Just in the knick of time!

I finished off Austy's mudpond hat last night, adding the tassels so it is ready for childcare on Monday. In the end I just went for a simple stocking stitch as I tried a few other things but they just didn't work with the slippery needles and yarn I was using. I had to pull it all undoine about 4-5 times and decided that simple would be better as time was short. So here it is. Now I need a hat for him for home as well and I really liked the cable pattern I tried to do, but with it all just slipping of the annoying metal dpns every 5 mins (there were no bamboo or bone needles in the 5mm size - argh!) I think if I am going to attempt that again, I need a small circumference circular. I love the hat though, and it's a shame I won't get to see it again this winter (childcare will keep it there). So we took it for a test drive today, and it stayed on - amazing! I told him it was his funny hat so he wanted to wear it and then he kept laughing at himself. I remember whgy I don't take many photos of him anymore - someone installed turbo rockets in his feet in the last month!!! He just won't stay still for a moment!!! But I caught him in his pram for a better shot of the hat (my little trick!). You can also see the pram liner and strap covers I made in this shot although they are in need of a wash after yesterday's vegemite breadstick episode. Please excuse the food smears...

The Mudpond Hat knitting pattern - the simplest, quickest toddler hat you'll ever make!

Cast on 83 stitches using 4mm dpn's or circular needle and 10ply wool

Join round and work in moss stitch for 10 rows

Change to 5mm needles and increase 1st in next row.

Knit until hat measures 16cm from cast on edge.

Divide stitches evenly on two needles placing start of round at one end of one of the needles (this will become like a side seam)

Cast off using three needle cast off method.

Darn in ends, make tassels and stitch on.

Wait for your model to wake up and admire!