Thirty in 30

It was a bit of a squeaker, and more than once I didn't expect to make it, but before I went to bed last night* I finished the 30th hat made in November.  Here's the list:

Some days I managed to complete two, especially the crocheted ones of worsted weight (#4) yarn using a USI-5.5mm hook.  I tried a number of patterns as noted in the details.  Here is a photo of 28 of the thirty hats:

Why are two missing?  I donated them to a Blue Elves collection, and too late thought I should have donated a couple that I made earlier so that I could photograph all thirty together.  The ones I donated are a flower one like the one in top left of the photo, and a striped one similar to the one in the bottom left.

Some of the hats look very narrow because they are knitted in ribbing all the way, so they are very stretchy.  Top right are the two "Giftable Beanie" hats, and the flower one next to them is Red Heart Flower Power yarn, following the accompanying pattern through Row 4 and then instead of changing it to a square, just working as a hat around and around.  On the bottom are two Triangle Granny hats, using yarn that I think is scraps of the rainbow yarn shown in six of the knitted beanies, but choosing which colours to put into each hat.

Next to each other, at the top, are the two hats using new-to-me techniques.  The blue-striped one in top left is another top-down knitted beanie, practicing how to start without a hole.

I counted the total number of hats and I am much closer to one hundred than I thought!

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* It might have been slightly after midnight, but not much.  I misjudged the yarn and had to frog to get enough to finish the top.