2011: Year in Review

I completed quite a few projects this year, and it's very hard for me to pick my favorite!  I think it might be the matching set that I made for the kids for Christmas.  I love the yarn, enjoyed the knitting, and love the fit of the finished garments.

 

Here is a quick collage of some of my favorite projects of 2011.

Happy New Year!

A Neon Set

Just got this off the needles and wanted to share - a hat with matching pop-top mittens.  This is yarn that we dyed a few months ago that I finally figured out what to knit with it.  I'm hoping these bright colors will keep them from getting lost!

This was a super easy hat.  I cast on 96 stitches on size 5 needles.  I knit about 1 1/2"-2" for the 2x2 ribbed brim, then switched to size 7 needles.  I knit in stockinette stitch until I was just over 7" past the cast-on edge, then used a kitchener stitch to close the top.  I tied off the "ears" with scrap yarn.  This fits my 2-year-old, my 4-year-old, and me (although I do have a freakishly small head for an adult).

The mittens are the Pop Top Mittens that I purchased on Ravelry (also available on Knit Picks).  It was very easy to follow and knit up quickly, also on size 5 and 7 needles.