Hat's that

This for all those blog readers on the edge of their seat this week, wanting to know how the knitted hat's coming on that I started here. You can now unclench your cheeks and breath a sigh of relief. The hat's done and my niece's head will soon be warm when the hat wends its way from my knitting needles to the North.

And now it's time to start knitting matching mittens...

Comments

Fran Hill said…
I love the idea of the hat 'wending its way' from your needles to the North. I can see it buying its train ticket and everything.
4:34 PM
Withering said…
It great - i think you should call that design 'The Urchin' ...it looks like a blue sea urchin ! I'd like one in green please.
8:18 PM
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