Ok...the title of this post is one of those, had-to-be-there-to-laugh things. Basically my yarn friend and I were shopping at our lys. I was browsing for something for the "Like a Peasant" hat that I have been jonesing to make. My friend has a short memory and kept asking me what I was wanting this yarn for and that yarn for to which I replied, "for that Peasant hat...the 'Like a Peasant hat'". After patiently answering her several times I got tired of saying the same thing so...I made up my own title. You guessed it..."Slap me like a Peasant". I am sorry to all Peasants for not being more p.c. about the phrasing.
I found a super yummy chashmere blend yarn that was a little out of my $10 budget so went to the very commercial Jo-Ann's. I atually really like some of their Sensations yarns! Anyway, they had a sale on Moda Dea and I bought a plain old vanilla colored washable wool for a whopping $8 for two skeins. I LOVE the yarn. It's soft and durable. It has a nice drape to it and it's a finer worsted weight so I had some play in the stitching without losing too much definition. I will use more of that yarn in the future!
I had a couple of sick kids this weekend so had a chance to do nuttin'. I knocked out that pattern in two days and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that hat! It is so stinking cute! I have plans to go back for some of the cashmere blend I coveted the other day in a fun color...something in a bright blue or purple. Shoot, I guess I could dye the hat I finished, though the vanilla is an easy color to wear.
My only "blah" about the pattern is it's slouch part (up at the decreases) is a little weird. I may go and pull out a couple rows and redo it but for now am leaving well-enough alone to see how it grows on me.
I bought some pretty beads with the idea of weaving them into the hat but I think I will match them with the new color for the second one instead. My, "Let's be practical" side is winning with this one...lol.
I have recently discovered Ravelry. Wow what a great place! I joined almost a year ago to snag a free pattern and nary darkened the site again...till a few days ago! I've been dying to knit up another lace weight scarf and for some odd reason want a hot pink skull pattern. There are a couple on there but neither one was quite what I was looking for so...I am attemtping to write my own pattern. I've just about got the skull part the way I want it. All I need to do now is figure out a nice lacey background for it. Here is what I have so far. I like the cable idea, though I am not sure how that will look in a lace weight. I am thinking of trying to make a transitioning patten where it starts out as a heart and after three morphs turns into the skull. Again, I dunno why but it sounds cool in my head...lol. Makes no sense as I am happily married...disgustingly so. *Shrug*
Anyway, it's a work in progress and I will post updates as it progresses. I already have the yarn. It's a sexy little number from Crystal Palace...their Kid Merino. I used it for the Mediera Scarf and really liked the results. It's a killer pink on pink variation. Pics to come soon...
On a not so crafty note, there's been a veritable college reunion on Facebook for me. If you haven't checked that place out do it! It's pretty safe and porn-free...so far. It can be a little hinky to navigate as it's not really a common sense approach BUT it's still a great way to find a long-lost friend or two. I was feeling pretty popular with almost one hundred buddies on there until I got an invite from an old chum that had almost six hundred...lol. Pride goeth before a your-not-as-popular-as-you-think slap...lol.
