The Miranda Hat

Awhile ago, Evelyn of Project Stash posted a charity KAL.  She gave away a pattern and asked that you make as many hats as possible by Sept 30 and then donate them.

I'll be donating mine to my school.  I did this last year too...Many of our students do go hatless.  I teach in one of the poorest districts in Connecticut.  Many times the parents just have enough money to buy coats and mittens/gloves.  Hats, many times, are not purchased.  So last year when there was a challenge on Nerd Wars and I wrote about my school, I had a few people donate hats.  I give the donations to our social worker (yes we have a full time social worker) and she hands them out to students and families who need them.  I get a bit of a thrill every time I see one of the students wearing one of the hats.  Since we are a preK-8 school, all sizes are needed...because have you seen the size of some 8th grade boys?

I finished my first hat on Wednesday evening.  It was a quick and easy pattern, although I got lost a few times and had to RIP back a few rows...I'm going to make a few of the smaller size now....

It is hard to see the pattern in my pictures, I apologize for that....

Every time I finish a new knitted project, it's a bit of a thrill.  I do tend to pick projects to learn new skills.

I also continue to work on my beaded Camouflage socks.  I finished the beaded section last night and am on the heel.....woo-hoo....

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