Finally Done and Mailed

I finally finished my not so secret project to my brother's family. It's secret because I didn't want my SIL to read the blog and know how pretty and soft all these hats were before I could get them to her. But, not so secret because she knew I was making them and in which colors and that there was Malabrigo involved. I'm not sure she knows what Malabrigo is, though?

Each hat and wristwarmer is wrapped together. I thought I would try to get a little creative with the packaging! I was shooting for an older look, before the USPS got all stuffy with there package requirements. All of these then went into a perfectly sized toothbrush box with a couple of toothbrushes, too. One of the nice things about working in a dental office is that you can always find the perfect sized box for anything.Here are all of the finished projects. The picture is blurry, but seeing that everything is on a truck somewhere between Hollywood and Mojave (judging from the postmarks), it will have to due. My nephew has the Swell hat and the red warmers, my B has the striped hat and the black warmers, and my SIL has the green set. Even though it was the first day of Spring that these were finally mailed out, they should get some use out of them this year. It's cold where they live.

Patterns and Sources:
Green Hat - Emilie Hat by Louisa Harding, Knitting Little Luxuries
Green Warmers - Fetching by Cheryl Niamath, Knitty.com
"Wave" Hat - Swell by Kimmie Kemper, Knitty.com
Red Warmers - Kid's Wristwarmers by Krissy Otten, Original Design
Striped Hat - Kim's Hats by Kim Hamlin, Last-Minute Knitted Gifts
Black Warmers - Dashing by Cheryl Niamath, Knitty.com

Yarns: Malabrigo Worsted Merino in Vaa (green), Paris Night (black), and Sealing Wax (red)