Today is a grrrrrrreat day
3 great things about today.
1. The first one is obvious, right? Did anyone else see that Pepsi commercial where they morphed their logo and Obama’s campaign logo into one weird logo? With some weird “yes we can” song about drinking frigging POP? Ug. I hated that.
2. Booty Club shipped today! My friend and her little boy came over to babysit today and the house was filled with the sounds of baby giggles while I worked. There couldn’t be anything better to listen to while working.
3. I finished another hat for H. Behold:
Details
Pattern: Petite Beat Bonnet- Lion, from Boho Baby Knits. I love that book!
Needles: size 6 and 7 circs
Yarn: Cascade 220, yellow, and Plymouth Tweed in a deep orange color. This was my first time using Plymouth Tweed and I really liked it.
Mods: Well, um, although I knit the toddler size, it is still a bit small. That’s why it’s crooked in most of the pictures. H’s head is in the “100 ++ percentile” according to his pediatrician, as is the rest of his body. He is bigger and taller than the average 2 yr old. If I knit this pattern again I’d add a few inches to either side of the bonnet. It fits good enough for now. Babies don’t leave hats on for very long anyway.
This was my first time doing the loop stitch. It was super easy and even kind of fun. This was also my first time doing duplicate stitching. I didn’t particularly enjoy that part, but I think it had a lot to do with using a tweed yarn. Duplicate stitching is hard to do with a lumpy yarn. Oh well.
I’m trying to teach H to growl like a lion when he wears his hat, but so far I can only get him to bark. If you happen to see a small-ish, chubby lion crawling around barking like a dog don’t be scared. It’s just my kid :).
Abby wrote:
Yay for booty club! Yay for presidents! Yay for that amazing lion cap!
HURRAY!!
Posted on 20-Jan-09 at 9:29 pm | Permalink
sillydoggies wrote:
He is absolutely precious. Love it.
Posted on 21-Jan-09 at 6:10 am | Permalink
KnittingGnome wrote:
That hat is soooo cute. My little one (16 months old) won’t bark, but will growl at everyone. It is how he greets most new people in the store. We tell people that we let the dogs babysit. I may have to buy the book and make the hat. Then we can tell people he is part lion!
Posted on 21-Jan-09 at 6:30 am | Permalink
Jenna wrote:
That hat is so adorable! My H is working on mooing, which is hilarious. The barking sounds really fun. We have cats, but they just hide from the baby, so he hasn’t copied any behavior from them, yet.
Posted on 21-Jan-09 at 6:57 am | Permalink
Bev wrote:
Another item for your great day list. . . my grandson was born on this memorable day. He was four weeks early, but happy, healthy, and doing beautifully!!
Posted on 21-Jan-09 at 10:16 am | Permalink
Meredith wrote:
Oh my gosh! That is the cutest thing I have ever seen! I have to make one for my little guy!
Posted on 21-Jan-09 at 10:41 am | Permalink
Anna wrote:
Yay USA! And look at H, with that ADORABLE hat!!! Just wait, when he gets the hang of the roaring, he’ll probably do it every time he sees that super-cute hat. And that will be awesome.
Posted on 21-Jan-09 at 11:40 am | Permalink
Cristi-Lael wrote:
So stinkin’ cute!
Posted on 21-Jan-09 at 12:14 pm | Permalink
Machelle wrote:
That is the cutest kid in blogland. The hat is adorable too. Love the back.
Posted on 21-Jan-09 at 1:28 pm | Permalink
Tara wrote:
ADORABLE!! Coolest hat ever- I wonder if I would look totally bizarre in an adult sized one…
Posted on 22-Jan-09 at 4:38 am | Permalink
Sabrina wrote:
Hi there! Ijust wanted to tell you that I always read your blog but I usually don’t leave comments! Today I couldn’t resist and I have to say that your baby is just gorgeous! He has grown so fast and it seems that you are a great mom! Congratulations!
Sabrina
Posted on 22-Jan-09 at 3:14 pm | Permalink
Laurie wrote:
Love the hat! So cute. Are you looking for a hand crank drum carder or one to motorize? I have a Strauch and a very small Louet. My Strauch is motorized but it would’ve worked fine with the crank only.
Posted on 27-Jan-09 at 3:16 pm | Permalink