Bunnies and Bettas: Blizzard

Friday, March 1, 2013

Blizzard

Begun in one and photographed at the tail end of another, Blizzard is the perfect name for it.

Blizzard

Pattern: Blizzard-A Hat Inspired by Bones by Cambria Washington
Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky in Pewter
Needles: US 8 and 10.5
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I belong to the Bones group on Ravlery, where this hat pattern was born and raised because of an episode in which Booth and Bones get stuck in an elevator and Bones is wearing this amazing hat. I love it! I was very prematurely upset earlier this week because it was huge while it was still damp. I had no idea what a difference a little bit of moisture makes in the size of a wool hat! It fits pretty well now. It keeps sliding off my head because the pom pom is really heavy (I may have gotten a little carried away) and I got my hair cut yesterday. My stylist straightens and thins my poofy mane, so I don't have the typical volume to fill out the hat. It'll fit perfectly after I wash my hair. :)

The pattern is totally addictive and beautiful. I knit it in one night! I've literally been saving this yarn for this very hat for years! It's a perfect match. The hat I designed is knit with the same yarn (different color), but I don't think the pattern and yarn really match as well there as with this pairing. You have to pay for the pattern now, but I think it's worth it for the work she put into the second version. If you block as aggressively as I do, though, I recommend you knit a size smaller than you normally would. I have a 23" head and knit the 20". Like I said, it's still a little big after drying.

John took gorgeous photos of me and my hat! I'll give him most of the credit and my hair the rest. Oh, if only I had the time and patience to straighten it....I'll try it more this summer. I think I could do more fun stuff with it straight.

Enough about my hair! I'm addicted to something only a nerdy Classicist desperate for a means of procrastination could become addicted to: Grepolis. It's totally amazing and I'm trying desperately to build a wall so I can feel safe enough to leave my city for a while without getting attacked. I'm such a nerd. Tell me one of your nerdy addictions?

If you want to see more FO Friday posts, go to Tami's Amis!

6 comments:

PumpkinMarch 1, 2013 at 6:50 PM
They are fantastic photos! You look so happy! I don't mind hearing about hair problems, especially because I know exactly what you are talking about. It is such a shame the hat won't stay on, but I'd say it is worthy to have malfunction if you get to have that fabulous pompom! I'm a PhD in the sciences, I'm pretty sure many people would consider that nerdy. But I also love reading about physics and I absolutely love watching classic Star Trek with my dad (he sings along to the theme song in his fabulous falsetto)
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MichelleMarch 2, 2013 at 9:47 AM
It's so perfect. And so cute on you! I once knit a hat that was too loose, so I turned it inside-out and picked up sts for a secret ribbed band that actually fit. I picked up less sts so it would fit. The one on the outside showed but this one actually made it fit me. Just an idea.
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elizaMarch 4, 2013 at 10:31 PM
GAH!!!!!!!!! i love it! i neeeeeeeeed one. i need to make one. i looove bones, i loved the hat in the episode, i love this version!

not to sound overly enthusiastic or anything....

^_~

(i'm glad it shrank up when it dried. cross your fingers that the same woolly magic will work on my sweater that is currently blocking.)
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