knitting kitchen

Or so it would seem. I made the first one from a Knit Picks kit I bought more than a year ago. Olivia liked it so much, she took it from me before the ends were woven in and before the tassels were put on.

I liked making the hat so much, I decided to make one for my neice, Julia. I down-sized the pattern from 160 stitches in circumference to 140. I eliminated three of the pattern bands too.

Here’s Julia wearing the chullo. Julie, another neice, is wearing another hat I made last summer.

Next it was time to make a full-sized chullo but without the pattern bands that make the hat so tall. This one is still in the pile of knitted object that are looking for their rightful owners (anyone out there named Juliette?).

Another neice, Kiona, needs a chullo too. That’s how this one happened. It’s from Charlene Schurch’s book Hat’s On! This book is one of my most used and best loved knitting books ever. It’s the kind of knitting that never goes out of style and you can do over and over.

This last chullo began as a gift for the daughter of a friend. I think she said she wanted a chullo that was either black and purple or red and white (black and purple offer little constrast). When I went hunting for yarn, I really wanted to use some crazy bright Noro for it’s color-changing properties. Then I needed a solid to set it off and I came back with Lopi Lite in cream. Nothing like what the young lady requested so this is in the ‘yet to be owned’ pile. I do think I know who might need this one, however… friend Deb’s daughter Julia (do you see a trend here?).

I’ll have to go back and knit the black and purple or red and white chullo for Kathy’s daughter. But before I do that, I think I’d better cast on a chullo for nephew Julian!