Pining for a black hat
My friend Vanessa and I were in Montreal for a conference in early December 2023 and wondered around a craft Christmas market on one evening. Of course someone was selling hats and she tried a few on, but didn't purchase, potentially helped by my assurance that I will make her one. So here we are, October of 2024 and I am determined to finish her hat for Christmas. Vanessa has a fantastic sense of style. She has a knack for finding these vintage outfits that are classy and fashionable but also fun and eye-catching. I figured black yarn with sparkly thread would be just the thing. I wanted a pattern with texture, so I searched for cables and settled on Norway Pine Hat . I got two different types of black sparkly yarn, and having thrown out the labels, it is now mystery yarn. I know I case on some number, knit a bit, decided it was too big and re-cast on 88 stitches. This seemed the right size so I went through it all. I finished, I talked myself into believing it wasn't...