I made this hat for my sister-in-law, Helen, right before we left for Greece and didn't get a chance to post it. The pattern is by Susan Chang and called So You Think You Can Hat. It is made of Lion Brand Cotton Ease. Helen really liked it.
Here is another hat for my sister-in-law. This is the Raised Chain hat designed by Tracy Hudson. It is a well-written pattern and once I figured out the stitch, it went fast.
Someone very near and dear to me is undergoing severals weeks of chemotherapy while in the hospital. I had this wonderfully soft alpaca I had been saving for something special and I couldn't think of anything more special than this.