A great day for knitting & democracy this past election day . I've been a tabulator tender in my district for many years. I sit by the machine that tallies the votes, offering you helpful advice like "either side up" and "feed it in slowly!" and I say "thank you for voting" and give you a sticker. While I do that, I knit. It's a great way to be part of the process, use up nervous energy on election days, and see alllll my neighbors.
I like the cushy double brim (half brioche) and the structure from the seams. It turns out they are added after the hat is done-- crocheted over the decreases and extending down to under the brim . I bought the pattern thinking the fat seams were going to be knit into the hat as you go and would be a cool project to learn how to structure a hat like that. ...Nope!
The little cotton Sophie Scarf I am wearing was a gift my non-knitting friend bought me in a yarn shop, in a tiny town in Namibia. The knitter had even put a tag on it saying Sophie Scarf. How wild is that? I know there have been a gajillion of these knit all over the world , it still gives me a little feeling of a secret connection to this knitting stranger far away.
Too much hat!
I am returning to my Finish the Things project--I can't decide what to turn my attention to next, Maybe this very-close-to-done scarf should get some love and color up my winter.
Unraveling reading: Partita by Barbar Kingsolver did not disappoint. It reminded me of Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. I haven't been able to find what to read next--Barbara Kingsolver is a hard act to follow. Any suggestions?
