The Traffic Signal Hat

Henry is a great little guy.  He is at the age at which he is a lot of fun.  He is about to have a new little brother or sister who will get a present.   I decided that Henry should have something too.

When my nephew Mike was small, I made him a pair of the Child's Safety mittens from a vintage pattern book.  He loved them.  He wore them until he grew out of them.  When a friend of his really, really wanted those mittens, he passed them on to the friend.

My sister reminded me of those mittens.  She thought Henry would have a blast them with them.
Naturally, as a really good auntie, I made sure I had the right yarn and made a pair.  The mittens
are ready to go.

I decided he needed a hat to go with his new mittens.   The light bulb popped on over my head and I hit Knitbird to graph the pattern.   Round 1 did not work.  Round 2 did.   My knitting could be better, but the had and the mittens are now waiting to go to Henry!

Hope he has a lot of fun with the mittens!

Playing with these may help him to behave in the car...or when the new baby is getting attention.  Let us hope!

I wanted to find out how the hat would look worn.....and did not have a good model.   Fortunately, I could turn to the kitchen for what I needed!  A ripening cantaloupe worked perfectly!

This was good practice both with intarsia and Knitbird.    I think the hat and mittens makes a nice set!

Now I am contemplating what to make the baby.   A blanket is
in the planning stages.   When the baby arrives, I will choose an animal pattern in hopes that the new baby loves the animal as much as Henry loves his tiger.