hatty

i knit a hat this weekend! the pattern is mostly mine, with some help from magazines figuring out the decreases at the brim. i took the basic parts of making the hat from a few different patterns, did some math, and figured it out as i went. i did do a swatch, but ended up ripping out parts a few times anyway. swatches aren't foolproof, that's what i learned, but they do help. i didn't waste a lot of yarn, and in the end the hat is a bit loose, but that's what i was aiming for. honest!
all i really wanted was a hat with earflaps that wasn't too tight. earflaps are important here in colorado because it gets windy and cold ears suck more than anything. not too tight because i hate hats that smoosh my bangs. also, when i saw this yarn on knitpicks (colorway is spumoni!) i knew i had to have it. it's so exactly me. the lady on the phone at knitpicks talked me into buying two hanks, even though this took only one. i'm a little annoyed at the amount of yarn she sold me (i know all about the upsell, and yet i still fell for it), but yesterday i realized i could make some matching mittens with the leftover hank and that made me happy.

i have a few other hats to work on too. baby needs a zissou hat of his own, and T needs a bigger one. i'm making a lovely grey cable-knit one for M, and now J wants one too. i've been thinking about outfitting the roommies, too. hats are great because they only take a night or two, you can afford to use yarns you wouldn't dare make a sweater out of, and the finishing work is a lot less annoying than say, sewing sleeves onto a sweater. (which, you will notice, i still have not managed to do!) hats rule. hooray for almost-instant gratification!