There's something very therapeutic about knitting these hats. Choosing the colors. The comfort of the simple garter stitch. I could easily knit one of these a day if I had a little more knitting time in my day, but I started with two.


Of course, any knitter will immediately identify the one drawback of all of those colors...


THE ENDS! Weaving in all of the ends had me a little intimidated. But as I sat down to take care of them, I found the process to be just as comforting as the knitting had been. I didn't hid them that carefully, but the garter stitch and the color changes make the seaming of the brim simple. Once I make my way through more of the wool, I'd like to use the oddments of cotton blends (mostly Cotton Ease) to make some baby versions as well - probably not tiny preemie due to the yarn weight and brim seam).

I don't mean to bore you, but there will be many more of these coming. I have too much yarn, and not enough time. Until I absolutely can't take it anymore, I will be knitting hats (and maybe a few mittens) from the yarn I have on hand. All hats that aren't claimed by my family or gifted will be donated locally when the weather starts turning bitter.
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Very nice. I am always looking for ways to clean up my stash. A few weeks ago I sorted out a bag full and gifted it to a friend of a friend who crochets hats and such.
These are so cute. Thanks for sharing this wonderful pattern/link with us. Now I finally know what to do with all that scrap yarn.
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