Kerchief time? Nope. Back to the Tab Button Jacket

Do you like how you look in a baseball cap? Not me. And yet one needs some means of hair concealment for those feeling-less-than glamorous days. Enter the kerchief.

Mom made one recently from a pattern called Kitschy Kerchief in Stitch N' Bitch, and it got me to thinking about adding a kerchief to my wardrobe du hair.

Though I like the pattern Mom used, I r-e-a-l-l-y like the free Lacy Crochet Kerchief pattern from a recent Classic Elite email - one of the nicest knitting-related emails I receive. (Sorry Knitting Daily, but you send too many offers masking themselves as "content"...)

With all of the yarn I have stashed about the house, there MUST be something that would make a good head covering, right? Hagrid and I went digging through all the yarn we could find. We decided cotton would be the best choice for a summer head covering. Alas the stash options came down to navy blue (too dark to show the pattern), drab olive (maybe, but no love there) and red (saving that for a baby hat). Or... there is that lovely Debbie Bliss Cotton Cashmerino... but in order to be sure I have enough to finish the sweater I'm making from that yarn, well, I have to finish the sweater.

And so, I'm back to where I should have been anyway -- counting down the last rows to finish a project before I cast on something new. Really should have it done by next weekend. Bets anyone?

Robot Pooch is in the houuuuuuuse!

I received an order from central command to add a robotic pooch to the robot line - and "poof" here he is, "Cyber Bow-wow".

Thanks for the idea CB.

Now should there be a Cyber Puss? Somehow, the idea of a cat behaving in a human-serving manner does not compute. Much as the cat-haters out there would love the idea, I'm thinking not.

Avatar is born

This weekend, Jeff and I were in the Vermont studio (aka my parent's house). Luckily, this usually means lots of knitting time with Mom. Time that was sorely needed for finishing the latest robotknitter invention. Here are some photos of my first attempt at "Avatar" - a knitted version of my online other-self as envisioned by Jason Pym.



Thanks again, Jace! And thanks Jeff for taking her out into the Vermont sunshine and capturing some great photos.

Now I need to work out the directions by knitting another robot - and then figure out how and where to post the .PDF instructions for sale. Stay tuned!