The Knit Hat

When I have some time, I visit ilovephotography.com. For me, it's a good way to learn from reading other people's posts and photographic mistakes.

I noticed some photos with babies and children wearing these knit hats with ear flaps, some really cute. I even contemplated buying one for I. and one for J. And then I decided to save the money because I actually knit.

In the past few years I've only knit when pregnant. First with J., in the summer of '05, and then with I., last summer. I usually don't have a lot of patience to knit big projects so I make hats and sweaters. I especially like to knit hats since they have a way to be done so fast.

Ironically, these baby boys of mine don't like to wear the hats that their mom so lovingly knit, but that didn't deter me from wanting to take a photo of I. wearing a knit hat.

I rummaged through my knitting containers and found this little blue hat I knit before I. was born. I bought the yarn at a local store, a very soft and plump chenille that I could not resist despite the price tag.

This past Monday I tried it on him and it fit snugly so I added the ear flaps. It took me a couple of tries to get them looking right, and they instantly transformed a boring little hat to something with a lot more personality.

Then I envisioned the perfect photo set up with I. wearing this cute ear-flap hat.

Today the light through the front window was bright enough when I picked up M. and R. from school so I enlisted their help (R. held I. so he wouldn't slide, and M. held the black felt) and this is what I got: