Head Case

The conversation goes something like this:

Etherknitter:  Hey, love!  Can you help me get a picture of you in your new hat so I can blog it?
Mr. E:  Sure!

Two days later, the conversation continues.

Etherknitter:  Remember the hat picture?  How about today?
Mr. E:  Sure.  No problem!

We go away for the weekend.  The scenery is lovely.  More dialogue.

Etherknitter:  Wouldn't this be a great backdrop for the hat pictures?
Mr. E:  Sure!  Sounds good to me.

So here we go-- 

 

Pattern:  Marsan Watch Cap
Yarn:  Foxhill Farm Romney chunky
Needles:  #8 Clover DPNs

He asked for a hat. He wanted a foldable brim. He wanted to cover his ears. The crown to this pattern adds interest. If I didn’t have enough yarn, he agreed to a random band before decreases.

So. *knit knit*  “Is the brim long enough?  No? Okay.” *knitknit*  “Now? No? More?”  Until this dick-whipt knitter finally knit the brim long enough to cover the ears without him having to look in a mirror to do so.

I actually had enough yarn.  Other modifications are noted in the Rav entry.  I ended up with similar numbers of rows, but apportioned differently.  When the hat is worn, the peak at the top is minimized.  My 10 pound Dansk*n exercise ball doesn't have the same volume as the masculine head.

The usual winter activities proceeded with ~50% of the usual snowpack.  Whining that I want my winter back has done nothing to bring my winter back.  There was enough snow to murder my quadriceps, and make my skis release when they should not have done so.  (Three times.  Once in modest powder.  Once in the glades.  And once at the edge of a trail in soft, deep snow while I was trying to ungracefully exit black diamond bumps with some dignity intact.  That loss of ski helped me fall three feet down into a tree island.  The remainder of my dignity fled.  No other injuries occurred except for triceps strain from heaving my skis and poles back onto the slope.  I was then free to crawl through hip deep snow back into the ski world.)

One or two nights dining in Aspen.  Zocalito with the usual suspects (hi Melissa!), then Creperie du Village on the final evening.  On the way to the bus back to the hotel, Mr. E noted an object on the ground.  It was so Aspen, I had to take a picture.  

 

 

 

 

Comments

[margene]

Sounds like CO has more snow than we do. You might be safer here.:)
Mr. E knows a good thing when he sees it (and when he feels it). The cap is very, very good looking and it must have made you feel great when he didn't take it off for 24 hours.
PS. I always go back and read the pattern after. le sigh

[Cheryl S.]

Yep. I didn't get a modeled shot of the hat I just finished, either.

[Carole]

It's tough to work with those edgy models, aint' it? Cool looking hat, fun sounding trip and (most important) see you SOON!!!

[gayle]

We've had very little snow this year - and I am NOT whining about it. Just holding my breath that it will continue this way for the rest of winter. (We still have March to get through, and we've had some real whomper snowstorms in March in previous years...)
If the hat looks that good on an exercise ball, it must look glorious on Mr E!

[Marcia]

"Dick-whipped"? Did that really come out of your mouth. Love it. NOT missing snow this year, but do want to get back to snowshoeing next year. I really needed a break.

[Anne]

Oh yah... he looks great in it. He seems to have less personality in that picture than I remember. But maybe that's just me.

The HAT, however, looks stellar. You shoulda come to NM. Most the hills here are at 80% to 90% snow pack in the northern part of the state.

[June]

I've been grateful for the mild winter, only because it helps with the 60-min (each way) commute and because last winter was so long and cold. Nice hat! I like Foxhill but never tried the Romney.

[Caroline M]

I've been glad of the mild winter, we just had enough snow to justify the winter tyres, frozen milk and the new snow shovel. They all worked so I'd be happy to put them all away for another year.

It's nice that they ask for knitwear rather than having it forced upon them.

[Melissa G]

One of my WIPs is a man-hat. Has turned into such a riff from the pattern it's killing me. I admire your fortitude in knitting the beautiful twisted rib, wide brimmed Marsan.

Whining less about not enough winter after spending yesterday morning shoveling heavy snow.

[claudia]

"dick-wipt"...love that!

As for the skis releasing...all's well that ends without an ER trip. Nicely done.

[kathy b]

so funny and true....getting those blog images with man help is always a trick!!!!!