Where did you get that hat?

Goodkharmabunny loaned me her knifty knitter, and it all went fuzzy from then on. It's not sophisticated, it's not difficult, but it is fun (and very quick!). The knifty knitter is a round loom. You wind the yarn into a double layer of "stitches", pull the bottom one over the top and away you go.

A hat craze struck. There were not enough caged minutes in a day! It started with a very special hat for my 4 year old. He loves bright colours, chose the yarn himself, and even helped me make the pom-pom. The tassel was supposed to be part of an "either or" conversation, but he insisted on both! On the day it was completed he wore it from 8:00am until bedtime!

Then things started to become serious!!

There were hats for girls... (oh no, that pink thing again!)







There were hats for football fans... (guess the team?)





And other members of the family did not escape either ... (does making one for myself make this craze seem any the less desperate?). The knifty knitter has now been returned, but no prizes for guessing what Father Christmas will be bringing to me and mine this year!

To finish off, I have to say that when I was thinking of a title for this post, I came across this quote from my poetic hero Louis MacNeice (see "about this blog") "Sit on your arse for fifty years and hang your hat on a pension". I'm not sure a cottage industry based on kniftily knitted hats would do much to fund my pension, but it is a thought!