The Search For the Perfect Hat

It all started when my friend had her first baby with her new husband.  She asked me if I would make her a hat for their upcoming photo shoot.  Of course I gladly agreed, gave them the web address to Ravelry, and told them to "go fish."  They found the Easy Faux Ribbon Baby Hat, told me what colors they wanted, and I got to work.

By the way, if you've never been on Ravelry, it's a magical place full of every kind of knit and crochet pattern you could ever hope to find.

This is Mallory May's hat.  The only problem is that she was, and still is, a petite little peanut and it was too big for her!  She's a year old now and I bet it still fits!  I'll have to ask about it.


It was such a fun pattern that I wanted to see what else I could do with it...

 A crochet rose with a button center gave it a much different look.



And because I have an album with most of my knit and crochet items in my facebook pictures, a friend ordered one for her granddaughter.  This one went to Claire, because little girls love pink and purple.

I guess I really liked this pattern, because I also made a gray one with a pink bow, and a green one with a purple ribbon and a coordinating button.

I just finished a green one with yellow ribbon and yellow flower with green tractor button at the center for someone requesting a John Deere theme, but that's for another post and another day.  It's extra "girlie" with a scalloped edge.