Hats to Get Your Through the Seasons

As much as I’m thinking about it still being winter for a while, I’m also longing for spring and ready to knit something a little bit cooler than the big bulky wool things I’ve been stitching lately.

No matter which way you’re feeling or how the weather is where you live, this collection of hat knitting patterns will see you through the seasons in style.

For those still living with (or bracing for) winter, the Waves Hat from Yarnspirations and the Retro Ski Hats (PDF, designed by Tanis Gray) from Imperial Yarns both have a great retro appeal, and colors that are sure to make the winter a little less gloomy feeling.

Lion Brand’s Lace Beret kind of straddles the seasons in that it’s worked in a somewhat warm yarn (Vanna’s Sequins) but also includes lace for ventilation.

And speaking of lace, the Lace-Topped Cap by Meg Meyers and the Eyelet Arch Hat by Susan Mills, both for Classic Elite Yarns, speak of spring to me, with their finer yarns and more delicate eyelets.

Thinking of knitting a hat? I’d love to hear what you’re planning.

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Not too long ago I was seeing a crochet pattern for a glasses holder shaped like a bear all over the Internet. It was super cute, and also useful as a place to put your glasses on your bedside table instead of just throwing them somewhere random.

This project stewed in my brain for a little while and I decided I needed to make a knit version, but I didn’t want to make a bear. If you know anything about me you might know that I’m a cat person, so of course my version had to be a cat.

The base is just a basic little basic worked from the center out to the desired size, then up the sides as long as you want them. Knit some ears and add embellishments to make it whatever kind of animal you want.

The way I figured out to work the base from the center out was to use a crochet cast on, which gives you an easier way to pick up stitches from the back of the cast on than if you worked a more traditional cast on for a knitting project. It’s kind of fun to do things in a different way from time to time.

This little project is adorable if I do say so myself, and even as a plain little basket not made into an animal it’s a cute way to keep your glasses or other little things in one place. I’m tempted to make one for my desk to hold pens or even little little scissors and sewing needles that are always on my desk but somehow always seem to get lost on my desk.

If you need a little holder for your glasses on your table, check out the pattern at Our Daily Craft.

[Photo: Our Daily Craft]

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