Perfect Hat

I did not make this hat, but I love it. I've been looking for a good summer hat all these years. I would always check out the accessories department whenever I was at a store, but never found one that I liked. Until one day, when I wasn't looking, I found my perfect hat. The best part was it was on sale. It was originally priced at $32.50 and I got it for $9.99. The hat looks like it's made of straw, but is actually made of paper.

Getting Ready for Fall

Before the school term ended, my son made a pair of hand warmers for his handwork class and I was inspired to make one for myself. I found this pattern at Knitty and since I didn't have cable needles, I had to do the cables without needles, which involved some acrobatic hand movements!

I have also been crocheting a bit and whereas most of the crocheting I did involved crocheting in the round, I finally was able to crochet a scarf - a ruffled scarf.

Then, it's back to knitting again. I'm doing a shoulderette using three different colour yarns.

Tuque

In Chicago, this is referred to as simply a cap or a beanie. But in Canada, this is called a tuque, a Canadian term for knitted cap. I made one for myself and another for the hubby (bought too much of the same yarn!). The only difference is mine is cuffed and has some holes at the top.

Floor Cloth

After buying a blank floor cloth two years ago, I finally was able to work on it this month.

Cloche

Here's a photo of the cloche. It's not great, but I like it because I can adjust the hat to fit different head sizes.

I am now working on a hat for the hubby.

WIP - Cloche

I've been working on a cloche for the past few weeks. I say the past few weeks because I have had to rip off the project several times as the cloche was too big for my head. I am following a pattern, but then I don't have the correct yarn and needle size so it's been more of a trial-and-error thing. (I had a stash of yarn that I wanted to use before I buy a new stash.) I think I finally got it right. I should be done soon. I hope!

Growing Herbs

I've always wanted to grow herbs, but I don't have a green thumb so I shied away from it. Recently, I took a leap of faith and bought three herbs - rosemary, mint and basil - from the garden store nearby. It's been two weeks and they seem to be thriving despite the lack of direct sunlight. I used some of the basil when I made tuna spread the other day and a few mint leaves for iced tea. I'm excited to use more of these fresh herbs in the coming weeks, especially the basil, which seems to be growing more than the mint. (We were told at the garden store that the mint tends to take over the other plants beside it.)