Umbilical Cord Hats

It is high time to get some knitting done for these two little girls that will be arriving sometime in March. The due date is 3/30 but since they are twins they will be early!

I cast on the Umbilical Cord Hat (pattern can be found in the first Stitch n Bitch book) on 11/28 and finished the first one on 12/5. I knit it with Louisa Harding's Baby Kashmir, in a Rose color and using size 4 dpns. I shortened the i-cord at the top of the hat since it is smaller than it would be if I used the size 7 needles and worsted weight yarn.

It turned out really cute and the parents-to-be love it! They wanted to keep it, but I want to finish the 2nd one, make a pair of socks for each baby and buy a romper to match each hat and socks.

The 2nd hat is on the needle in a Plum colorway.