Hats for Friends, and Babies of Friends

A couple of days ago, I finished the hat I was knitting for a friend of mine. I had intended to do the whole thing in seed stitch, but it was taking up too much yarn, so I decided to switch to stockinette. The result:



I know this sounds strange, but I think this hat is a little too feminine for my friend's taste. I can't see him in it. So I'm thinking about giving the hat to someone else, or keeping it, and starting another one for him. I bought some more yarn today, similar to the kind I've used in the above hat. I think I'll make a ribbed hat instead.

I also have more friends' babies to knit for, so I'm making more umbilical cord hats:



Knitting is soothing, something I can do while I do something else (last night I knitted that baby hat while watching the original Stepford Wives with Amy), but boy, do I need to do more syllabus preparation and all manner of other work instead. :o