31 Lauren Hat

This is a very pretty, easy to knit cabled hat from Cascade yarns - a free pattern. It is called the Lauren Hat.

It is a quick knit - I knitted one for me and one for my niece Faye. This is a photo of  Faye's hat...

30 Easy Cabled Sweater

This is a beautiful free pattern from Lion Yarns. Here is a link to the original pattern - Lion Brand - Free Easy Cabled Sweater

I wanted to have both the front and back identical, so I did not knit it in one piece. Instead, I knitted the front, transferred the piece onto a holding needle and then knitted an identical piece for the back. I then joined the pieces together. Also, I modified the collar and omitted the sleeve ribbing.

 You can view more details of my modification on Ravelry - My easy cabled sweater link

29 Aran Button Vest

This pattern is from Patons - Book 1265. It is Pattern 3 in the relevant book, but did not knit according to the specified measurements even when the guage was right. I had to use a serger/overlocker to slash and resize the garment to fit me and sew up the neckline which gaped horribly. As you can see it did not look much like the original. 

Here is what the original looked like:

Here is what my version looked like :(

In future I will be swatching from this booklet and then sizing the pattern according to my own measurements. Ah well, this was a good learning exercise and on the plus side the garment is wonderfully warm.

Here is a link to details of the relevant book - Patons - Book 1265 - Jet

28 Eco vest

This pattern is adaptable for different types of wool and needle sizes. It is a free pattern off Ravelry.com and is from Knitting Green by Ann Budd. Here is a link to the pattern Eco-vest .  I knitted it in two versions:

27 Moss and cable stitch beret

This beret is a free pattern from Polar Knits. It is called Moss cable stitch beret

26 Slouchy Lace and Cable hat

This hat is another free Ravelry download by Cheryl Beckerich and is known as the Slouchy lace and cable hat. I knitted it in 8 ply wool on 4mm needles in a brilliant orange, but intend to repeat in in other colours as it is warm, an easy fit and quick to knit

25 Lace baby booties and beanies

The lace booties are another free pattern off Ravelry.com. The name of the pattern is Baby booties to match Berry Sweater. It is a quick and easy knit. I teamed it up with a beanie known as the Lace bay beenie, which was created by Laura Jenkins of  bevscountrycottage.com.

I made these for the babies-to-be of two different friends who I used to work with.