Charity Hat X

I finished the last hat! As I mentioned in the work-in-progress post, I didn't use a pattern for this one, just did a little bit of ribbing for the brim and knit, knit, knit for the rest of the hat.

Now I just need to get them to my coworker so she can sell them at her American Cancer Society event in a few weeks!

Flowers and Nature

I'm sharing some photos today. When looking through my album I realized most of my recent photos were of flowers. I like nature so that's what I'm sharing today.

Black & Bluish-Green

For this last hat I'm knitting for charity, I've used up the last bit of the grey/black yarn from Hat #8 and added some of the same yarn in the bluish-green/black color way. I'm keeping the pattern for this hat very simple, just some ribbing and lots of knit stitches, trying to get it done quickly!

Garden Update

Here are some things that have happened in my garden since my last update: I've harvested the carrots and some rhubarb. The rhubarb plants are growing like maniacs so they will get divided this fall! Hurrah for even more rhubarb next year!

My seedlings have grown quite a bit. The sunflowers are doing pretty good, but the other day my little pumpkin/squash plants were wilting then those leaves turned black, I hope it was just from me being inattentive with the water instead of a more serious issue. I've purchased some zucchini plants to live with the pumpkins and set out a little homemade bug trap to keep the bugs from eating them to little nubs this year. I hope the trap works or the bugs decide my plants aren't delicious.

The biggest garden project is not in my vegetable garden, but in some flower beds. Last year I started a little flower garden area along part of my fence; it is doing really well even though I haven't been very diligent with my weed removal. This summer and fall I plan on expanding it and filling in more of my yard with flowers; over the weekend I bought a few new plants for another flower garden area and stuck them in the ground. I've got a lot of work ahead of me, but mostly need patience for the plants to grow and fill in the space.

Charity Hat IX

Hat number nine is complete!

For this hat, I followed Harraseeket Hat by Hannah Colbert and used up the last of the purple and this grey yarn! Since I was running out of these two colors this hat is a tad on the short side, but fits my small head easily. I was worried it was going to be very small, but the amount of grey I had left was a little deceiving and I was able to do all the decrease rows with a bit left over.

Only one hat left and I can get started on my yarn bomb for International Yarn Bombing Day. I still need to pick a spot, a design, and measure!