Thank you all for the very helpful suggestions of hat patterns to use my handspun on. Many of them I hadn't seen before, and it's good to have a collection of patterns when the need arises. After looking at all of them, I think that the one which will fit best for the handspun is Foliage from Knitty. Lovely pattern, perfect yardage, it couldn't be better.
I haven't cast on for the hat because I've been obsessed by the quilt and other sewing projects. And, umm, I bought a new sewing machine! It's absolutely fabulous, I love it to bits. My old one is the cheapest mechanical model that I could find when I bought it 9 years ago, and apart from needing repair it's stuck in a box in my parents garage - as so many of my things are. So after careful thinking, I decided that my Christmas present to myself this year would be a fancy new computerized sewing machine that I can use for sewing clothes and quilting. One should always give oneself a Christmas present!
I finished the quilt top before I got the machine, and after I got it I made two small projects (knitting needle rolls) to test it. They'll probably end up as Christmas presents. This weekend I got back to the quilting business. In order to practice, I made a small patchwork square and quilted it. It went fine.
I'm seeing this as a potholder once I get the binding on it. Christmas present? I can't think of anyone to give it to, my brothers would probably not be excited by receiving a potholder for Christmas. Guys, huh!
This morning I drew the quilting lines on the quilt top and proceeded to pin all three layers together. So now there's nothing to stop me, and I think that I'll go and quilt this thing right now. Exciting stuff!
Hope you've all had a nice and relaxing weekend. Next time I might have a knitting related post. After all, Christmas is just around the corner and who doesn't knit for Christmas?
