wendyhoo's pre-posterous

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My first cable hat that I knit without a pattern :)

Roshat

I'm proud of this hat even if the decreasing did become a little random toward the end.  I figured out my tension; determined that I did NOT have an appropriate pattern and knit the damn thing on my on.  I DID MATH!!! 

Some details: hat ribbing is k1 p1 for 2", one row of purl, then 2" more of k1 p1. I then folded the rim inwards and knit it together.  The cable is repeated twice. It's a 12 stitch braid (my first braided cable, I might add).  I've taken notes as I knit so I MIGHT be able to repeat this hat in the near future.  

Hespeler's Santa Claus Parade 2009

Today's Santa Claus parade was, as usual, fantastic.  Russel Bygrave, the parade's long-time organizer, did us proud again this year.  I was in a line-up for coffee as the parade started and I missed taking a picture of our brave leader. Thankfully, I have one from 2008.  He dons his white tux and top hat each year.  I hope there will be someone else who will learn how to organize this parade before Mr. Bygrave gets too old to put forth so much effort.  

This year, even the weather cooperated: sunny skies and temperatures just hovering around zero Celsius. What with blankets, hot chocolate and hand knit hats and mitts, everyone was warm.  :)

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