By Lisa Gutierrez on 11/24/2009 On Sunday, I added two gifts to my pile. They were easy peasy, as most comments on my pattern can attest to.
Since then, I’ve added two more. As of today, I have 7 gifts complete. I started #8 this morning. I lowered my list by 1, but I think I’m going to re-knit #3, so I’m back to the 14 total. 7 of 14 complete means I’m halfway there!
Here’s a sneak peek at gift #6. It took me about 2 days to complete, which isn’t bad at all. I was able to finish it so quickly because my boys were sick, so we stayed in all weekend. Movie are great for knitting. Gift #7 is just a plain crochet beanie, so he won’t get any time in the spotlight of my camera.
![gift #6 peek [2]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2574/4132370758_2968691625.jpg)
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving! I’m hoping the nagging cough both my boys have is kaput by Thursday morning. I’m going to have a hard time feeling comfortable anywhere but home with two little ones sounding like they’re hacking up a lung. They had fevers all weekend, but those are gone, so I’ve set their status to “on the mend.” Let’s hope it stays that way. Andy’s suspicious coughing episode this afternoon had me worried for a bit.
By Lisa Gutierrez on 11/22/2009 I actually finished this a couple of days ago. Since then, I’ve completed 2.5 others! That’s right. I’m on my way to having 6 complete gifts. That would leave me one gift shy of 50% of my goal. And there’s 30 days left!
I chose the Slouched Tuva pattern for this. I cast-on less stitches and increased to 110 because most of the slouch hats/berets have started at 75-80 stitches and increased to at least 120 stitches at their widest. Welllll, this ended up being pretty darn big. Personally, I like it. I’m really into the big ol’ slouch hats, at the moment. If I have time, I’ll make a backup gift to replace this one if the recipient isn’t too in to it. The texture is awesome.
By Lisa Gutierrez on 11/18/2009 Where’s gift #1, you ask? Well, that would be the pair of granny square slippers I made a few weeks ago. My spreadsheet was off by 1 because I forgot I made those as a gift. This morning, I completed a toddler beret I started yesterday evening and updated the spreadsheet. I now have 2.9 days per project. That’s pretty decent!
 ![sneak peek [2]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2550/4115831599_9cf681caac_m.jpg)
I chose the February Lace Beret from sockpixie. I modified it a bit. I only cast-on 56 stitches and made a stst brim, so it rolls. I increased to 91 and did 8 repeats of the gull lace. I used her pattern for the decreases, but omitted some garter ridges here and there. Overall, I dig it! It’s purple and totally cute.
By Lisa Gutierrez on 11/16/2009 
![beret [2]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2608/4110248484_346ca2eca5.jpg)
100% wool, ready to toast your head. The absolutely electric color (“lemongrass”) is sure to add spunk to any dreary fall day.
By Lisa Gutierrez on 11/15/2009 My sister requested a slouchy hat/beret that was lacey. I immediately scoured ravelry and this was the prettiest. I showed it to her and she liked it. The pattern was really simple and memorable. I finished it in about a week, but I took a few breaks here and there.
![gwen hat [1]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2672/4106377152_bee80bcd65.jpg)
Pattern: Gwen Slouchy Beret, by Lauren Nell Roy
Yarn: Patons Classic Wool in “Old Gold”
Needles: US 6 & 8
Mods: twisted rib
![gwen hat [3]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2501/4105608111_e52bd450cd.jpg)
By the way, I got a new lens for my camera! It’s the elusive Nikon 35mm f/1.8 that has been the subject of my material lust for the past few months. I sold a zoom lens I pretty much never used and only had to add about $25 to get the cost of this one. Pretty rad!
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