score!

[zanzjan]

Yay! I don't have to learn how to knit, at least not this week!

(Not that I have anything against knitting or knitters -- indeed, I often toss around the idea of learning -- but as my good friends can attest I need another hobby [especially one that involves stuff] like I need a hole in my head.)

As I mentioned earlier, the younger daughter of my daycare provider has decided to give the babies nicknames. Kieran is now Pumpkin Muffin, which is an absolutely perfect nickname for him.

I decided, upon brief reflection, that Kieran absolutely needs a little orange hat with a stem and leaf, as appropriate for his new nickname. I considered sewing it, but honestly I find that hats are a serious pain in the ass to get right. Obviously it needed to be knit. And I don't knit. I considered pestering one of my many knitting friends to teach me, but I was concerned that the level of expertise needed to knit a hat with a stem might make the whole endeavor even more impractical.

So I moped. (I mope well.)

Today at work we took one of our office temps out for ice cream for her last day. There's a local farm that makes their own ice cream and sells a variety of farmstand items. And...

YES...

knit pumpkin hats!

Score!

I will post a photo after I pick him up and get to stick it on his head (-:

Comments

[bellatulips.livejournal.com]

Woohoo! Congrats on the timely score! (I woulda knit you one, you know... use up some of that 'stuff' that I'm collecting for the knitting! LOL)

Can't wait to see the pics!

[aviatrix18.livejournal.com]

Those hats are super easy to knit. I have the pattern , um somewhere.

good on finding one though!

[miwseshat.livejournal.com]

Hey there - if you need ANYTHING pumpkin, just let me know. I live in the so-called Pumpkin Capital of the World (well, near by anyway) Half Moon Bay is SO FULL of pumpkin stuff, let me tell you. Especially this time of year, through the end of October, peaking during mid October when the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin, Art, and Wine Festival hits town.