The Race to the Finish

I don't know why I stopped designing my baby sweaters. This was lovely to knit, piece together and embellish. It took a while, but it was worth it. I am more thrilled with the hat since I don't often see knit baby hats with flaps. This design is in a pure merino. Okay, so it's a hand wash, but tell me it's not worth it?

I was hoping this would be 6 month size, but it is more for a one year old, the hat as well. This is one more jury piece finished.

Most of the day today was spent with Holli, taking pics of the latest pieces for submission. I love the photos of her with Devan more than the ones of the hats, however, I am going to make this about the hats and scarves.

Introducing Autumn

Six feet of leaves and branches knit in a 70 wool/30 silk blend.

Cherry Blossoms. The scarf was incomplete without the hat. For the first time I actually had a hard time designing the hat. I didn't want something that would overwhelm the scarf, so I decided on a modified beret/pillbox style, trimmed it with the pinks, knit the body in the variegated browns so it would serve as a nice base for the blossoms I would add to the hat.

I needed them to really belong on the hat, not just swarm it, so the single branch with blossoms seemed like the perfect solution.

And finally, the beehive hat. I was thrilled that the adult hat actually fit Devon (and I just happened to have some matching wrist warmers in my purse). I love this picture!