Jack and Jill

Here are the hats I knit for my parents this weekend:

Bus Hat (dark blue, for my dad) by Kylie McDonnell-Wade / Sideways Grande hat (for my mum) by Laura Irwin

I will write more about them individually, and there's info on both on my Ravelry Projects page.

I'm quite happy with each from a size perspective. The Bus Hat was knit with stash yarn (Cascade 220). The Sideways Grande was knit with a new-to-me, Canadian yarn called Zen Yarn Garden. It's merino and cashmere DK (which I knit using a double strand to approximate chunky weight).

So, what do you think?

New Look

When I was out today, my fave store that sells utterly everything (Ziggy's at Home) had a bunch of terrific wide-brimmed hats in the window. They were all very structured, very beautifully made and reminiscent of the forties.

Y'all know I'm the palest thing ever to walk the earth (ok, albinos beat me, but just marginally). I need the protection! And, although I have the smallest head circumference in the land, there were a couple that actually fit when I tried them on.*

Which is how I ended up with this one:




I realize that, one day, I'm going to look at these photos and think to myself: Wow, I looked great without make up 5 minutes before I turned 40. But right now all I can think is: Would it have killed me to put on a little foundation? Or at least to have applied my lipstick evenly??

*Note that I will glue some grosgrain to the inner brim, just to give it a bit more stability on my mini skull. Doesn't that make me sound so DIY?