Republic Hat

We went from 80 degree days to 40 degrees days almost overnight. hardly any transition at all. So, I've been thinking about knitting hats. Quick and simple and great stash busters. I've got lots of yarn leftover from the cardigan that I just finished and it seemed to fit the gauge for this Republic Hat - so here it is.

it actually came out far too big and baggy. so i threw it in the washing machine on hot with the towels. still too big. so it went in the dryer and this is a pretty good size. the circumference is still a little wide, but it will work. I like how felting it made the fabric a little more dense, better for the winter.

corners of my home

I've seen countless other corner of my home posts and really enjoyed seeing these intimate spaces. so here are a few corners of my home. Above, our miniscule entryway. The mirror is by artist Kate Pond. The story goes that she made that to commemorate my husband's favorite word when he was two or three years old. It lived in the UK for the longest time and a few years ago we dragged it back. It made the security guards chuckle at the x-ray machine.
a pile of outerwear in our spare room. See the half-life print Burton snowboard pants? Special edition - close up of the dots that you'd see if you look at a color print page.
A corner piled with books everywhere. Not enough room to keep them all on a shelf.
knitting in progress. bad news, my stitch number is off so I have to frog back a couple of increase rows and get back on track.