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Review: Knit Hats for Babies

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Knit Hats for Babies by Lee Ann Garrett book review.I review a lot of books over at About.com, but I’m never anywhere near caught up. There’s always more to read and write about than I make time to.

So in that spirit I thought I would start trying to do a book review over here every week, on Tuesdays, to spread the knitting book love around a bit.

This also seems to be Leisure Arts week here at Craft Gossip, because I picked out another one of their books to tell you about. Knit Hats for Babies by Lee Ann Garrett is a really cute book full of seasonal hat patterns for little ones.

From a football to a Santa hat, a hat inspired by an Easter egg to a square hat adorned with hearts, these nine patterns are sized to fir babies up to a year of age. They’re sweet, fun to knit and adorable on their own, but even cuter with a wee head inside.

My favorites are the Santa hat and the two Halloween hats: one that looks like a ghost and one a witch hat. The scale is just so cute, they’re hard to resist!

You can see all the patterns on Ravelry, and it’s highly likely I’ll be giving this one away soon, so stay tuned for that.

Do you knit themed hats for babies? I’d love to hear about your favorites.

Looking for more knitted beanie patterns for Babies? Check these out on Etsy.

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  1. I bought this book in the fall and have made several of the hats, including the baseball, football and ghost. I made the hats for my 17-month grandson and I can’t tell you the number of people who have stopped to comment on them. Great book with good, easy to follow directions.

Have you read?

Knit and Felt Some Tabi Style Slippers

The felted slipper craze that began last year doesn’t seem like it’s fading away. The Sailor Slippers, often striped knit and felted slippers made with super bulky yarn, because the project of the moment late last year (check out more knit slipper options in this post all about sailor slippers) and they’re still consistently popular with knitters.

Which makes sense because they are fun and fast to knit, and seeing them go from this giant thing to something that actually fits a foot feels a little magical. 

I have always loved felting (in fact my first book was about felting knitting) and it’s always fun for me to see people rediscover this technique. 

If you’ve knit enough plain slippers to fit all the feet you know, maybe it’s time to stitch up some tabi style slippers instead. 

Maymade Knits has designed these cute tabi ballerina slippers, made with bulky yarn and felted. They’re worked flat at first and then in rounds, and are available in 10 EU sizes (the Internet tells me add 31 to your American shoe size to get your EU size). The designer says the slippers are meant to have a close fit and you should choose a size a little smaller than your foot for the ideal fit. 

The pattern includes a video tutorial along with the written pattern. 

You can grab this pattern on Ravelry. The same designer has her own version of the striped felted slipper as well, called Sarah’s Striped Slippers. These are worked in super bulky yarn and have a contrasting foot and a striped body. These are knit flat and seamed and there are 7 size options available. Check that pattern out here if you’re looking for a more traditional slipper shape. They also look roomier so you can wear them with socks if you like. 

[Photo: Maymade Knits]