Knit Bit: Hats and Blocks

I took my stash of cotton yarn and the preemie hat pattern with me to Hawaii, and while I was there I whipped out a few more hats. Here's the first five. I have one more on the needles, and then they are off to Washington DC. (this is for the Caps to the Capital project; link on the sidebar) My mother-in-law is also whipping out the hats (she has made more than ten!) and it was very cool to see her crocheting one on the airplane. Great conversation starters, and a great knit (or crochet) in public project. (Pattern note: I did the first one in the round, but since it's a small hat, I had some trouble with the needles. I did the rest flat and then sewed the seam, and it is a much faster way to knit them.)

I started this Baby Blocks blanket on Monday for a friend who recently had a baby. I did the greatest thing: I took the numbers from the baby's birthday, and used them to form the blanket. (I'm so pleased with the cleverness of this idea.) It's a fun project and I'm enjoying knitting it. Note the pretty stitch markers at work :)