Knit a Gorgeous Slouchy Hat with This Free Pattern

Craft blogs are a great place not only to find new patterns or projects designed by the blogger, but also to learn about projects they have made that came from other places. I definitely don’t do enough writing about that sort of thing, which is a shame because there are a lot of great patterns out there that I knit but don’t really talk about.

Over at All About Ami, Stephanie wrote about being smitten by the pattern on the yarn label for Lion Brand Touch of Alpaca. She knit the Lima Super Slouch Hat (registration required to download, or grab a ball at the store and read the ball band) for herself and made a scaled-down, less-slouchy version for her daughters.

Both of them are super cute and she looks amazing in that hat. Serious hat envy over here.

Check her post for all the details on the kids’ version and her pattern notes for the adult version as well.

Have you ever knit the pattern on the ball band? I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo: All About Ami.]

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Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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