Here is one of my two works in progress for a local charity, MIFA Love Caps.
The organization does not know I exist yet as this is my first project for them. I found the program looking for a local charity for which to knit after pouring through the dizzy array of charities accepting knitted goods nation wide and after years of making and donating blankets. I am leaning toward smaller projects that allow me to be creative, use my talents for the good of others and to do so frugally and within my budget.
This cap is a simple rib-all-the-way-up design that I sort of just worked up myself after wading through a myriad of cap patterns. I have a reluctance on some projects to tackle a complex pattern and like some patterns that allow for mindless knitting. This is basically a K2,P2 rib worked for the required length of the cap (cast on 92 stitches for a worsted weight, needle size 7 or 8) with a gradual decrease toward the top. I then leave a 16" tail for whipstitching down the sides.
This particular cap is being made from a single skein of Wool-Ease brand, Loden color that I found at the Knitting Warehouse for $2.00. Ordering bargain priced yarn online a few skeins at a time usually does not equal a frugal investment but if you order a larger quantity, it offsets the per skein cost of the shipping. Sometimes you can find a better per skein price that way. On another post, I will organize some notes on where I have found low per skein cost for higher quality, natural fiber yarns.
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