Camp Hair is Bad Hair

Biked about 15 miles Saturday, then showered and went to bed with a wet head, which is why I woke this morning with Really Insane Hair.

I should have taken my New Hat



Not bad, eh? Though I’m not crazy about the pointy-ness of the brim increases, and I’m not sure how well this yarn will block. I think I noted below that the pattern for this hat calls for two balls of Boho Colors. Two is Not Enough. I used every bit of three. That is why I have no flower: not enough yarn.

Another crochet project I finished recently is the Ladylike Lace Gloves, another one from the Happy Hooker book.





I made themto go with this



I love this coat. It is a vintage London Fog raincoat that belonged to my husband’s grandmother. I don’t know exactly what vintage it is, but the first time I wore it, I stuck my hand in the pocket and pulled out a receipt for brunch at the Country Club dated October 1983.

Unfortunately, Grandma was Petite and I am Not, and, although it says it is Average, the sleeves are just a bit too short for me. Every time I have put it on, I’ve thought I needed to knit some cuffs (I have at least three patterns I like) but I’ve never gotten around to it. Then I found the pattern for these gloves and, though I wasn’t sure fingerless gloves were my thing (I’m still not,) the pattern construction was so interesting I really wanted to make them.

My Wuthering Heights project is going to be crochet, too. Just a small project because I joined Knit the Classics in the middle of the month, then couldn’t figure out what I wanted to make. I just finished Wuthering Heights today. It is quite awful. I can’t say I’m looking forward to A Passage to India or Lolita, either. There were three books each on the ballot for July and August and both the books I least wanted to read were chosen. I tell myself I am expanding my horizons.