I knit these hats following Susan B. Anderson's free pattern, Heart on a String. They knit up so quickly because you hold two strands of yarn together (or you can use a super bulky yarn one-stranded). I made the little red one in about 2 hours! I knit the largest one in Spud and Chloe Outer yarn (super bulky). It feels delicious!
I made the two smallest hats with plans to give them to Kathy, the woman who gave me all her wonderful maternity clothes. She has a 4 year old daughter and a 5 month old daughter. The largest hat was orginally intended for the 4 year old, but it came out too big, so I made another smaller one and am going to keep the largest one for me (secretly I am glad!!).
Mom bought me custom-made labels to sew into my knitted creations...I love them! Don't they look so professional? Thanks, Mom!
Mom and I saw this yarn and pattern for a "Marian Cowl" at a yarn shop in Chicago. We bought yarn to make a cowl for her and for me--here is Mom's cowl! It was a really fast and easy project. It's knit in seed stitch. The first row is Knit 1, Purl 1, and then every row after that you just knit the purls and purl the knits!
Maybe I should have posed like the model lol: 
I haven't had a chance to give Mom her cowl yet, but once I do, I'll post a pic of her modeling it!
I knit this water bottle cozy for Erica. We have a store up the street called "Healthy Green Goods" that sells all environmentally friendly products. I bought the water bottle there. It's all glass, which is supposedly better for the environment, and cute, too!
It shrunk quite a bit after just one short hot cycle--I nearly cried when I saw how small it got! We stretched it out though and it got to be the size I was hoping for. :)
I love how this came out! I still have almost a full skein left of the yarn I used...maybe I'll make one for me next!
