Success!! A hat!
That's 242 yards of Zarella Baby by Tahki Stacy Charles. The picture doesn't do it justice. It's a luscious pink with fucshia and purple that make random little patterns. It's 52% wool and 48% acrylic. Cost=$6.75 x2 and 1 ball made the hat.
And a side by side comparison:
Hmm. Guess those pictures could have been a little clearer, eh? But you get the point. There was a hat in a book and with my own clever little hands I made it in real life. Yay me!
Oh, and that pattern was from
I think my stitches were a little loose, but it's better than the last hat! I'm mailing it off tomorrow to my Secret Craftster. I love Craftster!
Thanks Susan! I couldn't believe how easy that hat was! I can't wait to do some things for me!
Posted by: Hilari | 25 January 2005 at 07:27 PM
Hi Hilari! Thanks for stopping by my blog and for leaving a comment. Welcome to the RAOK group too! I love your blog tagline (running with scissors...)-too funny! My dh and I always joke about running with scissors! Kudos on your hat! I love Sally Melville's books. Hey, I see you're listening to Eva Cassidy...I love her music. Off to check out more of your blog!
Posted by: sUsAn | 25 January 2005 at 02:59 PM