Knitting again

It's a seasonal thing for me. I like it, but I don't knit as often as I tat.
This year I finished Zurich's hat by putting on Pompoms and ear flaps and made Nevy a new hat.
Aren't they just adorable...

The hats are too I think.

Hat cords

So at the end of this post I said I was trying to figure out using the cord on the hats and making it all flow. I did it. A while ago actually, just got around to posting the video.
Here's how:

Easter Chicks

I found a pattern a few years back and knitted a few Easter Egg chicks. I had one when I was growing up that was "mine" that I got to find during the family hunt. If you found someone else's, you just left it there for them to find. It usually held a Big egg. And we all know bigger eggs mean more treats. So I wanted my kids to have one too. Here is the collection so far. I decided to knit more for giving and the like. I'm kind attached to them all at the moment. The kids really like playing with them too.

knitting fun

I learned to knit from one of my three older sisters. We've collaborated and learned a few things since the first style of hat she taught me to make. I don't know who to credit for some of the additions we have made over the years, so I'll just credit her. I learned a honeycomb pattern from her which was great for girls. I could sort through my pictures to find the first hat I knitted... Why not right?

But then there was the necessity for boy hats so we worked on striped pattens too. Which I find work great for boys and girls.

Here's one with ear flap ties and pompoms. We also tried rolled brims for girls.

Then, recently, I had a friend teach me how to knit in the round. I was hoping to avoid the seam.

So knitting in the round is so easy if you know how to knit at all. I proceeded to make my son a new hat (you'll notice that you can see the "seam" from color changes. I was using different weights of yarn and this was not only my first project in the round but also my first adventures in color changes in the round).

(since he has a head that is bigger than it used to be).

And talking to a friend. I decided to try just a chin strap style ear flap with button or snap closure for my baby and later for her new baby.

As you can see the latest one in the purples has better color changing in the round.

I also added a flower thanks to my mother in law buying my 4 year old a nifty knitter of the 3 inch variety.

My five year old has had the same hat for a while and as she's watched all these new developments she's requested some for her hat.

Before:

After:

She also insisted I add a flower to my own hat. I also tried another feminine brim on hers, one that would curve around the face, but could be rolled up if needed. I used this same technique when I made my hat.

And of course we all had to have "matching" hats at one point.

Then I learned how to make a really nice, strong cord. I'll credit my sister and mom and an elderly German lady for that one. Though I am still in the process of figuring out how to combine it and the ear flaps. So that's where I'm at now... and finding Zurich's newly made hat, did we leave it at Grandparents?

Oh! and not to be forgotten: The Fuzzy hat.