knit for good show -n-tell

This first picture is for those of you who want to knit, but lack a little confidence. Meet the two newest knitters in the Snickerdoodle household:

My sister Kaley (and live-in nanny for two more weeks!)
and my 6 year-old, Lincoln.

If a six year-old can learn how, so can you. If you've been trying to work up the courage to learn, hitch up your britches and get to it!

How's that for a pep talk?

And now, my first little Knit For Good cap. It's teeny, but teeny babies are born every day, right?

(I totally broke my first knitting commandment: Thou shalt knit a gauge swatch before thou beginnest a project. Oops!)


Be sure to take a quick look at the flickr group to see the great caps our Snickerdoodle friends are putting out there. I want to send an extra special shout out to those who have contributed so far: jajvennett (11 hats!), angelapea (4 hats!), and wolfcreeker (1 super-de-duper cute hat!).

Thank you, and keep 'em coming!

P.S. A non-knitting-related show-n-tell: the quilt in the background of my pictures was a gift for sweet Stella from the kind and ever-talented Amy. (Her Mr. is a friend and co-worker of my Mr.) It's made up of scraps from her vintage sheet collection and it might just be the most beautiful thing I've ever laid eyes on.