Due to ozone alerts, hot weather, my child's desire to be naked most of the time, company, and my own exhaustion, we've spent a lot of time indoors lately. I felt like I was in the grip of some heat-generated inertia, and my usual cure for that is to knit something. A small, fast project, something to shake off the funk and get my gears turning again.
Piper dug a ball of pink I-don't-know-where-it-came-from-but-I'm-assuming-it's-acrylic yarn out of my stash and asked for a hat. I was afraid I might not have enough, so I asked her if it was okay for me to add black stripes. She eyed the yarns critically for a moment and signed off on the project.
A few days later, I presented her with this:
She had hovered anxiously over me during the knitting process, inspecting it as my fingers worked as fast as I could go, asking "Is my hat done yet? Are you done knitting it yet?" at least three times a day. She actually wore it for an hour or two:
And miracle of miracles, I actually got her to sit still for a few pictures.
Pattern:
Felicity by Wannet Clyde (Ravelink)
My
Ravelry details are here.
And here's one more picture, since it will probably be October before it's cool enough to wear it for real and get some shots of it in action:
3 comments:
I love that she appears to be shirtless and is wearing this bulky knit hat! You are on a roll. What is this, batting 6 for 6 the past few weeks?
I've had a lot of stress and I'm channeling it into craft endeavors, because otherwise I'm going to start smacking random strangers in public. Life has not been personally good for my little family lately, but it's done wonders for my crafting output!
Looks awesome! Go you!
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