meet Ralphette

phew!
finished just in time for the shoeboxes.
Another hat from Sirdar's Ralph pattern, but made 2/3 size to suit a child's head, and made a little feminine by using pink for the stripes.
And I've only just managed to blog before midnight too- this NaBloWriMo is harder than I thought! I missed the official blogmonth in October, so I thought I'd have a trial run for next year. There's no way I'd try to write a novel- NaNoWriMo, knit a sweater- NaKniSweMO, or grow a moustache this month- Movember! It's hard enough writing a few paragraphs every day!

Little Ralph



Little Ralph and Innocent hat



the stripey beanie, Little Ralph, is finished and now I've cast on Ralphette, a more feminine version in that the stripes are pink rather than custard yellow.

The Ralph pattern from Sirdar is so straightforward to make, and works well in most dk yarns, I think I'll use this for a lot of my charity hats.

The Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes are nearly full- we put in jotters, pencils, pens, toiletries (no liquids), toys sweets (no chocolate) and a woolly hat or scarf or gloves. They get sent away this weekend so anyone wanting to contribute anything- e.g. a handknitted hat or scarf get in touch in September 2011 for next year's boxes, or you can make a donation to cover distribution costs at Operation Christmas Child.

While I was out shopping today I saw some of the Innocent smoothies with their hats. I bought two, but Jen has run off with the pink/purple one as her phone felt a bit chilly! It was lovely to see the hats in the wild. I would have taken a photo but I'd forgotten my phone, sorry.