Stash busting hats
My regular knitting has temporarily been placed on hold. After tripping over a bag of worsted weight wool scraps, I decided to engage in some much needed stash busting projects. I am too cheap to toss out my scraps so it appears as though there will be many striped projects in my immediate future!
First up is a pattern of my own design.
I had less than 100 yds of these colors so I put them together for a striped hat with an 8-point, star crown. The size shown Beatrix is modeling the 18″ version.
Pattern: December Stripes Hat (Ravelry link here)
Yarn: scraps of Knit Picks Wool of the Andes and Cascade 220
Needles: US 6 (4.0 mm)
I still had a good deal of Cascade 220 left over after this hat so I used up the rest in a Norwegian-style star hat with a hidden liner, also in the 18″ size.
Yarn: Cascade 220 in Cream and Blue Heather
Needles: US 6 (4.0 mm)
Beatrix is pretty excited about her new hats! And there will be more to come!
god she’s adorable! eh-hem, the hats are great too
i love that edging on the first hat!
I especially like that first hat. Aren’t you glad she still likes to wear stuff you make for her?
Those are so pretty! I have tons of scraps too, what a great idea!
Good grief she’s adorable…that little grin is contagious and the hats are perfect! How cool that she like to wear them.
those hats are so pretty! i love B’s expressions in the photos. thanks for sharing the pattern with us!
Very cute. This is one of those genius is the mother of invention things.
These type of projects are my absolute favorite. It feels so resourceful, like making a soup out of vegetable scrapings. And Beatrix looks adorable in them!
They are both adorable (esp. on HER!) and I know how good it feels to use up those bits and pieces!
All three (two hats, one girl) are endlessly sweet!
those are so cute!!!! i love stashbuster hats – i’m working on one of my own now!
How cute! I am hoping that one day my son will want to keep hats on his head. I will have to queue your pattern. I’ve got a bag full of wooly scraps to use up.
Those are cute hats for your cute girl!
Wonderful patterns and Beatrix is such a cutie
Great hats! Maybe after Christmas I’ll whip some up for my kis….
Adorable! Both the hats and Beatrix! Love the first and last hats… but they are all beautiful
Those are so stinkin’ CUTE! What a great idea!
Fabulous Hats!!!
I love the hats. The designs are great & your use of the colors is fantastic.
Adorable! The hats, and the fabulous little one modeling them
omgcuuuuuute. I just queued up the December Stripes hat!
Beatrice is too cute for words – what an excellent model for your lovely hats!
Tannia
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It’s hard to separate the cuteness of the hats from the cuteness of the model.