Excuse me, I was promised there would be hats.

So far, since we moved here, I have made seven hats. Yes, seven. Scary, eh? It's good, because I need hats to wear over my hair at work, as opposed to always working the Aunt Jemima/ gang warfare look that is the bandana.

I've never really gotten the hang of bandanas, I have always felt.

Anyway, the small single skein crochet project that is the hat seems to work for me. I was even going to make seasonal ones if I can muster up appropriate yarn. I couldn't get candy corn colors that weren't acrylic (bastards!) but I still have hopes for an election day hat. Guy Fawkes day hat is a little much, though. I even have budget hats! I made this one with yarn from the dollar store and everyone loves it.

I've also started playing with stitch patterns and the like, with some successes and some weirdness. But honestly, for working, this green, floppy organic cotton one is probably my favorite.

It is really difficult to take a picture of yourself wearing a hat.

this is so a monster waiting to happen....

hooray for the discount rack having something non-acrylic! And now I just need to make it...

and what shall I do with this?

Grabbed a small amount of this yarn in my last craft store excursion. The sample swatch in the store shows that it knits up with some bulky parts and some wee tight parts. I thought about doing a critter with it, but I'm afraid of where the bulky parts will appear in the finished product - I don't want my end piece to be something titled "tumorous bunny". But the yarn is so fun....