The Great Hat Challenge

I've decided I'm "all-in" on the biggest knitting challenge I've ever contemplated.  Personalized hats for every kid on my son's high school hockey team!

I made this one for Chandler right after he made the varsity team .  Try-outs were the week of Thanksgiving and I made this hat the following week.  Chandler came home and told me that everyone loved his hat and they all wanted them too.  That is both flattering and overwhelming! But I decided that, bottom line, when 15-17 year old boys ask you if you'll make them a hand-knit hat....., you figure out how to make that happen.  So the great challenge has begun!

I started with the seniors.  Clockwise, these are for Thomas P., Craig (who was Chandler's locker buddy last year & co-captain this year), Casey (co-captain), and Carter.

Next up are the juniors, but I decided to throw a fun challenge at the kids too.  Regardless of their grade level, if they score in a game, they go to the top of the hat queue! This is totally for fun, but maybe it will add a little fire to their game :-)

The grand tally to date: 5 hats done, 16 to go.  Last day of the season is February 23!  Stay tuned!