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Knit Sweet Seasonal Hats for Babies

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The Leisure Arts book Knit Hats for Babies by Lee Ann Garrett is adorable any time of year, but it’s especially appropriate going into fall and winter, both because little ones need hats this time of year and because many of the hats are related to this season, as you can see from the cover.

In addition to the Santa, football and skull hats, you’ll find patterns for hats that look like baseballs and basketballs, a witch hat, a square hat with heart tassels, an Easter stocking cap and a St. Patrick’s Day hat with a shamrock topper.

The patterns are all rated intermediate, but if you’re comfortable with knitting in the round and doing shaping in projects you’ll have no problem with these.

If you’d like a chance to win this book, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, Sept. 17. I’d love to know if there’s a special little one in your life you’d stitch these up for. (My little one just turned eight last week!)

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

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  1. I never OMG, but OMeverlovin’G! I was going to pass this by (my posse is not a very reproductive crowd of folks), but they are just too cute! Now I’m going to start trolling Lamaze classes and taking names!

  2. I have a new grandbaby due on Oct. 16. His big brother is football and baseball crazy. I am sure he would be impressed if his baby brother had a football hat!

  3. OMG…I want to knit all the hats! One day there will be a
    special little one in my life, For now, presents.

  4. These hats are so cute and would make wonderful presents for a lot of my friends who have grandchildren already.

  8. I have 2 little grandsons – almost 3 and almost 1 year old. Their mom loves to have a variety of hats to choose from – and these would suit almost any occasion!

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Knit a Cozy Sweater with Lots of Options

If you’re looking for a sweater knitting pattern that uses up some of your stash and allows you to make just the sweater you want, the Marlina Rib by Shay Johson might be just the thing.

It’s worked with two strands of fingering weight yarn held together to make a DK weight gauge, so you can use the same two yarns throughout or change one or both regularly for an even more colorful look.

The pattern has options to make it either a crewneck or a henley style with buttons, tapered or relaxed sleeves, and a straight hemline or a split hem with buttons (which sounds so cute if you do the henley with split hem and match the buttons on both parts).

It’s also knit from the top down so you can make the body and the sleeves as long as you want. There are 10 sizes available in the pattern, with a chest circumference ranging from 32 to 68 inches, or 81.5 to 172.5 cm. It’s meant to be worn with 4-6 inches/10-15 cm of positive ease at the chest.

The pattern page on Ravelry includes tons of measurements and yardage estimates so you can make sure you’ll get a good fit for your body before you even buy the pattern. Shay also shows a few variations of the sweater so you can see how different options look before you decide how you want to put them together.

The stitch pattern is 1×2 ribbing, which is really easy to do and gives a look almost like fisherman’s rib that’s relaxed and easy to wear.

This sweater looks like a great option for people who are somewhat new to sweater knitting or those who love to have lots of customization options (because it’s like getting multiple sweater patterns in one!).

Check out all the details and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself at Ravelry.

[Photo: Shay Johnson]

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