Over Christmas I actually ended up making 3 of the quick hats from the hat/gaiter pattern. I made one for my niece, my mother and sister. I think they all liked them. After we got back I decided to make one for myself. I'm making mine a little different, I added a ponytail hole. So basically after the brim I knit back and forth for a few rows instead of around, then started back in the round after I thought it was big enough. I looked through my meager quantity of buttons and found a neat black and white button of a face. So I will add that for when I wear my hair down or it's short. I think it should be interesting. I don't have a picture of my modifications, but here is what the rest of it will look like:
The Central Park Hoodie is moving along. I really enjoy working on it. For the first time I actually don't mind purling. It's a 10 row pattern with a cable on row 3, so it's short enough to keep interesting. I only have 2" left on the armholes for the back, then I start the shoulder shaping. I plan on knitting both fronts at the same time, also the sleeves. Hopefully that will be a little quicker, if a smidge more confusing. Here's what it looks like so far:
Finally, the Monkey Socks. I completed a whole sock and am about 3 repeats into the leg of the second. I have such a hard time with second socks. Motivation to knit them is low, low. I feel like a wus, but I'm going to learn to knit two socks at once. There are a couple techniques I can use. Anywho, here's the finished sock, no pictures of the started second one. None of these pictures do any justice for the colors of this sock. It looks much more vibrant in real life.
Hopefully, I will keep the slow and steady knitting pace, though I would prefer if I could pick it up some. I swear, at some point the knit meter will get updated, I really like knowing how many yards of yarn I've knit.
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