because I'm tipsy

I'm going to admit that my two most favorite movies are How to Make an American Quilt and The Sex and the City Movie.

And yeah, they're not crazy deep, but they're about female friendship, and they make me all mushy for my girlfriends (and one boyfriend who is like a girlfriend). You ladies rock.

(this blog entry helped me to not post this confession on FB)

Wurm!

In the past month, I've knit the same pattern twice.

This is the Wurm hat. It was a fun knit, both in Noro Yuzen and in a Savers-score alpaca.

this is Hannah's version, inside-out.
I'm not one for a lot of color, but I kind of want to steal her hat.


Mine has less color and more slouch.




This was my first time doing a knitted hem, and I'm kind of obsessed now. It's so neat and satisfying.

In doing a google search for "wurm hat", I came across this neat blog. One hundred hats in one year- yikes!

Happy 30th, Mr. F

and this gem:

from November 3rd, 2005.
Apparently I left this little note for my husband and then I took a three hour nap.

Aha!

I've been wondering how long it's been since I've been a knitter. I had a vague idea, but no solid date. I was scrolling through Chris' old Photo-a-day looking for pictures I'd like to hang in the house, and I came across this one:

From August of '05. Now I know.