This is a super-simple little cabled headband designed to keep a runner’s ears warm. Make it in two evenings, in washable chunky yarn, for a fun and quick gift.

There’s nothing as cozy as stepping out of the shower onto a thick, soft, absorbent cotton bath mat. This one has its cushioning built right in, with an easily memorize-able pattern taken from Barbara Walker’s A Treasury of Knitting Patterns, Schoolhouse Press, 1998.