Lots of Holiday Knits!

I have something sad to report about one of my knits (which is probably why I've been avoiding blogging) ... That Dragon Scarf from my previous post was LOST the very first day it was worn outside. I'll probably make another scarf eventually. My friend was very apologetic, saying she had begged her son and nanny and all the schoolteachers not to let her boy lose the scarf. I think she was more upset than anyone. Oh, well, stuff happens. Good thing I take notes on what I knit. :)

Ironically, she had asked me to knit this Alligator Scarf to give to her nanny's son for Christmas. (I hope this one doesn't suffer a similar fate).

Yarn: Hill Country Instant Gratification in "Pecan Orchard". Had enough leftover to make a hat.

Meanwhile, a co-worker just adopted a baby, and so I made the Anchor Bootees from "50 Baby Bootees to Knit"
...and I made another one, plain, with some leftover sock yarn. Converted the pattern to use dpns.

I made these buggy mitts a year ago, and they got a huge hole in the palm! I ended up making a new pair, but thought to try and repair this one just for fun.
I picked up stitches at the bottom and knit a flap...
...and grafted them to the top...
...and did invisible seams up the sides. Cut off all the excess yarn on the inside.


These are the new pair (slightly bigger)

Here's one of the old mittens on the left, and one of the new ones on the right.

...and now for something completely different...

I've been crochetting some hats lately:

This is supposed to be the South Bay Crochet pattern, but even if you follow the instructions and the explanation at the end of the pattern, you won't get a hat that looks like the ones pictured on their site. I had to totally rewrite the thing. I'm debating whether or not to post it. Opinions, anyone?


The brim is from "Get Your Crochet On!" (really hip book; I highly recommend it!)
I improved the flower and added pink beads in the center.Yarn: Katia Diana in light pink.

This is the Stitch Diva Page Boy Hat. Again, used the same brim (because I would've run out of yarn otherwise). Squishy Malabrigo was the yarn of choice for this one :)
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I hope everyone is having a good holiday season! (and good holiday knitting mojo!)