feelin’ like a super hero
the barefoot rooster knit, not one, but two super hero helmet hats!! that would make her double the super hero, if you ask me. the first, made from handspun, can be read about here. and this second one can be read ab

yesterday
here’s the first chemo cap i knit katie – out of misti aplaca chunky. it was done a week or two before we came here and good thing too, because she is sensitive to cold. She now has a second… and I’m working on a third. and the hat in the ‘wild.’

Missoula Hat
This child’s colorwork hat, named for the cold place I grew up, features a turned brim, simple colorwork, and a gently pointed top. Yarn: Worsted weight wool. 80-120 yd [73-110 m] of main color, 30-50yd [28-46 m] of contrasting color. Needles: Size 6 US [4 mm] 16 in. [40.6 cm] circular or double pointed needles (dpns) and size 7 US [4.5 mm] 16 in. [40.6 cm] circular and a set of dpns in the sa

reversed reflections
wow!  check out these two reflection hats. this one blogged here and the

teamwork
one knitting group that i participate in is from my church. we meet twice a month and it was started by my friend lara who did not know how to knit at the time.  for that reason, i got recruited pretty quickly to help with the technical part. our current focus is on making blankets for all of the new babies in the church to be given to them on the day of their baptisms.  there were 4 born this