Well, I guess the 2nd time is the charm - Big Trouble's hat is finished. He picked out the yarn this summer when we were on vacation in Cape Cod; it's ArtYarns Merino (how did my children get such champagne tastes? They both gravitated to the most expensive yarns in the store) and the colors are great for Fall. I knit it once, but due to a size miscalculation on my part (I decided that since he is older, I should add 8 stitches to my normal hat pattern. Not wise, as it was then too big for me - at this age, kids and adults have almost the same head size) it got frogged and re-knit. All of this is worth it, however, because Big Trouble is extremely gratifying to knit for. He's so happy when I make things for him, and not only does he wear them as soon as possible, but he tells everyone that his mommy made it for him and he loves it. Who can resist?(For some reason, the angle of this picture makes it look like his head is freakishly tall, but I assure you it is well within the normal range.)
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His head looks normal to me. But then again, my own child's head is like an orange on a toothpick.
Lovely hat! Now just make sure he doesn't lose it!! (I'm convinced that's going to happen to old orange head's hat this year!)
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