Handknit Toddler Hat in a Teletubby Stylee

This handknit toddler hat was made from the same wool as Nelly the Elephant, but in the ever so slow moss stitch (that's knit one purl one etc). I vowed* never to moss stitch anything ever again after this little offering as it seemed to take about 10 minutes to do each row.

I added the extra long pointy bit as I felt the pattern needed a tweak, and the buttons and felt on the flaps were off piste too. The buttons worked surprisingly well as they weigh the earflaps down enough to keep toddler ears' toasty in the wicked winter winds on the west coast of Scotland.

It pains me to say that the moss stitch works well as a hat as it moulds to the head shape well and being a dense stitch, it packs a lot of wool, so it's higher up on the tog rating. Gluten free food freak aka the husband also vowed I should never attempt moss stitch again as he became thoroughly fed up with my huffing and puffing every time the knitting needles came out.