Its Done!!!

This has been wallowing away in my knitting bag. I just needed to knit up the braids and assemble it--which I finally did during one of munchkin's cartoons today!

Its ADORABLE!!!

and hey--shes not even screaming in the picture.

(this is just a quickie photo taken with my camera phone--I'll do a proper photo shoot in the pretty morning light tomorrow).

Specs:

Baby Viking Hat from Bella Knitting
available here: Baby Viking Hat Kit
Modifications: I knit a few more rows of garter stitch before starting the braids so I would have a little more surface area to attach the braids to the inside of the hat.
Pattern: Well written with very clear instructions. Sizing is good (despite my worries the hat would be too small). This hat is even a little big for the munch now--I bet it will fit her all winter!
Leftovers: The kit includes just enough pink to do the ties around the braids and some embroidery on the wings if you'd like but I used it all on the braids. You also get a small ball of white--maybe 1/3 of a ball and I have about half left. I have, oh, maybe 15 yards of the full ball of gray and probably 2/3rds, if not more of the full ball of yellow left--enough to do generous swatching for another project before committing to buying a ball for the project.

Final verdict: I LOVE IT!! I would totally knit another one.

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