Lovely yarn, lovely patterns, I hope they will like them. I had fun making them that's for sure.
Top one is Snappy hat in Ember colorway Louisa Harding Rosetti yarn - merino/silk blend, very soft. I was afraid it will be too soft and not grip the head properly but that's not the case. Cables stand our nicely too.
I've used about 1.5 skeins - yarn remainds me of Kyoto from Artfibers - also silk and merino and similar in softness, but it doesn't contain mohair like Kyoto, which is why I like it better. Mohair makes my nose itch for some reason, same as angora.
Left one is The boy hat in Tree Irish Girls Lindon Merino - nice stretchy beanie for DH uncle - he liked the colors when he saw latest longies that I was making for DS. Of course, of all the wool he picked up something I wasn't sure I will have enough! I did - I've made longies and had enough for a hat with couple of decreases skipped but with a foldover brim. When laid flat like in the photo, it looks so skinny - DH tried it on and it stretches very nicely.
Right one is for his aunt -she wanted brown hat, and well, I just had to add some cables, because that brown is very deep brown and I wanted something to make it nicer. Yarn is Valley Yarn Northampton Bulky, very nice springy yarn, excellent for cables. Pattern is Unoriginal hat form Stepahie McPhee, I think it's very original :) Maybe I need one for me :)
