August 10, 2004

My peppermint Bucket-o-Chic has been finished since last week, and I decided to put it in my backpack when I went skating in the park so I could take pictures of it, already. I love this hat, but I didn't knit it for me. I made it for a very good friend who just had a birthday, and who has a head that is, well, a couple of inches bigger than mine. [It just means that you have a bigger brain, Elise.] I must admit: I'm pretty proud of this hat. The variegation created a nice stripey effect with no pooling whatsoever. The hat required very little blocking, too. Plassard did good with this yarn.

No dancing pictures for this hat. I was wearing my roller blades and didn't want to risk falling on my bee-hind like a spazz. (I haven't quite mastered roller dancing yet, but I will someday. Oh yes, I will.) But here's another picture of the hat for you, just because.

Knitalong news:

We've got some more goodies for the Reader's Favorite prizes! You might recall that in addition to the prizes I am giving, my readers will get to vote on their favorite bucket hat photo submitted during my entire knitalong at the end of summer. So far, we've got some nice prizes (mentioned here), and we've just got a couple more: Thoughtful Alison* has sent a skein of Calmer [drools helplessly] in shade 463 (a light blue), which is enough to knit the Juliet-style lacy cap from The Calmer Collection. But that's not all: talented Eileene of woolgathering.net is donating a set of six stitch markers! Thank you both!

Now, for the latest finished bucket hats in the knitalong (in addition to my own): Katy's son models his fabulous Bottom's Up Bucket hat adorned with some nifty buttons, Holly knit a striped Bottom's Up Bucket using pretty watermelon colors, Orli knit a Bottom's Up Bucket hat in Cotton Tots that her husband kindly models for us [the photos are PRICELESS...the "fun in the sun" is my favorite, hands down], and Jessica knit an adorable Bucket-o-Chic using Sugar 'n' Cream cotton for - get ready for this - her son's teddy bear named "Corduroy". Can you stand it? Great buckets, knitalongers! And how are the other knitalongers doing? Any finished hats you'd like to share, or updates? There are still a few weeks left for the knitalong, so if you're name is on this list, you have lots of time to get your hat photo in.

*Along with the skeins of Calmer, thoughtful Alison sent me some cute gifties I can't resist sharing: The Classic Ten book and a little zippered bag with shoes on it that she got during her trip to NYC. (Can you see the Calmer peeking out of the bag?) I love it all. Thank you for thinking of me, Alison!

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