and other knitting

I also forgot about this hat.  I had sent it along to Lindsey without getting pics on a head . . .

This is again, the three tams pattern from Knitty.com.

 

 I made it for Lindsey and sent it to her for 18th birthday and told her to be sure and send me some pics.  Ta da . . . 

She even took pics off the head.  Again, I've got to tell you, this is an easy pattern and using solid and variegated gives you lots of color changes and variety and you only have to do a bit of changing yarn.  You just carry the yarn behind as you follow the pattern.

 

Of course, being that she is 18 and has informed us that since she is now an adult and can do whatever she wants, whenever she wants, she will probably go back to school and shred the hat . . . or her favorite thing is that she will give it away.  Sigh.

April 15 2012 Swap - from Nate

So, I was very surprised to get a box . . . I looked at the label and it said Nathan Lamirand.  Isn't it funny that when you are so used to think of someone using their nickname that when they use their full name, it causes you (or at least me) to go "who?"

Then it clicked in and I was very excited.  I opened the box and it was bright . . . really, really bright.  This is a perfect bag to carry my knitting or for shopping or taking on vacation with the summer reading that was also included.

Nate also included books by some of my most favorite authors.  Kathy Reichs, James Patterson, Robert Ludlum.  I have to admit that I have already read two of the books BUT the cool thing is that I can share them with my swappee . . . since I haven't finished to put the package together yet . . . I not only have the box to send the stuff in but I have some books to include . . . and they are awesome reads.  Really, really good.

Nate also included two skeins of yarn.  The yarn is very soft.  I like to make hats for our Christmas hat/mitten/scarf tree and these yarns are perfect for that project.  The yarns are soft and the colors are lovely.  

And here is the box unpacked . . . six books, two skeins of yarn and the incredible bag.  I really love the colors in the bag.  

Thanks so much, Nate.  It is a great box.