So, in the last 24 hours

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Max's hatI made a hat. Surprise! I figured that after Charlie’s hoodie, Max was due for something warm. (We’re taking another trip into temperate weather for Thanksgiving, and after the chilling we got in Colorado, I’m trying to crank out the warm things.) I have five balls of green Swish that are just sitting up in my closet waiting to be made into a sweater for Max – I’ve been thinking Sherwood. I remember when that issue of Knitty came out, I saw that sweater and I wanted to make it for him so much. At the time, it was well outside of my knitting abilities (or, at least, confidence). It’s still a little daunting to me. I wanted to test the waters a little bit, and so I created a hat that used the cable pattern from the sweater.

I will admit to being impressed with myself. I made it out of Patons Classic Wool Merino, my first project with that particular yarn, and it was quite enjoyable to work with. (Although I felt like I was using toothpicks and floss, after the giant yarn and needles I used for that hoodie.) Max likes it very much, I think it looks good, it only cost like two dollars – um, if we don’t count the bamboo dpns that I purchased with it. Then it would be more like ten dollars. But those don’t count! I’ll be using them again. I have to say that I’ve really fallen in love with the bamboo, especially with a nice wool…mmm.

nottingham cabled hat

Anyway, I’m writing the pattern up right now, and so it might be available as early as tomorrow. I’ve taken a stab at resizing for toddler and adult (Max is pretty clearly out of toddler status now. 😥 I’ve been putting that one off for months now. Sniffle.) but please keep in mind that I’m not knitting up those sizes, I’ve just done some math.

Editing to add that the pattern is up! I hope you enjoy it, please let me know if you come across an error or problem. :)

Things we’ve learned today:

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1) Raw chicken that’s been in the fridge too long smells like death.

2) And so does the orange juice that was near it.

3) Juice boxes are more fun to squeeze than to drink out of…until Mom sees you…

4) Your toddler may not fully appreciate the 100% wool sweater that you lovingly, painstakingly hand-knit for him, if it’s 80 degrees in the house.

5) Despite making good videos, our new camcorder takes lousy stills.

Charlie's hooded sweater

6) With a hood on, Charlie looks just like a little bear. (The pattern I used, by the way, is here. I omitted the pocket, as Charlie doesn’t use those yet. I suppose I could always stick one on the front if he still fits it by the time he wants one.)

7) Jack-0-lanterns mold at light speed in warm, humid weather. Frightening, three-inch curtains of mold that wave in the wind.

8 ) At this very moment, it’s only 46 degrees at our next base.

9) Sometimes, the 2.5-foot-mafia may not want you around.

10) But never at the same time that you need a break from them.

Bring on the Crazy

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Wow. It’s been so long since I’ve posted. Things are accelerating now, piling on faster and faster as we draw nearer to our move around the world. Let’s see if we can catch up a little, shall we?

As for the rest of our trip to Colorado, there was fabulous scenery,

there were dinosaurs,

there was more fabulous scenery,

and some good clean fun.

We made a stop at Knitter’s Kove (clever name), which looked very quiet on the outside. On the inside, though, there was a knitting group in progress. The store itself was stuffed from floor to ceiling with yarn in crazy variety, and I really don’t know how they found room for what must have been twenty women of all ages to sit. I wandered about and soaked it in until Greg sent me a message that we needed to go. (I bought enough Cascade 220 to drop a yak. Ok, only 6 skeins. I just thought that was a fun expression. No pictures today, people.)

I finished knitting the second sleeve for Charlie’s sweater in the dark as we drove back to Texas.  As of right now, it’s mostly seamed up, I just need to sit down with a good audiobook, suck it up, and finish.

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