Present for Briony

Thought id stick some pics up of one of my latest projects. I was planning on going to a friends baby shower this weekend but cant make it cause one of jets cousins (well, rockys cousins kid) is having a b-day party. So i made her a little pressie to send. heres some pics:

The octopus (thats what the top 2 pics are of just in case you couldn't tell!) is from this pattern, i stuck a little cat toy which has a bell in it inside so it jingles when you rattle it.

For the hat i kind of modified a pattern out of the lincraft baby book, for some reason they never stick patterns in that are knit on the round!!! heres my modified pattern.

Gumnut Baby Hat:

I used Fairy Floss Yarn from lincraft (less than one ball), & 5mm double pointed needles.

Cast on 42sts, work in the round in stockinette stitch untill work measures 12cm

Decrease as follows:

rnd 1 - * K4, K2tog, repeat from * to the end.

rnd 2 & all alternate rounds Knit all stitches
rnd 3 - * K4, K2tog, repeat from * to the end.
rnd 5 - * K3, K2tog, repeat from * to the end.

rnd 7 - * K2, K2tog, repeat from * to the end.

rnd 9 - * K1, K2tog, repeat from * to the end.

rnd 11 - * K2tog, repeat from * to the end.

rnd 13 - * K2tog, repeat from * to the end.

on next round reduce stitches so there is only 3 left (cant remember exactly how many K2togs i needed here, if any???).

Knit 3 stitches in an icord till the icord measures 12.5cm then tie it in a knot! thats it! :D