Another Year, More Hats

Hats & Caps for People

I am going to knit hats again this year.
Last year I knit a few but I did not make a big donation drop off. This year I am going to make a production of it. I will aim to knit another 52 hats -- one a week -- more or less. What with the hats I already have or which are partially or mostly finished I aim to donate 100 hats to Vina Moses December 1, 2014. When I turn the hats in, I will donate the remaining machine washable acrylic yarn to Goodwill.

So far it appears that I am alternating knitting a hat top to bottom and then the reverse. I really prefer knitting top down, but I assume I will continue to knit some one way and some the other. It's a good way to keep the projects interesting.

#1

In progress -- sitting on a quilt being quilted.



And here it is finished

#2 & #3

Both of them in the early stages (I am almost done with #3 -- just the ends to sew in)



#2 Finished
































So far so good.

The Quilt -- Triangles II

I made this quilt for my sister for Christmas. I had been eying a triangle quilt I had seen on Tumblr for a while. First I made a blue and green (with some surprise purple triangles)triangle quilt top, then I moved on to this triangle. I had been eying the brown fabric for weeks, but I just did not know what to do with it and then while thinking about a challenge quilt in progress I found these other tan/green/blue brown prints and I knew just what to do with it.

Pinning the quilt -- a sun dappled afternoon.



My two tables have leg extenders which simply slip over the legs and make the tables about 8 inches taller than standard. I really like working at the tables with the leg extenders (I pay bills and sort papers standing at a single table). The extra height can make it a little bit hard to reach to the very center of the two of them together, but the height makes standing so much easier on my back -- easier than crawling round on the floor let alone working at a standard low table.



The finished quilt.


The back is a lovely snugly flannel with colours that are a beautiful match for the colours of the quilt top.