Back to our regularly scheduled programming..

Yeah, I made some Christmas hats. I forgot to post about them (that's the drop't part of drop'tstitch). Everyone seemed to like them okay.

hats

Handmade gifts are hit-or-miss I reckon, but if they like them half as much as I like the one my friend Sheila made me 2 years ago, then I did well.

and more hats

Speaking of that hat Sheila made me, I'll tell you a secret. I thought (for a WHOLE MONTH) that I had lost it. I had no idea where it was. I searched everywhere. One day it was on the couch, and the next, gone. I thought a cat had destroyed it and John was covering for them. Conspiracy.

A month later, it was found in the dark depths our stoneware butter churn behind the couch. Phew.

I wasn't going to tell Sheila; I was just going to make myself a replacement in the same color and pretend nothing had ever happened. It wouldn't have been the same - glad it didn't come to that. It IS my favorite hat. I wear it everywhere. EVERYWHERE.

Knitting is a great field life activity. When you're travelling, its pretty easy to pack up your knitting needles and a few balls of yarn. I'm out of town on another project, and I keep telling myself I'm starting this next:

Maryse's braidy cowl

This pattern seems perfect to learn cable knitting, which is something I've been wanting to try. Big cables must be less complex. I guess. We shall see. 

I picked up some plastic needles for the project - they were a compromise between the expensive bamboo ones that I now love and the cheap aluminum ones that I now hate. Each size is a different rainbow color, so now I feel like I must buy them all. They are rather bendy - I'm not sure if this is a boon or not.

Now I just need to, you know, knit it.