I can has a(nother) hat!

[grammargirl]

Capitan me cropped
Originally uploaded by nosleep4anie

Hats are like knitting candy. They're about as close to instant gratification as this hobby gets--I whipped up two in less than two weeks, and I'm a slow knitter with papers to write--and easy enough to do on the train or while watching TV (unlike, say, color work, which I actually have to think about) but still interesting enough that I don't fall into a stockinette coma. Good times!

Meanwhile, the one downside to the glorious spring weather is that I find myself endlessly resentful of having to sit in an office and do work. Le sigh. Half-day Fridays can't start soon enough, I tell you what.


(Click on the pic to see the whole set, including one in which my darling teddy bear poses as a hat model.)

Comments

[nothinganything.livejournal.com]

Wow. That's a lot of awesome.

[carmen-sandiego.livejournal.com]

Nice job! So is this what became of the misti alpaca instead of the unoriginal hat? I think you made a good choide!

[grammargirl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I got about three inches into the unoriginal hat before I realized that it didn't fit. The cables were making me nuts anyway and not showing up well in that yarn, so I decided to switch gears. I'm really pleased with how this came out, and it used up almost exactly a skein--I think I had all of a few yards leftover. And really, there's something to be said for instant knitting gratification.