finished: kitty cat hat

hand knit hat

The Kittyville Hat is finished! This was a great pattern and I loved knitting with Noro.

I messed with the color changes a little bit to make sure there was enough pink, red and purple to make my daughter happy. (Yes, I know it’s really dark pink, but I sold it as red, which is her favorite color, so just go along with me, ok?)

Here it is in action:

hand knit hat

She loves the kitty ears and I love that her ears are covered. It’s a win/win! I’m currently working on a set of matching mittens and messing with the color changes even more. Thank goodness for spit and splice wool.

Pattern notes here.

handknit kittyville hat

hand knit hat

My daughter is wearing last year’s wool hat and mittens. I can’t believe they still fit — not much else from last winter does. With the cold weather officially upon us, I decided to knit a new set for her before she outgrows the ones she’s wearing now.

I started this over the weekend and I’m already picking up stitches for the ear flaps. This is my first time knitting with Noro and I have to say that I really love it. The colors are so brilliant!

pattern notes: This is the Kittyville Hat from Debbie Stoller’s Stitch ‘N Bitch: The Knitter’s Handbook. There is a child’s size version on Kitty Schmidt’s website. I’m replacing the devil horns on that link with kitty ears. Finished pics to come soon!