abby and the snowbank
My brother recently moved to a cold climate without any winter accessories, so I made him a hat. He's picky without reason and wouldn't wear anything fun, so I cast on for a simple 3x2 ribbed hat. No real pattern-- I guessed at 100 stitches to cast on, and used Cary as a head model to tell where I needed to start decreasing. He would say, "but I just tried it on, nanc. c'mon" to which I would reply, "yeah, but I just did 5 more rows. please?" I think he's glad it's done.
Pattern: My own, a 3x2 rib, 100 cast-on stitches
Yarn: RYC Cashsoft Aran (57% extra fine merino, 33% microfiber, 10% cashmere) in black, 2 skeins- the ribbing eats a lot of yarn!
Needles: Boye 16" circular, size 8
It turned out well. My brother reports that it's warm enough and more importantly, that it fits. I'm a nice big sister, so I also sent along some oatmeal and dried cherry cookies. My co-worker baked these a while back for a night shift, and I successfully scammed them from her. The cherries taste very yummy, especially after a day or so in a ziploc container.
Abby says hi from her indoor home. When I took her potty last nite, there was no way she could get on the grass. We got 8 inches yesterday and when you add that to the foot or so that's already on the ground, it's like a snow wall to Abs. She made the best of it and peed on the sidewalk, then I decided my Arctic Bichon needed to be thrown in the snow bank. Twice. Once she sunk to the bottom, she shimmied, and then made a few hops to get out. I think she had fun. Or at least she tolerated it. We're still on speaking terms.
