baby earflap hats for modern moms

One of my favorite coworkers is expecting 2 grandbabies this autumn- her daughter just had a boy, and her son (well, his wife, technically) is expecting a girl this month. Her kids are not the typical pastel-pink-and-blue types, so I thought I would "fun it up" a bit for their baby gifts.

So here we have "The Cousin Hats." A boy and girl version, but coordinating. The base is the same, I used the free Scandihoovian Hat pattern on Ravelry. The green yarn is scraps left over from last year's yarn wreaths.



From there, I added my own touches. A big crochet flower for the girl hat (yes, I am now branching out into crochet, Lord help me):



And a fun, bad ass Mohawk for the boy version (insert electric guitar solo here):



Both were finished off with crochet trim- it is on backwards, but when I fixed it I actually preferred this look, so I ripped it out again and redid it like this! Also threw some braids on the sides.

If you want more deets, visit my Ravelry page here.

Meet my new friends.....

Aren't these guys cute? I just love knitted stuffed toys. My daughter is permanently attached to her blabla kitty. I am certainly not proficient (or patient) enough for a knitting project of that caliber, so when I saw this tutorial I was so excited- you "cheat" and get the knit look by using gloves! Brilliant! I stocked up on gloves at the local dollar store (2 pairs for a buck) and away I went. Since my kids are all about frogs, I used the principles from the dog pattern and modified it to make froggies. Too cute!