11.12.2007

plum tuckered out

Is that phrase actually used anymore? Well whether or not it is in use, it is how I feel. I don't sleep very well when my hubby travels. Some weekends are worse than others.  This one fit into the "worse" category. I couldn't seem to manage more than 4-5 hours of sleep a night and I really can't function with that little sleep. I'm exhausted. Because of my tiredness we stayed close to home and did various things like: playing board games while (I) knitting to Christmas themed entertainment (a bit early I know but our lack of snow right now is compelling me).

wip hat

The sun came out in all her brilliance while I was knitting at the kitchen table. It was beautiful, comforting and warm. And what was I knitting? With available wool in my stash I went ahead and gave the Robin's Egg hat a whirl. It knit up quickly (big needles) but in the end I still found the pattern to be a bit big. Yes, I should have made a swatch but sometimes I am so very lazy that way.  I paid the price for that one, when the hat was almost completed I pulled it apart and started it over decreasing the number of cast on stitches from 80 to 70; with that change there ensued other changes in the pattern as well.  The final product fit well and I found a great vintage button to finish it off.

robin's egg

I attempted a self portrait here, but it doesn't look nearly as nice on me as it does on Miss A. She really wanted to try it on, finally something I knit she likes!!

robin's egg

But alas, it is not for her. I gave the hat to my mum who is always looking for the perfect winter hat to fit her head and keep it warm. She liked it too!

2 comments:

  1. The hat looks awesome! I love the vintage button you chose, super duper cute :)
    I thought about putting a warning on the pattern because I knit on the tight side (hence regular or loose knitters will have big hats) but I'm glad you were able to adjust it easily enough. It looks lovely!

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  2. Oh thanks Rachel and thank you for putting the pattern on your site. I loved making it so much that I want to make one for myself (or maybe 2 or 3 in different colors).
    The funny thing is I used to be a really tight knitter. I don't know what happened to change it, but that's how it is now.

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