My third knitting project.
I finally plucked up the courage to knit a hat. A big milestone for me and now a previously unattainable, only ever dreamt of goal has been reached! Yay! And what's so satisfying about this project is that I did it on my own. Well almost. I had some help from a youtube tutorial explaining how to use dpns. Not sure about my bland colour choice but with an energetic and curious four year old in tow, browsing time in the wool shop was limited to a grand total of 90 seconds, so I decided to play it safe.
The pattern for this hat can be found here. Thank you to Elaine for the suggestion.
Next up: socks.
Of course.
Congratulations on your first hat!!! It looks great.
Posted by: Allison | December 05, 2008 at 11:13 AM
That looks like a lovely hat pattern so thanks for the link - I'm very impressed that such a nice hat is your first! And WOW to the 475 comments on your giveaway! That's seriously impressive!!!
Lucy x
Posted by: Lucy Locket-Pocket | December 05, 2008 at 04:44 PM
gorgeous hat Lina, you are braver than I am for using dpns, it's on my list for things to do for 2009
Lisa x
Posted by: periwinkle | December 05, 2008 at 04:47 PM
Love the hat. And are there socks on your horizon? Cool!
Posted by: Paige | December 05, 2008 at 06:16 PM
Well done with the hat it looks really good.
Thanks for your comments on my blog. I mentioned your comment about the burgers to my husband as I thought it was so funny the name you call the place and he admited that he had sinned and been there the other week for his lunch as he couldn't find anywhere else to eat!!. By the way I don't think you will loose your Mother of the year award - I'm sure the children won't think so and neither do I.
Posted by: Thimbleina | December 06, 2008 at 03:17 AM
I love it! Great job ~ kuddos to you for picking up knitting ... I just picked *out* too many stitches ;D
Posted by: Adrienne | December 06, 2008 at 07:16 AM
I discover your blog ... it is very nice... Do you have a "newsletter" rubric ??? Sorry for my English which is bad... I hope you understand me... Good afternoon...
Posted by: olgayou | December 06, 2008 at 09:26 AM
looks nice!
Posted by: Beth | December 06, 2008 at 05:13 PM
WOW...you are super cute with your hat! And I love the neutral colour that you took.
I looked at the instructions and I said: "no, don't get it, no" :(
Oh maybe one day!
Posted by: Claudia | December 07, 2008 at 11:12 AM
Good luck with the socks!
Posted by: Joanna | December 08, 2008 at 09:10 AM
It looks great. I like the colour, but I'm not reknown for bright colour choices (wearing blue and, um, blue today...). My first knitting project was a hat (with ears) that came in a pack designed to teach teens to knit. Luckily dpns weren't involved, or that would have probably been the end of my knitting career...
Posted by: UK lass in US | December 08, 2008 at 02:47 PM
great hat - well done! Best of luck with the socks (fiddly and vexing things in my very limited experience!)
Posted by: Julie | December 08, 2008 at 03:10 PM
Yay! It looks great!
Posted by: Crystal | December 08, 2008 at 03:12 PM
Great job on the hat Lina!
Good luck with the socks. I finally managed my first pair and they are suddenly all I want to knit!!
xxx
Posted by: Lesley | December 09, 2008 at 03:42 PM
Your hat looks lovely! I have now made two from that pattern -- I love it! The first one was a bit of a mishap since I thought the pattern called for five ADDITIONAL inches of knitting after the seed stitch "band." Cutest toque ever!
Posted by: paola | December 09, 2008 at 06:24 PM
I LOVE YOUR HAT!!! color and all! I should attempt that pattern, too. you did a great job.
I so want to knit socks, too.
Posted by: amandajean | December 11, 2008 at 10:00 AM