Cladach Lace Hat for A

She loves her Cladach Hat!  It's so soft and a bit slouchy.  I love the lace pattern.

                                                      She Loves her New Warm Hat!
Here's a side view of the lace pattern, and I added an extra repeat of the lace pattern to make it slouchy.

                                                        Side View of Lace Pattern
The pattern is Cladach Hat by Littletheorem and is available on Ravelry.

                                                               Finished Hat
I love the finished hat, and I'm so glad she loves it--it looks so pretty on her.  The yarn is Classic Alpaca, 100% Superfine Alpaca, 110 yards/ball.  Color0/00, hand wash.  I used 1 full ball and some of the 2nd ball. 
My notes: I started with 88 stitches instead of 72 stitches and used size 5 needles for the ribbing.  I did k1,p1 rib, 10 rounds.  Skip set up round and just begin with Cladach Lace Chart using size 7 needles.
I knit one extra repeat of the lace pattern, so 5 lace patterns total.  Then 5 rounds of knit.  Then decreases as written. 

Shopkins Donut D'Lish for N.

A Cute Donut for N! 

                                                                       D'Lish Donut

This crochet pattern, Shopkins D'Lish Donut, is by Jen Smith. I used Caron Simply Soft yarns and a size G hook.  Next time I would use a smaller hook--an F or E hook.  I did use an E hook for the arms and legs.  For the hands, I did 8 stitches around to make it a little easier, with an E hook. Feet: I started with the toes and then changed to blue yarn and did rounds of 12 around with blue until long enough.

Very cute pattern!  She loves it!

Randy's Christmas Stocking

Christmas Stocking from Annie's Woolens.
I bought the kit from the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival, and it comes with the pattern and yarns.  The yarns are very rustic. 

                                                              Randy's Christmas Stocking
I added two stitches to the stocking to have room for the name on each side.  I used lettering from the Letty's Christmas Stocking patterns.

                                                Close-up of Christmas StockingLetters
This is a really fun Christmas stocking to knit. 

My notes: 

This is a kit from Annie’s Woolens. I used the lettering from a different Christmas stocking. Size 5 needles for hem, and size 7 needles for stocking. I used size 6 needles for the heel because sometimes an afterthought heel seems so clunky.
I picked up a thread on each side of the afterthought heel and twisted it and knitted it together with the next stitch, but I still had a gap at the edges that had to be repaired.
Fun project. It’s a bit small for a 16” needle. I added two stitches so the name would fit better and had an extra decrease at the beginning of the toe.
I whipstitched the hem down, not too tightly instead of knitting it together with the stitches on the needle.