Just popping in to show you all how the hat turned out after a few days of leisurely knitting. Not bad for just winging it without a pattern, I think 🙂
Please pardon the cheesy bathroom mirror cell phone pic- Joey and Henry are still down in Hill Country this week. (Not that Henry could take a pic for me, but you know!)
Joey is recording the new Israel Nash Gripka album so we are out in Texas Hill Country for the week. There are eight of us holed up in a big ranch house surrounded by tree-covered hills and cacti for miles.
The cathedral-ceilinged living area has been turned into a recording studio, where the music goes late into the night. Last night I sat in a hammock on the patio and listened to the sounds and watched the moon rise.
I have some knitting- a simple slouchy hat- but like me, this knit is taking it easy this week. There are good times to be had, pools to swim in, trails to explore, and music to be made.
I wanted to knit Joey something special for our anniversary. It was supposed to be a surprise but here we are, still a couple of weeks before the actual anniversary, taking pictures for the blog. I was never very good at keeping surprises. In fact, I spilled the beans and told him I was knitting it the day after I cast on.
I was just so excited to tell him about it because he had found a hat he liked at Allsaints and I told him I could knit him one just like it. Then I sat down and charted out a pattern and gave it a go. It came out pretty great.
The brim can be folded up for a less slouchy look, but this is his favorite way to wear it. The alpaca in the yarn I used (Blue Sky’s Techno) makes it super soft and warm.
Warmth and love for our ten year anniversary for my dear Joseph. A saint if I ever knew one.
Love Is All You Knit 