The Unmagnificent Lives of Adults

01:57 pm January 2nd, 2011




			The Unmagnificent Lives of Adults - Hats are happiness Another Uninnocent, Elegant Fall

raving_liberal

Hats are happiness

Starting out the year with nothing of significant note. All I really want to do is knit myself a slouchy sort of hat.

The yarn I'm using is this:

"Horton" on BFL by Bugsnugger (mine has the blue as the trim, not the pink, as is a little more vibrant)

I haven't learned to cable yet (that's a project for this year) and anyway, I think the yarn is too colorful to add much of a design to it.

Poll #1663440 Help me choose a hat
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 20

Which hat should I knit for myself?

View Answers

Felicity

4 (21.1%)

My Striped & Slouchy Hat (would leave out the stripes; contrasting band only)

8 (42.1%)

Minty (blue variety, w/ trim yarn used for tie and maybe edge)

7 (36.8%)

Felicity

My Striped & Slouchy Hat

Minty (non-stripy variety)

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	Comments

	From: thatgirljj	Date: January 2nd, 2011 07:07 pm (UTC)		(This lasts forever)

One more suggestion from my ravely queue: verity. If you look through other people's projects it looks lovely in a varigated yarn and I think it would be really cute with the band done with your solid trim. And BUTTON!!

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	From: raving_liberal	Date: January 2nd, 2011 07:11 pm (UTC)		(This lasts forever)

Verity is a little more beret-like than I was looking for. I did check that one out, but don't like the nipply bit at the top. ;)

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	From: thatgirljj	Date: January 2nd, 2011 08:31 pm (UTC)		(This lasts forever)

You can always just not knit that part! :-) But yeah, it is more of a beret.

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	From: therachel	Date: January 2nd, 2011 07:08 pm (UTC)		(This lasts forever)

It says I have to log in to see the hats.
I am sad, I want to see hats.
HATS!

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	From: raving_liberal	Date: January 2nd, 2011 07:10 pm (UTC)		(This lasts forever)

Yeah, you have to have a Ravelry account to see them. I'll c&p pics.

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	From: therachel	Date: January 2nd, 2011 07:12 pm (UTC)		(This lasts forever)

HATS!

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	From: therachel	Date: January 2nd, 2011 07:16 pm (UTC)		(This lasts forever)

SLOUCHY HAT SLOUCHY HAT!!!

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	From: raving_liberal	Date: January 2nd, 2011 07:41 pm (UTC)		(This lasts forever)

I'm looking at the poll results, and the funniest part is the knitters have mostly voted for Minty, the non-knitters for the slouchy hat.

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	From: velvetpage	Date: January 2nd, 2011 08:51 pm (UTC)		(This lasts forever)

I did that, too. I like Minty for the star-like details during what I presume are the decreases at the crown. Felicity just doesn't have the same style to the crown.

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	From: princessenoire	Date: January 2nd, 2011 07:33 pm (UTC)		(This lasts forever)

I saw Felicity, although I like MSSH more - but I think it requires stripes. IMO. Which could not knit any of these right now. :D

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	From: raving_liberal	Date: January 2nd, 2011 07:35 pm (UTC)		(This lasts forever)

I've seen some unstriped or minimally striped versions of it and they still look really cute.

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	From: princessenoire	Date: January 2nd, 2011 07:41 pm (UTC)		(This lasts forever)

Really? Okay, then go for that! I certainly like that pattern better, but don't know how to change my answer. :)

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	From: raving_liberal	Date: January 2nd, 2011 07:45 pm (UTC)		(This lasts forever)

Here's a good example of it w/ minimal striping (plus, this chick is adorable):

This is very similar to the look I'd end up with, too.

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	From: runwithyou	Date: January 2nd, 2011 11:41 pm (UTC)		(This lasts forever)

I totally wish I could knit!

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User: raving_liberal Name: I won't fuck us over, I'm Mr. November

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Something Good to Read

"Coffee Poems"

First cup:
I just wanted to run naked through the streets
screaming at the top of my lungs
But I'm not so pretty
and my coffee cup is small.

Second cup:
The coffee cup falls quietly to the floor
shattering and splashing
everywhere.

Third cup:
She was carrying a bag of coffee cups at her side
gently rattling and rocking against her legs
always threatening to break
but never breaking.

--Leon Lowder