Another hat : this time, a Panda hat !

I've made another hat for one of my daughter's friends who adored the piggy hat I made previously ... but this little girl is a lover of pandas.

Who am I to say no to a panda lover?  Plus, I love gifting a handknit hat ... makes me so happy.  (Even happier when I cast on for the project at 11:00AM and am weaving in the ends at 3:45 ... and the party starts at 4:00.  Nothing like a little last minute knitting to put some excitement into your weekend, right?)

My daughter is wondering when *she* is going to get a handknit animal hat ... ;)

Notes:

Pattern : Bamboo the Panda hat  (From Knitted Animal Hats book) 
Yarn : Yarn Bee Tender Touch (?) - from Hobby Lobby, and it was machine washable. That's my defense!
Ravelry : project page here

handknit hat : the piggy one

I am here for quick post : a handknit gift that I made for a friend of my daughter's who happens to LOVE pigs.  What to do, especially when you're a knitter?  Make her a piggy hat, of course.  

I made this hat rather quickly with some bulky yarn in my stash -- alpaca / wool blend, so it'll be warm, but it can't be machine washed.  As her mom is a sewer and crocheter, I'm hopeful that it'll be okay. :) Still, I prefer given machine washables when possible. 

Oink, oink! 

Notes:

Pattern : Oink a Piggy hat
Yarn : Knitpicks Sierra (discontinued but just like the current Cadena that is offered)
Ravelry : project page here