Keep Your Head Warm

Last week I made a male friend an earband.

Another friend saw the earband and asked for one of her own!  I searched for a more creative pattern since this one was for one of my female friends.  Here is what I came up with...

I really like the pattern though the edges did curl a bit.  To be fair, the pattern did indicate this would happen but when worn it would flatten out.  Rather than make a full, connected band, I added a button and buttonhole for easy on/off and to prevent excessive hair mess-up.  While the band does the job - keep ears covered from the cold - I'm not sure that I'm satisfied with the end result.  Fortunately I made this in just a couple hours while I was watching tv so nothing lost!

I like projects like these.  A friend asked me to make something for her - awesome!  It was a simple project that I accomplished in one evening - awesome!  It broadens the scope of things I can do - awesome! 

Today at work I also had another request for one of the wine bottle outfits which I was also excited about.  Truly, I love to knit and because I don't need everything that I own to be knit by me, I love making things for other people.  Someone asking me to make them something and then using/wearing it gives me great satisfaction that my love of knitting is being shared with others.  Plus, the projects help me keep my hands out of the snacks!