New hat for Isaac

As his first hat was getting a wee bit small, I decided it was time to make a new hat for the Little Man. The basic pattern is still the same hat as before from Seija Set in The Happy Hooker, but slightly different colour/stripe arrangement. I used the same yarn (Sublime Extra Fine Merino Wool DK) in seaspray (light blue), plume (blue-green), clipper (dark blue) & biscuit (greyish natural colour). Anyhoo here it is!

I was measuring the new hat against the old hat only to find they were of a similar size, yet I'd used a different sized crochet hook for each.  Baffled. Later on I realised it was because Isaac's head had grown & stretched the old one (!) There's that post-baby-brain again!

I made enough of these hats for my NCT group's bebs to not need the pattern anymore - I've even made one for my Health Visitor!  (Actually, I made one for a friend (sans stripes) with a neck warmer thing, each with a matching flower on to make a little set. Darn it, should've taken pictures.) I'm quite pleased that I don't need the pattern anymore because I'm learning about increasing evenly. I only really learn through practical application. Reading it in books is one thing, watching it take shape in your own hands is quite another matter.

For my next project(s?): amigurumi!