This post is my contribution to #needleworkmonday challenge founded by 
As the cold season approaches, it is time to get creative and improve my knitting skills. Especially now, when I was blessed with my first grandchild, who is an adorable boy!
This time I made a hat with ear flaps, because there is no way he will keep a regular beanie on his head. Let’s hope this one will stay put. Look at his face! I bet he will take the hat off in a minute!
Well… when we go out I can tie it under his chin and he will not have any other choice. Hopefully he will still have this cute smile on!
Now, let’s get to the technical part. I started with a regular beanie hat. 60 knots. I decided to make some swirls for design purpose.
After I finished the beanie, I divided the 60 knots by 5. So I have 5 parts of 12 knots each. One part is the back of the hat, one part left ear flap, one part right ear flap and two parts the front (forehead).
I used a crochet hook to create knots for each part and work on the flaps and front part, as shown in the photo. I hope my words make sense, it is hard to explain properly.
That’s it! It took me a couple of hours to make it, I like it, do you?
PS - I ran into a storage problem because of too many craft items all over the place, inclusive yarns and unfinished projects. To save space and $$$ I am recycling cardboard boxes. Check this storage box I just made. I will do a short tutorial soon, I think it’s a must-do for all the crafters out there!
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