I had planned to have this hat finished last night. And I would have too, had I considered that when converting a roll brim to a moss stitch one need not knit for quite so long before starting the decreases. It would have been one strange looking baby if I had left the hat as it was… This hat is for the surprise baby. In the end I decided against a quilt and have instead opted to send them this blanket.

The Big Bad Baby Blanket was my first real knitting project. It has been sitting in my closet for over a year waiting for a baby and it struck me that I would rather know it was being used by someone special. However, I also wanted to send something that was made with this babe in mind, so I am making a matching hat from the left over Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran. Hopefully it really will be done tonight.