Oh the Weather Outside was Frightful…
But my hat was so delightful! See, I told you the hat was much cuter on. And warm...very very warm. I'm fairly sure I could stand outside in that bluster and blow for just about forever and my head would not be cold. (Please pardon the blowing hair, it really was kind of stormy outside. We're standing in the driveway out of the main force of it because otherwise the tassel sticks straight out in the wind. Speaking of tassel, it's really the tassel that makes the whole thing, it's ridiculously fun.) Everyone should immediately go get their very own [...]
Just Right
I'm more or less in love with this hat. It's ridiculously simple, unreasonably tall, and quite possibly the warmest hat in the history of yarn. I can't decide how I like it best...as shown there (with the top flopped over), with the brim folded up once and only a bit of pouf on the top, or with the brim folded up twice so it sits more firmly against the top of my head. Then there's the always amusing option of wearing it inside out. I may also have made a giant tassel to slip in to the top as the [...]
No Really…It Will Be Cute
Back in March, I went to the Black Swamp Spinner's Guild Market Day. I bought pencil roving. I brought it home and, within a day or two, I cast on for a hat. It was a hat of epic failure. It was too big. Massively too big. Even for my giant head. There was no saving it. I eventually ripped and set the yarn in the active project basket in the family room. This basket is on the top shelf of the bookcase and had always been safe from kitten depredations. This time, not so much. There is something about [...]
Not Quite According to Plan
You'll recall my friend Alphonse. He's been a perfect house guest for the the last several weeks. Doesn't make a mess, doesn't eat all the chocolate, doesn't hog the washing machine. Totally charming fellow. It's time I put him to work. Yesterday, I cast on for my entry in the ongoing 'fluffiest hat in the history of the world' contest. Now because I am a reasonable and responsible knitter, and because this was a new yarn, and because I wanted the end result to fit my head, I had dutifully done a swatch before I cast on. Admittedly it was [...]
Goodies
On Saturday we swung by the Black Swamp Spinners Guild Market Day. I only heard about it because of the marvelous Knitter's Review. (If you're not on the mailing list, you should be. It's not spammy, and every single issue is delightful.) It was a small event, but there were lots of lovely goodies to be had. Most of the vendors were selling fiber, and I have sworn off buying any more fiber until I break down and buy the spinning wheel I want. I did manage to find one or two things that were destined to come home with [...]
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