Saturday, and I was back working on the beanie. I wrote about it last on K-day. And I haven't gotten much further on it than the last time you saw it:
Very observant readers might notice that the colors have changed position. (No, not really. I doubt experienced knitters would notice without my pointing it out.) In the previous round, I did the cable crossing where the purple passes over the yellow, creating those little windows.
(I think I did three whole rounds on this since you last saw it.)
I did have Dad try it on. It's big enough to be a tight beanie skullcap type if I were to start the decreases now. But he said it wanted it longer (although, he doesn't really have any knitted caps, so he's not sure what he wants).
He did not request this beanie. I offered to knit one for him (after he modeled middle nephew's), and he didn't sound interested. Basically, I'm forcing this onto him, and he'll probably never wear it. But that's cool as I did want to knit another, I had the yarn, and I was curious as to how this would look with the colors reversed. I'm knitting it for my fun, and I've just decided that he gets to store it after it's finished.
Kinda selfish, no?
I had planned a few projects that got set aside when I started my Christmas knitting last year. And I still have sister-in-law's sweater to do (which I whined about last week). It's time to get on the starting of things. Or, the getting back to things.
We've made it to the last week of the challenge. What's something you've learned via the challenge (through your own writing or that of someone you've followed)? Are you planning on taking time off from blogging in May?
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Maybe this will be the beanie to change your Dad's mind. I don't follow any schedule for blogging, I'm impressed that you post every weekday.
ReplyDeleteOnce the challenge is over, I'll search for my burgundy beanie and give my daughter-in-law her deserved props.
ReplyDeleteIts a great beanie
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking the same thing as tz. Congrats to making it to the last week of the A-Z challenge.
ReplyDeleteMaybe if it gets really cold, he'll wear it. My dad wears the one I first bought him in the middle of winter and keeps the other two "for in case". No idea what that "in case" is, but he didn't throw them out!
ReplyDeleteRonel at Ronel the Mythmaker
I'm looking forward to dropping back to my three-times a week schedule. I had fun with one of the other person's poetry challenge and one of the Goddess writers, I've created a line of Librarian Lore. It has been a fun month, but I'm looking forward to backing off the extra.
ReplyDeleteMaybe he'll still wear it at some point if it gets cold.
ReplyDeleteI like the combo of purple and yellow. I think of royal sunshine when I see these two colors.
ReplyDeleteI found a bunch of great bloggers via this challenge (including you!), and I am looking forward to their “regular” posts going forward. I do not plan on taking time off, but my irregular blogging schedule will resume. Sometimes I may post once a week, other times more. It just depends on my mood!
ReplyDeleteNo taking time off, just relief that I can get back to my usual post schedule. I've learned not to bother participating with my poetry blog, because some days it gets not only zero comments, but zero views! Those posts take hours to write. Maybe your dad will take a trip to the snow and need the beanie!
ReplyDeleteLaughing at the idea of using him as yarn storage :-) @samanthabwriter from
ReplyDeleteBalancing Act
haha.. well this one may be the gift he didn't know he wanted.
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