It's the same when I'm watching my son's soccer games. Now that the weather has turned more autumnal, people are breaking out the winter headgear, so there I am spotting different styles and wondering how I can make them into knitted hats. I then race home and draw a quick sketch, so that I don't forget what I've seen.
In the meantime, I'm cracking on with my Christmas projects. Yesterday, I finished my second Odessa hat and I must say the blue beads on the blue yarn have actually been pleasantly surprising. It's a cute little hat with a very feminine design, which knits up quickly once you get into the pattern.
I have now cast on in King Cole Merino Blend DK for a strawberry hat for my niece. I love this yarn because it's so easy to work with. My pattern is an old one from a Norwegian magazine, which I have used several times before with great success. The little green stitches incorporated throughout really give it the look of a summer fruit. Every child looks cute in this hat!
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I envy you the ability to adapt what you've seen into work. I need things spelled out for me as though for a child. Some patterns, like for socks, I can wing or memorize, but it better not be complicated or I'll be lost. I saw a Norwegian knitting magazine at Borders tonight. I thumbed through to the directions and although they were in English, they might just as well have been in Greek. It was daunting. I'll think about it though-and maybe go back to get it. They had some stunning cabled sweaters in there that look so tempting. hmmmm.
Rudee - that magazine sounds interesting. Sometimes these things look harder than they are.
Hilary loves her strawberry hat :) you made it for her when she was 3 and she still wears it! When she's not wearing it, one of our teddy bears does!
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