What would you do...

If the cutest 4 year old (almost) niece that you know, calls you up and specifically asks you to make her a new hat... and could you make one for her adorable brother too? His head is just little.

Well, I'll tell you what I did. I ran to my stash and asked her "What color?"

"Yellow, please."

That night I got straight to work. How could I not. It was the cutest thing ever. I've never had such an adorable request for my homemade goodies. Apparently she was wearing a hat I made a couple of years ago, and it kept getting into her "bybrows". We can't have that now can we.So I found the cutest pattern. It has a stitch that looks like butterflies. It was perfect. It was a little confusing at first to try and figure out what it meant by the floats, but I finally got the hang of it. After that, it was a very quick knit.Butterfly Hat Pattern
Raverly Link
Needles - Size 6 (brim), Size 7 (body of the hat)
Yarn - Vanna's Choice
Modifications - CO 80 sts for a child size head. Knit four butterfly repeats before starting decreases.

For Mr. Ben's hat, I wanted a scrappy look. Anna had requested that I made a red one, but I didn't have any red yarn that looked good with the other colors. I hope she doesn't remember she wanted his to be red. I think it turned out adorable and perfect for Mr. Ben.Raverly Link
Pattern - Scrap Happy Celebration Hat
Yarn - Vanna's Choice in various colors
Needles - Size 5 (brim) size 6 (body of hat)
Modifications - CO 80 sts for a child size hat; each color section is knit for 10 rows. I made the brim extra long so they it could be rolled up, giving him extra room to grow into it.

The best part about these hats.... the "Thank You" call I got when they arrived to their new owners. Seriously, how did I get so lucky as to have the cutest niece and nephew ever?

I think they are happy with the new hats, wouldn't you say.