a hello and a hat

Welcome to sheep.dog!  We are so thrilled to be a part of a community of creators.  The idea for this blog began as a means of us being able to keep track of our creations, one stitch at a time.  However, it has quickly evolved into a slew of exciting plans that will begin to spread their wings over the next few months.  Please keep an eye out for more details as we develop our craft and build our own Etsy shop!

N (my partner in crime!) gave me the pattern for this hat.  Little did I realize that the pattern was for needles three sizes wider than mine, and a completely different type of yarn.  I had a leftover skein of wool yarn (Tahki yarns brand, Montana, 100% pure new wool) from a scarf I had knit my boyfriend for Christmas, and its softness inspired me to use it for a baby hat as a gift to my cousin and her soon-to-be baby boy.  I wanted it to look like a snowy mountain atop his itty-bitty head.  The wool itself is a natural brown/grey, and it needed a slight pop of color, so I borrowed N's light cream yarn (brand unknown) to give it the snow effect.  The pom-pom on the top is my favorite.  My intention was to make it more dense, but it came out looking like a snowflake, and it was the icing on the cake!  After three attempts at attaching those teeny little ear flaps to the base of the hat in an orderly fashion, things finally came together and voila!  I only wish I had a little baby boy to put it on myself.  Maybe Oregon (my doggy) would like one?

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