I’m watching the Red Sox game–bottom of the 8th, the Sox are up by three, but it’s not over yet, and anything can happen. I’m very tense at the moment. I’ve got my candles lit (some Catholic habits die hard, even for the non-believers), my Varitek game shirt on, and my heart is hovering somewhere around my stomach. Gah!
While watching the game earlier, I was working on a hat from Vogue Knitting on the Go: Crocheted Hats, which I purchased yesterday at Barnes and Noble (along with Amigurumi! Super Happy Crochet Cute by Elisabeth A. Doherty). The had did not end well, since I don’t know anyone with a head the size of, say, Hagrid’s. Sad, really, as the colors (the orange/pink/yellow/red Red Heart I mentioned in an earlier post) work up so brilliantly beautiful. It was supposed to be the Aviator Helmet from page 75, but it looks more like an unfelted Market Basket from Knitty.com. (I might link all these things later, but I’m too distracted right now.) (Go Varitek!)
I’m very much into crocheted hats right now. They work up fast, and require no dpns or seaming, like knitted hats. I did two hats last week, completely off the cuff with no pattern, and they turned out fine–one’s a little on the bigger side, but not half-giant big. This meshy pattern from the book? Ugh. In my inexperienced (crochet-wise) opinion, it’s got errors (I couldn’t find an errata sheet on it anywhere), and I think my attempt to figure out the errors might’ve led to the supersizing. Ah well, at least now I have something to wash so I can decide if the yarn is even worth frogging for another use.
(Ouch. I hate it when the other team makes me feel sorry for them.)
I need pictures of these crocheted wonders, I know.
(Wow, they’re walking a rookie just to load the bases. Desperate.)
Hold on, lemme see what I can do about those pictures…
(Woooo! Pedroia!)
Pictures are downloading.
(Yooooooouuuuuuuk!)
Ok, now the pics are uploading to Flickr. Whew. Did you see that inning? Scary. In a good way, if you’re a Red Sox fan. Not so much for the Indians fans.
Oh, I also bought the magazine Knitting, from the UK. In my opinion, so not worth the nine bucks. If it were a book, I’d return it. It was a disappointment, as I love knitting magazines and always look forward to them, but they’ve gotten so expensive I have to be picky about what I buy–I won’t be buying that one again.
Wooooooooooooooooooooo! Red Sox! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Aw, the poor Indians. I hate when they show all the devastated players.
Pictures. Must focus. Ok, here we go.
Hat the First:
A little big, but not too bad.
Hat the Second:
The crown is a little bigger than the first hat but the brim is snugger, so it fits better. Yes, it’s the same yarn, and the same general “pattern”–I was on a plane, and just made another when I finished the first.
Scary Aviation cap:
Tragic, really–I adore the colors so much! I didn’t even bother to finish it up with the braiding and the flap-ties. What’s the point?
Ok, that’s all I got for today. Now I need to do a celebratory “Yay! Pennant!” dance in my living room. 😀
As promised, pictures of fun, bright squares, to be used at some future date for a cheery scarf in spring-like colors. The yarn is Plymouth Encore, worsted weight–basically, whatever was leftover from the scrap blanket that I haven’t touched in months. I adore these colors and smile whenever I see them. I just need to pick up some more green, and then I have to decide if I want join the squares together, or border them all in one unifying color before joining. (There are more pictures in my Flickr–just follow the image link to find the photostream to click through.)
