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Hello and thanks for visiting my blog. I have been knitting on and off for 50 years and I recently learned to crochet. I love looking for wool bargains and making them into something useful. I mainly knit for charity. I occasionally knit for myself and family members if I find a really good pattern or if they ask nicely!!

Saturday 3 May 2014

Two more hats....




These are the last 2 hats I needed to knit to fill my charity box.  I used yarn that Joanne of the Cup On The Bus blog donated to me.  The yarn was approximately 4 or 5 ply and I knitted with 2 strands held together as this is an Aran pattern.  One of the yarns was dark and beautifully soft and the other was pale and a bit rougher.  Together they made 2 very strong and warm children's hats which will be going off to Operation Orphan very soon.

I found this pattern on Ravelry here.  I have knitted it many times and it has become a firm favourite.  I had just enough of the paler yarn to knit the youth size and then the child's size hat.  The small amount left over will just about make a stripe in a jumper or hat.  I never waste anything!!


7 comments:

  1. The hats are adorable. I find what you do inspiring. I have given away a lot of my knits. It makes me happy to knit for others.

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  2. Una these little cuties are just lovely and it is wonderful to think that all your fabulous work is going to help little ones all over the world. You are a truly lovely lady Una, I only wish there were more of you around. A special big hug to you Una, have a wonderful weekend
    Dorothyxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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  3. Well done for filling another charity box, Una!

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  4. I love the color of these hats! You are so talented and you squeeze every bit of goodness from your yarn stash! ;)

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  5. How adorable... You inspire me to start making hats...:)

    Have a blessed week Una!

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