little bitty girl

I don't know what is up with me this year, but it just seems like the part of my brain that hosts the "how to knit" section finally just clicked. I have finally graduated from making basic garter stitch and ribbed scarves.

The cabled scarf on the left was one of my Christmas presents to Marie. When I was trying to figure out how to make the bobbins, I kept exclaiming to Stefan,"Look at my balls! They're so weird looking!" or "Wow! My balls are really coming along." He would often plead for me not to say these phrases aloud, especially when he was on the phone.

Yesterday, I finally completed the matching hat to my scarf for Ryo. Needless to say, I am so pleased about the results as it's just so very cute. I guess it also helps that the model wearing it, is especially scrumptious!

I do think that I still have a lot to figure out in regards to reading patterns and determining gauges. For example, the pattern for this hat is supposedly for a 12 month old and as far as I am concerned, I either used the wrong type of yarn or the pattern is wrong. Because I absolutely refuse to believe that my three month old petite filet mignon has a gargantuan head.