Matt Babcock

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Beanie, Toque
I designed this hat for running. It is thin, light, and washable, and doesn’t have holes in it. It weighs an ounce and can be carried in a small pocket. Since I don’t care for hats that cover my ears, it is short. Many thanks to my wife Sharon (sharonf on Ravelry), who knit it for me. She suggested using Judy’s Magic caston to start, which does...
Knitting: Coffee / Tea Pot
Pattern includes a love sonnet and a photo tutorial on the loop stitch. Fits most teapots up to a maximum circumference of 19 inches (excluding handle and spout). Easy, fun, quick to knit.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
This hat is knit as a long skinny strip that is distinctly non-hatlike. Short rows give the strip curvature so it can be coiled into a three-dimensional spiral without wrinkles or tucks. When you join the selvages together with a single spiraled seam -- eureka! You end up with a marvelous beret, to the delight of your admirers and the chagrin o...