A Warm-and-Fuzzy FO Friday.

I feel silly for just having learned about the Caps for Good infant hat drive when the deadline is the end of February.  It's been running since September!  I could have made so many more hats!  I found out about this drive and got one of their "action kits" after I made my WIP Wednesday blog post, and have managed to whip up five hats since then, somehow. 

The pattern in the kit is so, so easy---all nice friendly double crochets, so it works up amazingly fast and the tall rows make it easy to know where you are in the process.  I made these while watching Dexter. (And have thus titled them "Slightly Murderous Baby Hats" on Ravelry.)

I also wanted to try a more complicated pattern, so I gave this one a try, because the ribs looked pretty and I haven't done a lot of front and back post crochet yet. 

This hat was a fantastic way to practice the technique, since it's so teeny (it was supposed to be in sport weight to be a preemie hat, but I did it in worsted so it's more regular-newborn sized.  And being modelled here by a handy stuffed cat, as I am [happily]  not in possession of a creepy baby doll to put it on.)  It was a great way to learn what the front and back post stitches actually look like from different angles, and get into the rhythm of using them.  The ribbed fabric it creates is really plush and warm, too.

I also wanted to do some preemie hats for SuddenExpression's preemie hat drive, which you can read about on her blog or on Ravelry, and I couldn't resist the cuteness of this bear-hat pattern. 

Making and attaching the ears was fun---it was almost like putting together an amigurumi, but less small and fiddly. 

Check out what other people are up to at FO Friday and Fibers on Friday!