end up with a version we liked. The pattern as written was much too big for her head, and she had a strong preference for the shinny and fuzzy yarn over the variegated. So I ended up splitting the yarn by type and making it into a new ball using Russian joins. I cast on way fewer stitches than the pattern called for and knit until it was Marlowe sized. She loves that fuzzy butterfly pom pom so very much.
The gloves are a tested favorite in this house. Each year I knit them in a heavier weight yarn to size up for her current hand size. They came out a little bit shallow this year - I wish I had done more ribbing and stockinette before starting the thumb. I've made a note of it for next year!
I love that my daughter grows enough to need new winter gear every year. They're fun projects to knock out, and I love collaborating with her to make something to fit her style each time. Do you have any projects you make again year after year?