It sure has been awhile!  Work, Grad School, and Life have just been getting in the way of me completing new projects.  I have done a couple of things but nothing really exciting until my Santa Sack Hat.  I got this pattern from The Stitchin Mommy and fell in love.  I created my first hat by following the pattern exactly as written on her site.  I had baby red yarn but used regular Red Heart Super Saver for the white.  I liked it but I didn’t love it.  Here is a picture:

The white just seemed a little too bulky, so I decided to invest in some white baby yarn.  This made all of the difference!  Below is a picture of my next almost complete hat (I need to add the pom poms) and now I am loving it!

Yes, I had to put it in a Ziplock bag – I am making this as a gift and want to make sure it stays dog-hair-free!

So I now have 5 more to make and I’ve started with doing the white ribbing first and then I will add the red later.  In my next post, I will write how I changed the pattern to meet my needs.