There's been a llittle progress on knitting up that pumpkin yarn for BISS. I'm using my simple Aran-weight Watch Cap pattern and making a little variation as I go along, because knitting so many identical orange hats might make me want to top myself out of boredom.
I managed to locate some odd balls of left over yarn (mostly long discontinued Annabel Fox yarns from other projects) like this, which I can use to do some colourwork.
I keep telling myself that orange is a very good colour for hats at sea. It's the colour of life preservers and safety equipment. The words, the future's bright, the future's orange keeps running through my head... but orange hats can be overwhlemingly orange.
I wanted to at least have one photo of the hat being modelled on a real head... but when doing self-portraits, you never know what might creep into the frame.
Well, if orange is good enough for the Dali Lama....Thank you for sharing your knitting works. I really enjoy your blog. You have a great slant on the big picture.
Posted by: danita at March 31, 2006 03:09 PMI'm on my second hat, my mother gifted me with the odd ball wool stash this week (mostly early 80's from the colours) and I need to knit it up and get it out of the house. I can see a big BISS box later in the year.
Posted by: Caroline M at March 30, 2006 07:40 PMI love the striped cap and I think Herr Nussknacker is plotting to steal it for himself. The orange would go so well with his blue uniform!
Posted by: Tish at March 30, 2006 06:35 PMI really love this photo of you. It's 'you'. xox Kay
Posted by: Kay at March 30, 2006 05:58 PMI love that picture of you and the toy soldier! And the hats look great too. Can you send me the pattern, I'll whip a hat up from Stash too. I could do with something that does not involve thinking! A.x
Posted by: Amelia at March 30, 2006 04:18 PMHi from Austria! I think orange is perfect for everything, it's my fave color as it reminds me of summer, sun, warmth - so, orange for hats at sea? Perfect! I love them, they turned out so great!
Posted by: Dipsy at March 30, 2006 09:19 AMOrange is a good colour for EVERYTHING!!
(love the hats. LOVE!)
Posted by: elisabeth at March 29, 2006 03:12 PMI love that orange colour - I have a sweater in that colour :)
Posted by: mrspao at March 29, 2006 02:32 PMYour two caps look good! Personally I think orange is a great color. I'm sure the two sailors that receive your caps will be thrilled.
Posted by: Debbie at March 29, 2006 12:30 PMYour hat looks lovely and cosy, I think the nutcracker is just jealous that he has to wear a hard hat.
Posted by: Louise at March 28, 2006 11:16 PMI love orange colour so I love your hats! ^^
But the Nutcracker soldier is creepy!...
hehehe that photo made me giggle. I love it!
Posted by: stinkerbell at March 28, 2006 06:50 PMNoooo....I don't think they are too orange..those hats look great!!!
Posted by: PJ at March 28, 2006 02:42 PMReminds me of those horror films with ventriloquist's dummies, I hope he's boxed at night.
Lovely hat, I must do more charity knitting!
Posted by: dawn at March 28, 2006 01:29 PMI'm laughing out loud at the Nutcracker soldier!! The stern expression on his face says "Drat! I wanted to wear that cap!!". =)
Posted by: parikha at March 28, 2006 01:04 PMGreat hat -- but now I'm afraid that nutcracker is going to attack you when you least expect it . . .
Posted by: Wendy at March 28, 2006 11:52 AMOrange is not one of those colours that jump out to buy at a yarn store but I like what you have done with them, very spring like.
Posted by: Anne at March 28, 2006 09:41 AMoy, how did he get in there? i bet he hides under your bed at night too, doesn't he!
love the orange. we need more orange.
Posted by: kris at March 28, 2006 07:37 AMI gotta put something cool in my self portraits.
Posted by: Sarah HB at March 27, 2006 10:48 PM