Medusa

Even though one sock remains unfinished and I still haven't figured out what I'm going to do about the cardigan, I've started a new project: a Medusa hat for Sylvia. I started it last week--actually, I started it three times last week, because I kept twisting the stiches when joining the first round. (Grrrrrr.) Right now, the stitches are delightfully untwisted, but I seem to have gotten off on my stitch count. So I'm just winging it. I don't think the placement of the little snakes has to be that precise. Heck, a bit of randomness and uneven spacing is probably a good thing!

This hat is really easy to make, as you'll see if you read the pattern. I'm using a lovely fern green worsted wool yarn from Knitpicks ('cause I already had it on hand), but I'm thinking that future versions of this hat might be really fun to do in some variegated yarn. I'm only a few inches into it--not yet to the where I need to worry about decreases. The snakes are simple to knit but I'm a little slow with them. Good thing spring is here and Sylvia won't need a warm hat for several more months.