So I knit a hat. A beret, specifically. I used the Purl Bee Beret pattern, which was popular a while back. I have no idea why. It's too big around the crown, and the color isn't particularly flattering; as you can see, it sort of blends in with my neck. (This is a photo of the back of my head - the hat is oversized, but not that oversized.) I have no idea what I'm going to do with it. But it's done, and it was satisfying to knit. I'll probably make another one, in fact. Just because I can.
I seem to be in the mood to do nothing more than knit in a circle. Socks are too complicated. I have regressed to tubes. I'm on the 3rd skein of Oasis for the Phiaro Scarf. It's still a green tube. A larger green tube, but a green tube nonetheless. I rather like the yarn. It's too heavy to make a garment out of, but it has a pleasant feel to it, even if it is environmentally suspect.
I also started a cowl out of some leftover alpaca and silk. Because one always needs a cowl in the summer in the south. It is a very pale pink and will look horrible next to my face as I am extremely pale. I also don't wear cowls. Regardless - I seem to be knitting tubes.
Today was a rotten day. A really really bad one. I'm not going to vent much about it, only to say that it's no fun at all to work with people who have such negative attitudes about everything that you actually feel ill when they come into a room. All the joy gets sucked out by their crappiness. Even an iPod couldn't save me today.
But all is not lost. There's still this out there:
And one of these days, I'm going to go sit on that bench and knit a tube.
4 comments:
Sucky days suck. Big time. But that's a cute hat and I'm curious to try one. I have a few single skeins of stuff that would probably work well.
That's a great bit of scenery. Fabulous.
Isn't it amazing how crabbiness is so contagious?
Make another beret only choose a color you love that flatters you. Then you'll be happy you did it.
I like your explanation about kntting another Purl Bee Beret..."just because I can". What a perfect reason! I don't understand the whole cowl phenomena (maybe cause I live in Hawaii?) but I can so understand the compulsion to knit tubes:) Hmm, is it enought for a Purl Bee Beret?
Oh my! I just finished a hat similar to that although I crocheted it. But it was a rasta hat for a fancy dress party, so probably nothing like that at all.
Congrats on winning on Bells blog. I just wanted to stop by and check your blog out too.
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