I’m in the doghouse tonight for missing National Dog Day and my DIL sent a photo of Henry (the Airedale) and the new Airedale puppy, Josie coming home to their house next week. Her plan was I could make up for my omission of the family dogs on the blog today. Laura sent me a photo of Penny (the goldendoodle) on the couch looking glum cause I didn’t feature them on the blog for National Dog Day. Who knew? On to what I was planning to blog…..even thought it’s still August for a few more days.
People, including Fallon Tonight, have tweeted and posted their opinions on the early reappearance of Pumpkin spice flavored drinks at that great big coffee chain.
I bemoaned the early August Halloween decorations in stores and just yesterday I saw bins of Candy Corn for sale. Ugh. Seems Summer barely had a chance. But now I’m jumping in with knitting pumpkin hats.
Last year I knit five baby pumpkin hats. You can only knit so fast. This year I looked at the list of babies I know (including new grands) and thought I’d better get knitting. Asked for head circumference measurements. Turns out I can make one hat in a day (probably about 5 hours). I did 3 loads of laundry and changed the bed, checked email periodically and watched a few of The Chef’s Table documentaries while I knit. And this time I’m making notes to remember what I did which unfortunately I did not do last year.
Could have saved a lot of time checking gauge if I had done so.
Cast on 70 stitches on bamboo needles and
cast on 80 stitches on the metal needles. I still can’t decide which material I prefer.
Each has good points.(no pun intended)
I’m a relaxed knitter so had to go down a needle size from the recommendation on the pattern which was found on Ravelry. Weighed the hat on the food scale and I should be able to make two more hats from one skein. (I bought two skeins but that will be a lot of hats) one skein of green is plenty and there will be leftover. The stem is I-cord stitch. I’m skipping the leaf for now.
The pattern in Punkin Head by Tara Thomsen available for free download.
The hat is adorable!
Beautiful colors- I’m looking forward to see 1 modeled in the near future.
I love the hats – they are totally adorable. Don’t let them guilt you about National Dog Day – I figure as long as I don’t miss birthdays or anniversaries all is good!
That looks adorable! You’re such a good grandma.
Ava looked adorable in her hat last year. The hats are so cute and they do a good job of framing little faces.
Those pumpkin hats are cute!
Thanks. They look even cuter when worn by a baby!
Gorgeous hats, Ruth. Hope you’re now out of the doghouse. 🙂
So sweet! I love that hat!
Glad you have the time to knit those hats. Isn’t it nice to know you can just sit & knit & not worry about a class coming in?? Have fun making the pumpkin hats for the babies.
Funny, each fall around Halloween and pumpkin time I always think about a photograph of pumpkins I made in Scotia, New York in 1964. I was a student at Rochester Institute of Technology, studying photography and had taken the train over to Scotia to visit some family, that lived there.
I would love to see your pumpkins photograph, Keith. Hope you will share.
They will be very cute, especially on your new G baby!
A hat a day is very impressive! I am a tight crocheter, so I usually have to go up a needle size in order to achieve the proper gage. But I am getting better about relaxing….
Lucky babies
Adorable, Ruth!
Thanks Naomi. I’ve knit 8. (See today’s post of a pumpkin patch on my living room floor.) time to move on to other things.