the blue blog archives: what a slouch!

I haven't been knitting very much recently. Working on those Halloween costumes got me into the habit of sitting down most nights to sew. So I took last week's road trip down to NYC as an opportunity to leave my sewing behind and knit something - heck, a couple of somethings! I knit the pink slouch hat quickly and then thought briefly about working on my Rebecca sweater, but it was way too big and unwieldy to work on in the car. So I started another slouch hat:

I find myself these days always grabbing the same hat when I go out on chilly days, my blue beret. All the others are either too warm or too snug or too itchy.... let's face it, they're just not my blue beret. My goal this weekend was to get two new favorite berets started, so I have at least some hat choices when going out this fall. The pink angora hat is going to be a dream to wear! And this orange slouch hat (also from Knit & Tonic's Le Slouch pattern and knit in Debbie Bliss cashmerino aran) will match the lining of my winter coat.

I may not be knitting that much, but I'm slowly slouching my way to warm-headedness. And I'm pretty sure that there'll be a slouch in wee one's future too!

posted by alison at 4:52 pm | in baby, it's cold outside

Comments

I'm going to have to try that pattern. I do love the slouch hats but am afraid they'll look weird on me with my super short hair. I'll have to see if Baby M (can I still call her a baby now that she's 2?) needs a hat. She wouldn't wear hats at all until I made her a balaclava last winter & then only outside. It really warms my heart they way my grands feel about anything I make for them (they adore anything - which has been mostly hats & socks).

Posted by: Donna at November 13, 2008 5:09 PM

Are we seeing a transition to what will eventually be called the Orange Blog? :-)

Posted by: Penny at November 13, 2008 5:47 PM

maybe you should check out the new Twist - that'll get you wanting to do a big project again :-) but I like the orange hat....

Posted by: thea at November 13, 2008 7:18 PM

I love that orange!!! Can't wait to see the finished product.

Posted by: allison at November 14, 2008 9:44 AM

It looks like these hats are pretty quick knits, so I'll have to check them out. Unfortunately, my cat had an encounter with my Odessa last winter, so I'm on the emergency backup hat (a fairly unattractive variegated acryllic monster I whipped up a few years ago). It would be nice to have something that I want to put on my head again!

Posted by: Seanna Lea at November 14, 2008 10:37 AM

Great slouchy hat! I've been on a beret trip lately, and I now have 6. I want more though! Like the colour a lot...

Posted by: Kristin at November 14, 2008 5:11 PM

I love that pattern! It created my own favorite blue hat :)

Posted by: Karen at November 16, 2008 12:43 PM