Thanks to A Loose Knit Group’s goal of making hats for the month of February, I have discovered the pleasure of knitting simple beanies for gifts. These are super quick to knit, taking only a day for me to do.
Pattern: Just Your Basic Beanie
Yarn: Peruvian Sierra Aran in Chestnut and Knitpicks Swish Superwash in Jade
Needles: Size 8US/5mm
I don’t have much worsted or aran weight in my stash so I’m severely tempted to acquire more just to be able to throw a hat on the needles whenever I feel like it. They’re the perfect instant gratification project.
Only I’m running out of heads to put them on and I’m certainly not going to be wearing them in this tropical climate. So I’m searching about for a good charity to hand them off to. I’m hoping to find one with a domestic violence affiliation, but I’m open to suggestions. So if you have a favorite charity, please leave me the information in the comments. :)
A major plus to finding a good charity to knit hats for is the justification it provides for breaking my yarn diet. After all what could be more altruistic then yarn for charity? It’d be for a very noble cause. Really. Stop making those faces.
Did you catch the paw action in my first photo? That’s Scheyer vying for some attention. He’s made himself quite comfortable with us as you can see here.
Kitten love. How sweet it is.
Happy Tuesday everyone!
February 19th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Great hats! And I am not making any faces! It leaves you with a good, warm feeling when you help others! And any excuse to break a yarn diet is fine with me! I was just going to post some of my hats on my blog. Check them out!
February 19th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Oh, I almost forgot! Sheyer is soooo cute! Glad he has made himself so comfortable at your place! I love it when my kitties do that paw action! There is nothing better than kitten love!
February 19th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
You have been busy! I am glad to see you now have hats to go with your gloves and bathing suits Keep warm :)
February 19th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
What great looking hats! I like to send my extra hats to the Dulaan Project for the people of Mongolia. They know how to take care of wool and I am glad to know my project (sometimes handspun) is going to a good home. Scheyer is such a sweetie, I am glad to see him so content.
February 19th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
There is nothing sweeter than a sleepy kitty.
Cool hats … hope you find just the right charity to take them.
February 19th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Your hats look great and I’m sure many charities will be thrilled to get them
:)
happy knitting :)
February 19th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Awe Scheyer is sooo cute! I love the way the hats are really going fast! Keep on knitting them – I am sure you will find a good place for them to land.
February 19th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
I’m so glad that Scheyer has stopped hiding. That’s so good to see.
February 19th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Gotta love those instant gratification projects. I’m really feeling the need for one of those.
February 19th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Scheyer is turning into quite the little cat. Yeah! Wish I knew of some good charities to recommend, but most of the ones that I knit for need blankets and such. I think that it’s great that you’re willing to keep doing the beanies, though you might want to hold off with purchases until you know whether they will only accept acrylic yarns. A lot of them do that because of wool allergies. Good luck!
February 19th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
Another suggestion is chemo caps even in your climate there may be a need for them.
So good to see that Scheyer is settling in and getting comfortable with yall. Now could he give my Ms Violet a few lessons in good behavior?
February 20th, 2008 at 12:11 am
I also ran out of heads for hats…..but they are just so much fun to make it was hard to give up the habit.
February 20th, 2008 at 2:32 am
Wow you are cranking those hats out girl! I hope you find somewhere to send them where they will really be appreciated.
Awww Scheyer…..cute kitty!
February 20th, 2008 at 3:16 am
Boy, Scheyer really has come around! Love the hats!
February 20th, 2008 at 4:35 am
Well, obviously I have a bias, but chemo caps are always a good thing? Your local hospital or cancer clinic may be able to point you in the right direction or maym be able to take donations themselves.
Scheyer’s comfort level is a joy to behold. Hell, if I’d gotten the rotten deal he did I’d probably never relax again! Bless his little black bum :)
February 20th, 2008 at 6:00 am
I’m so glad Scheyer is settling in, he sure looks at home!
Hmm, how about the Cornerstone Project? She might take up another collection this winter, so you could put aside a couple hats for that later.
February 20th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Awww, sweet kitty. They always steal the show. Love the hats–I sure wish my son would wear one. He’s away at school in the snow but says, “I’m just not a hat guy.” Can you imagine? And me, a knitter who would love to make a hat…
February 20th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
I know it’s a long way away but one of the local charities I donate to is called The Crafty Angels (http://crafty-angels.blogspot.com/). They accept goods for everyone: preemies, teens, adults and senior citizens.
Chris P. is a beautiful human being. She’s also caretaker for a beautiful black cat. :o) Scheyer is looking almost serene.
February 21st, 2008 at 10:15 am
Good Lord woman!!!!! Do you sleep?
February 22nd, 2008 at 5:52 am
Does this make you the Mad Hatter now?
February 22nd, 2008 at 8:49 pm
The hats look really great! My sister and I used to do a lot of charity knitting and hats were like potato chips. You could never knit just one. It’s a great reason to buy a little yarn :-)
February 24th, 2008 at 5:22 am
Wow! That’s what I can do with all of my leftover skeins of worsted weight yarn. I’ve never thought of a good solution, even though I’ve knit my share of quick hats….