a cat and a hat

here are a couple of quick knits that made great christmas gifts.

first a squishy little kitty for esmé.  the easy pattern is from this book.  instead of the sleepy face the pattern suggests, i gave mine this funny awake expression. i also decided to do stripes for the body, which made it a little tricky to sew up the side seams, but it worked out okay…  oh, and at the last minute i couldn't resist adding a skinny little tail.  this is a great project for using up scraps (the mustard yarn is leftover from this sweater).    i think he turned out pretty sweet.





and i made a hat for david!  he chose the pattern and the yarn and they combined to make a pretty cool cap.  it's the wanderer cap from this book (also available on ravelry).  the yarn is madelinetosh vintage (color: whiskey barrel) which is superwash wool and is so soft.  it fits david perfectly and looks great.  the pattern was easier than i thought and i like how the zigzags on the sides spiral into the top point.






if you'd like you can find my knitting projects on ravelry.