Cunning Hat for the Hero of Canton

"My Dear Boy,

I hope you are well and you get this soon in your travels.

Thank you for the credits you have forwarded, they have helped as Mattie is still sick with the Damp Lung.

I made you the enclosed to keep you warm in your travels.

Hope to hear from you soon,
Your Mother"

"A man walks down the street in that hat, people know he's not afraid of anything."


Think I found a new project to add to my queue.

Another link: Dryope's hat

Cat + Hat

Well I made another black hat with gray stripe, I added 8 stitches to the original 80, and fits nicely now.

Also made a cat toy with a bit of extra yarn we had lying around. Turned out pretty well.

/rant about stupid camera not taking close ups

Project Updates: Hat + Cloth

Ribbed Striped Beanie:
I found a different beanie pattern, 1x1 ribbed beanie by Kis*Knit, that I liked the look of, so I tried it out. The hat seems to be a bit on the small side. I'm going to do another test adding about 8 stitches around or use larger needles.




Dishcloth:
Also was looking around for dishcloth patterns on Ravelry.com, and found a bunch of great patterns. The boyfriend wants knitted stuffs for our place when ever we get it. I used Rhonda White's Kate the Kat pattern.

Update with Pictures

Well, on my red hat I got both ear-flaps and the cords done a couple days ago. I'm still getting used to knitting the I-cord. I have a problem with pulling to tightly and pulling them off the needle.

Also, tonight I made my first pom-pom. I think it turned out pretty well. Now, I just need to make the second pom-pom for the red hat.

This is what I have so far on my black scarf, it went through two designs. I searched for a few hours on Ravelry.com for scarf pattern and decided to just come up with my own.

I am holding off on heavy knitting until my blister goes away, and I would like to restate how much I hate my digital camera. I hate it, I hate it, I hate it!

Non-Knitting News:
I went into the vision center at our local Wal*mart for an eye exam. I've been having trouble seeing signs, like road signs, or signs in stores, and I have been squinting to watch movies. The doctor confirmed my suspicions on needling glasses. Spent about $280 total today, on the eye exam and glasses. They are a low prescription but everything should be much clearer and sharper now.

Scarf / injury

Started a black scarf last week just for practice. It's turning out pretty nicely. I have a seed stitch border on it.

A few minutes ago I noticed I had a blister on my right hand pinky, no idea how I got it until I picked up my double pointed needles.

Yay! First knitting injury.