goodness knows I love a slouchy hat

Well there's no denying I love a slouchy hat. I'm not a big beret fan so I'm loving the slouchy beanie trend. This one is super easy, but it's just a perfect simple pattern that works really well. 

The hat's called the rikke hat. It's garter stitch in the round which is a little painful. And the only tricky thing is the twisted german cast-on but there are you tube clips of course and if you can handle a long tail cast-on this isn't too much of a stretch. Although it is super stretchy :-P

I made this hat to go with some fingerless mitts that I'm keen to make. Since knitting mitts are quite similar to socks and coming off a complex sock pattern I thought I'd do the hat first. I also had some yarn that coordinated with my prospective mitt yarn in my stash so I could get started immediately. Perfect.

I also have a little guy who loves getting in the middle of our knitting photography. The following photo is a bit of a favourite.

Now to get started on those mitts...

it's not a sock!

I went stash diving in search of something that would make a good slouchy hat and brighten up a Melbourne winter. And here it is...

The pattern I chose was norie by the shetland trader. I didn't go for quite as much slouch as the pattern, but next time I think I'd go for it. I haven't washed and blocked it yet, but the lace is still quite cute.

Here's our attempt at a cheesy knitting book pose :-)

Anyway, with a bit of road-trip knitting and another half hour when we got home. Holiday knitting goal #3 is finito!

Now to get back to the Great Sock Gift Project...

holiday knitting goodness

Well we've done a road trip of around 900km to go hang out with my mum over Easter. I finished my most pressing pair of birthday socks. And I didn't receive my delivery of yarn for the next few birthday pairs before we left.

Oh dear! I'll have to do some knitting for myself.

Here are my ambitious holiday knitting goals:
- finish my waywards  by the 11th to be in the running for a cookie a prize: so far only just passed the cuff on the second sock
- finish my raspberry toe-ups: I only have one leg to go
- knit myself a 'slouchy' hat for winter with some stash wool: I'm thinking of 'norie' by Godrun Johnston.

Any slouchy hat recommendations???