Completed project...

I just finished knitting up a gift for friends of ours. They are expecting their first child.

The picture is not the best, but you get the idea. I modified the pattern a bit. I knitted the first booties in blue, just to learn the pattern. It is a very easy pattern to memorize. The second pair I originally thought I would include cables, but that proved to be a bit difficult with the gray yarn. So, I simply made a stockinette stitch instead of garter stitch. For the third pair, I chose a nice washable wool in green. I included a twisted stitch along the top of the boot. The difference in the stitches and yarns created three slight different sizes. I had hoped for that result. The pattern for booties here:
http://www.spindleandwheel.com/content/view/91/167/

Now for the hat...I wanted something that would incorporate all three colors. I decided on this pattern:
http://sarahpeasley.com/freepatterns/cameronscap.pdf

I chose the gray as my base color. I made one slight change to this pattern. I cast on as directed by the pattern. I knot three rows, purled one row and knit three rows. I then picked up stitches from the first row and folded the the band up. For the fourth row, I knit one stitch from the picked up row together with one of the active stitches. And then I purled one row, continuing on with the pattern. The pattern conveniently has a spot to add your own color or texture stitches, so I included the blue and gray colors.

I think it turned out well. It goes in the mail sometime this week.