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The Beard
Monday, November 26, 2007

Kyle has informed me that this is what he wants for Christmas. As I am not about to pay $135 for a bearded hat with a mustache, I'm going to have to figure out how to make one on my own. Most likely I'll crochet it. And it's quite possible it won't be ready for Christmas.

Anyhoo, The comments accompanying the blog post are funny. Especially this little exchange. Maybe if I bide my time some granny will come up with a pattern we can all use!

More photos of the Bearded Hat can be seen here.

Labels: beard, blog, hat, mustache

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I love this! I just found the link on Ravelry here http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bearded-toque#.

By The Dollars, at 5:56 PM

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Lively Up
Friday, December 01, 2006

This is the hat I made Kyle. He loves it and so do I. I already started making myself one, but then set it aside after he gave me my new DSLR for Christmas. So instead of knitting and crocheting, I've been snapping pictures. Most of them aren't as blurry as this one though. This is the only one Kyle approved for use on the internet.

This is the "Lively Up" hat from Get Your Crochet On!. The description says it's the designer's version of an old school Kangol hat. I made the version with the bill for Kyle, as per his request, but I'm making myself the one with the brim.

It looks really cute on him. I joked that all he needs was a Vespa to look perfect. It's got kind of that hip, mod, horse-racing-jockey vibe to it. I used that wretched Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Bulky. Bleecch!! I can still feel the mohair clinging to my face.

Hopefully it will get cold enough for Kyle to actually wear the hat outside sometime soon. It's 66˚ in New York on the first of December.

Labels: crochet, Get Your Crochet On, hat, Kyle

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Hi, Angela

Kyle brought in the hat to work the other day and showed it to me. It's great! I can relate to gagging on yarn---not fun!---but having seen the hat up close, I can say the yarn is quite beautiful as is your work. (I'm allergic to wool and sometimes I have to put down projects for weeks because my eyes get itchy and watery.) BTW, great photo, Kyle.

On another note, P&S is closing after 25 years! Those on their mailing list---are you on it?---received advance notice of the sale, which began yesterday and will run through the end of the month. Time to stash up!

By Anonymous, at 8:35 PM

By Anonymous, at 8:36 PM

Sorry for the double-posting. I constantly amaze myself that I've been working in technology for over 20+ years and always manage to botch up something as simple as posting to a blog!

By Anonymous, at 8:40 PM

I got the letter from P&S too!!! I am so sad. It's the closest thing to a Michael's or Joann's we've got around here. I'm going to go there this week and stash up. Kyle will be so pleased. ;^)

By Spacegirl, at 12:21 PM

You are too cute in all of your hats. Not many people can pull that off.

By Nik, at 3:41 PM

Did you knit the sweater too?

By Anonymous, at 10:46 AM

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Red!
Wednesday, November 22, 2006

I got a couple of new knitting/crocheting books and quickly whipped up a hat from one of them. This is the "Soldier" hat from Get Your Crochet On! Hip Hats & Cool Caps. I think it came out well, considering I fudged with it a lot since I couldn't get the right gauge. All of the patterns in this book are cool, but the sizing is a mystery. Some hats are one size, others come in small, medium or large, but no measurements are given and I really don't feel like I should have to do the math to figure it out. I hate math.

I wore this hat today, paired with bright red lipstick and let me tell you, I was a sight. It's funny how a blazing red hat and matching lips will draw the bored gazes of fellow subway riders to you. It reminded me of that time I took the A train down to my coat check job. I was wearing a black crocheted newsboy hat from The Gap and vampy red lipstick. Some guy actually followed me off the train and gave me his business card. It said he was a photographer. An amateur photographer. Needless to say, I didn't call him.

Now I'm making another hat from Get Your Crochet On! for Kyle. It's called "Lively Up". He wants the one with the baseball bill on it, but I want to make myself the one with the brim. 'Tis way cool. The sizing is a bit wonky on this hat too. I used a J hook to get the large size gauge, but it fits me. I'm worried it's not going to fit Kyle's enormous head, although he tried it on this morning and said it fit fine. The only truly bad thing about this hat thus far is the yarn I chose. I'm using Lamb's Pride Bulky. I always forget how much I hate this yarn until I'm knitting while simultaneously trying to cough the mohair out of my throat.

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Ohman....I do LOVE your new red hat. I just may have to go out and buy that book now. I love the textured look of the stitches. Nice job even if you did have to fudge it a little bit. It looks great on you!

By Anonymous, at 8:36 PM

It's a super cool book with many delicious hats, but be forewarned about the sizing omissions. Nevertheless, I want to make one of each hat!

By Spacegirl, at 9:00 PM

I love how that turned out! I have the book and am working on the mc & the fedora style one (book not in front me right now). I can't wait to see how they turn out & you're right -- latest post he is so cute/needs his own vespa vibing cute!!

p.s. I did list my web page but dh jacked it up and I can't update it! fyi :)

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