Ladies and gentlemen I redid the Urchin! It reminded me too much of my slouchy Foliage and I didn't want it to become too much of like a thing like, "Oh Chloe knit another slouchy hat (because she has gauge issues)." I just followed the pattern for the Medium size, no edits, no modifications. I keep forgetting that knits stretch so I always knit things all big and whatnot.

I single crocheted around the "brim" and it made a world of difference with how it fit on my head. I want to crochet around everything! Crochet hooks have more use than just picking your nose with them.

SPEAKING OF CROCHET HOOKS I also added this crocheted flower because, in a once in a lifetime occurrance, my mom and I agreed on something and that something was that this beret was missing something. Then the universe exploded. I made the flower out of the same yarn and then steeped it in hot, saturated, Wildberry Zinger tea with the intention of overdying it a little bit reddish, but instead it turned out this oxidized copper color, which I like. I didn't care what color it came out, just as long as it was different than the color of the beret.

These photos were taken in the dark to match my mood. Morrissey Morrissey. (Just kidding. They were taken in the dark because it's just too hot today.)

Pattern Beret: Urchin by Ysolda Teague; Flower: Button Flower Pin by Catherine Lindsay
Yarn Catskill Merino Yarn in Indigo from the Union Square Market; gifted by Ruchi
Needles/Hooks Size 11 Susan Bates straight needles; H Hook

This is an homage to someone who rocks!

Blog, I knit another hat - why? Because it's August!!

I knit this while listening to one of the two knitting podcasts I subscribe to. Most people listen to only zero knitting podcasts, whereas I am marooned on the tail end of a bell curve, and with TWO knitting podcasts. I've been tending toward talk radio more; a habit which I attribute to being prematurely welcomed into my mid-40s. KNITTING AND TALK RADIO IS A NICE WAY TO SPEND A SATURDAY.

So this hat is really cute and different from most hats. I did the crochet part before the part about the brim inside out so it really stands out from the seed stitch pattern, like horizontal ribbing almost. I repeated the brim a bunch of times, but I think if I had to do it over I would have also made it wider. I steamed the shit out of the brim, you should have seen me all with the iron. I also added this button detail. Why not, right?

Pattern Couvercle by Kira Dulaney, Summer 2008 Knitty.
Needles Size 8 bamboo DPNs, purchased at WEBS and I love them.
Yarn Berkshire Bulky in pink, undetermined amount.

Yeah this pose, cliche cliche, but it shows off the seed stitch pattern and that's what we're here for.

Senior portrait.

I can wear it to the side.

But I think I like wearing it backwards.

Hi it's been awhile. My head's felt like a FEMA trailer lately and I haven't been inspired. Since this is a craft blog and not a Chloe blog, thankfully I don't feel obligated to talk about it further.

When Cirilia posted pictures of her new scarf on her flickr I knew I wanted to knit it. So I was extra excited to discover that she had designed it.

This pattern was ideal for me because I didn't want anything too challenging for my emergence out of my black hole. I got to use up some stash yarn that I had otherwise no plans for, and I happened to have four large buttons on hand. I like pink and gray.

I think this scarf looks awesome because of the interest that the shell lining adds, and the cool button functionality. Since it's a fast garter stitch scarf, it's ideal for gifts too.

Pattern Brulee Scarf by Cirilia Rose
Yarn Valley Yarns Berkshire Bulky in light gray, between one and two balls
Needles Size 8 Susan Bates Quicksilvers, size G crochet hook.

Anyway I totally forgot to white balance these photos.