FO: Baby Bonnet for Kevin and Darcy's Girl

Started: 12/15/06
Finished: 12/16/06 -- seriously!
Materials: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sport superwash wool in colorway 92, River; mismatched bamboo #3 DPNs
Pattern: Hello Yarn Top-Down Bonnet without the Totoro face and ears

I cannot BELIEVE how fast this went. I wound the yarn into a ball yesterday afternoon and finished it this afternoon. I had forgotten how fast baby clothes are to knit. But even so--this thing just flew off the needles. I definitely am going to start a stash of these for presents, though I may rejigger/redesign the pattern a little; the figure-8 cast-on is so incredibly annoying.

Ever since making Josie's night cap I've been obsessed with bonnets. I'm discovering that a lot of what might be called "old-timey" clothing is still practical today. Night caps cut body heat loss tremendously (we don't heat our house at night, preferring to spend the oil on our waking hours). Children's pinafores are not only cute, they keep a child tidy and are easier to wash than a whole outfit. Aprons, same thing (why did aprons ever go out of style?). Then there's the whole explosion of wristlets, shrugs, capelets etc. Are we preparing for peak oil and the end of central heating subconsciously, perhaps?

Addendum: Pix are now up of LouLou's Sockies and my Fetching mitts.