Knitting in Transit

The Josephine hat is complete and isn't she cute? Pattern: Josephine by Julia Riede available on Popknits . Yarn: Rowan Calmer Started: October 14, 2008 Finished: October 18, 2008 Size: I used the pattern for the infant side, but this is definitely a toddler sized hat. Too bad she is way to large for anyone under the age of 2. That is what happens when you don't knit a gauge swatch. Usually with baby hats, I don't much care. It will fit at some point. Problem is, I don't really want to give a hat to someone who hasn't even had the baby yet and say, "Here! Here is a hat your child can wear when she is 3". I'll have to knit something else. That's not the only problem Josephine and I had. We had quite the disagreement while I was doing the shaping on the brim. The hat insisted that I had knit where I should have purled, and even though I didn't remember this, I had to admit defeat and pull my short rows out and start over. My level of frustra...

The last time I verbalized my knitting plans, they all went horrible awry. Okay. I'm totally exaggerating there. I just wanted to use the phrase "horribly awry". You may remember my summer knitting queue (or not...I barely remember it myself). How did I do on these projects? Review time...quiz to follow. One Skein Wonder : Done ! In fact, I did two ! Gloria Cowl : Done ! Nothing But A T-Shirt : Done ...in October...significantly after summer. In all fairness, I did call it my "Summer and BEYOND Knitting Queue" Synesthesia Socks : Done ! Finished in the summer! Kathy's Socks : Have been started . I've set them aside until I see her again and can have her try them on to see how sizing is going. Josephine Top : Abandoned. Sockapalooza : Well...it hasn't happened yet! Looking this over, I realize I did very well, actually. I am still terribly disappointed in the Josephine top though. I really want to knit that. I made a bad yarn choice and s...