I had a really annoying amount of yarn left when I finished the Rochester hat. It was too much to just toss in the scraps basket (used to be a jar, then it was a vase, now it's moved onto large basket status...something may soon have to be done about that), but it wasn't nearly enough for another hat. I didn't have another skein (it's Aslan Trends Bariloche in Tango Reds). I had added it to a Webs order to bring my total up to the magical free shipping/nice shiny discount level. It was purchased on a whim, and I [...]
Thursday afternoon, as I was planning for our trip, I realized it looked like it might be a tiny bit chilly in Rochester. I decided I would break down and bring my warm coat (I am coat resistant...I put off wearing the heavy ones as long as possible). I got the notion that it would be a good idea to have a hat. Somehow it seemed that a new hat would soften the blow of having to wear a coat. Now you may recall I had already made myself one hat, but it goes with my light coat, not my [...]
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