Moi Pooch Wears A Beret

Hello, it's 10:45pm and I am finally home from my day...so if you thought
yesterday was a short post, this will have to be shorter...
I plan to stay home one of these days and post properly.

Today's hat was tonight's hat...I had just made a hat for a special
friend. I saw her in my cooking group I attended tonight and was able
to present it to her. I think this is my favorite type of knitting of all now,
where I make a gift for a special specific person and try to create something
unique for them.
This is again another one of my wishes hats where I wish into my knitting for all things healthy and happy and things to go well for the person that the
hat is intended for.







This jaunty little number is called the

Super-simple fast
and easy chunky hand-knit beret!

by none other than
Crazy Aunt Purl (Laurie Perry) and the free pattern
can be found here:
http://www.crazyauntpurl.com/archives/2008/01/supersimple_fas_1.php

I included three photos, top view, person wearing hat but showing back of head,
as said person did not want to be photographed, but agreed to back of head shot,
and my favorite shot, moi pooch, my ShiPoo dog modeling hat....he is a cross
between shitzu and peek-a-poo, only a medium sized doggie. Oh and his name
is Wags...it's a tail thing again...most of my pets over the years have been named
because of their tail action. yup strange...but then the man that I married
had a beagle as a child named Tippy, which also was a tail thing...go figure.
Just means we are well suited for one another.
I used exactly one skein of fall shades colored yarn Patons Shetland Chunky
for this hat, which is a bulky yarn.

The blog of the day, one which I peek in on from time to time is:
http://blog.craftzine.com/
There are some strange things going on over at that blog, pretty much all of
the time...but loads of interesting ideas...had never heard of a bacon shawl
perhaps it's to wear to brunches...but there is always something fun going on.
As I have 3 cookie swaps this year, I particularly like their posting on how
to create your very own cookie cutters...take a peek, some interesting things,
more crafty, not just knitting things.

Does Your Paperboy Look Like This?

Yes the hat of the day...may just possibly be a flashback to an
earlier blog, but as there are a lot
of new blog viewers...thought I'd bring this oh so special
photo back...I have 3 cats.
(The calico...is called Tic Toc her name is to do with a tail kind of thing.

The next cat is Piper an orange cat.



Final cat is Crespo, also orange and brother of Piper...
named after soccer player by my middle son.




I know this pattern is from an Alan Dart doll pattern...
and was supposed to be knit on smaller weight yarn with
tiny needles probably 2's, but instead knit it
in worsted weight with 8's probably...which is a fun option
for hat patterns.
You can go up and down in size by just changing up the gauge...
the yarn for this project amazingly was scrap yarn from JCA from
last year's sale... Is there a pattern going on here....hmmm...JCA again
loved the neutral color and have used it in lots of
small craft items such as these tiny hats.

You may ask am I knitting anything else but hats these days.....
and the answer is yes I sneak in an occasional thing or two
absolutely love fall things (actually all things seasonal)
...so made up a basket of small pumpkins....





of course the idea was from Ravelry first, but oh so cute
and fun to do. They are supposed to all be felted pumpkins...but
one turned out to not be feltable wool, but think it's just as cute
unfelted.

Pattern is the Miniature Felted Pumpkin by Tracy Batchelder
Pattern can be found here:
http://woolwindings.blogspot.com/2006/09/pumpkin-patch.html

In keeping with the tongue in cheek humor today's highly recommended
blog is none other than

CRAZY AUNT PURL


and can be found at:
http://crazyauntpurl.com/
Yes she does knit...but she writes a lot about not knitting...please run
don't walk to her blog if you have never seen it...bring kleenex...as you
will be rolling on the floor laughing and crying your eyes out....
She is absolutely hysterical!