In Case of Ransom
A Post! AND a finished object! Is it the Apocalypse?!?
Sophie's Unoriginal Inaugural Hat
Living in the D.C. metropolitan vicinity made it feel pretty imperative to us to attend the Inauguration on the 20th. In the interests of being as prepared as we could be, I decided that Sophie needed to have a warm wool hat. In typical me/knitter fashion, I decided this on the 18th.
Enter Steph‘s Unoriginal Hat. Bulky yarn, not a lot of stitches, just enough pattern to make it interesting, and FAST. I cast on the night of the 18th, knit a couple of rows; and sat down for evening television on the 19th and it was done.
Fudged decreases on the top
I used the largest needles I could unearth from the chaos of my house (US 10, I think; details are on Ravelry as my brain is a sieve), and a gorgeous skein of Manos Del Uruguay I’ve had lying around the house for a while simply because I adore the colors.
I think there’s enough left to knit one of these for me.
Happy Girl
“Potato Chip Knitting: Betcha can’t knit just one”!
Meanwhile, I’ve also joined (in a fit of returning knitting mojo) the Blue Moon Rockin’ Sock Club. The first shipment arrived this week and I am (as expected) totally giddy over it. I don’t think I’m supposed to show you what all is in it just yet, so instead I leave you with a view of the crowds at Inauguration, from inside the Third Street tunnel in D.C.:
Inaugural Crowds, Third Street Tunnel, Washington, D.C. 2009