Odessa

So, a friend of mine is coming to visit me. She is a wonderful friend from High School whom I lost track of for several years. We have just recently been re-connected. I'm so excited by her visit that I decided to make her the Odessa Hat from MagKnits. I left off the beads though as I don't really believe that to be her style.

Pattern: Odessa from MagKnits
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft in a grey colorway
Needles: Size 4 circ, size, 6 circ, and size 6 DPNs

I'm a tight knitter in case anyone is wondering about the difference in the yarn called for and what I used. Well, it hat been sitting in the stash, and I got gauge, so I used it. Besides, I know the people who can be gifted hand wash items and who can't lol.

She loved the Hat, but unfortunately, no action shots. We were far too busy running around San Francisco for me to remember.

A Hat For A Cause

A very good friend just let me know that his mom is going to be going through chemotherapy soon. She has breast cancer. I wanted to do something nice for her so I decided to make her a chemo cap. I asked him if that would be ok and he said it would be great since she was already wondering what to use when she started to lose her hair. I found out her favorite color was purple as well, so I used a light purple/lilac shade.

Pattern: Lace Edged Woman's Hat

Yarn: Caron Simply Soft
Needles: Size 6 circ and DPNs

The lace edging was an enjoyable knit for me, and the rest went by very quickly. I didn't like the reason I was making this hat, but I hope it brightened her day just a bit.