“Starr”
We all love Dory from “Finding Nemo”, right? The great Ellen Degeneres never fails to make us laugh – even in animated form. Thinking of her speaking Whale – and doing it myself – never fails to crack me up. I think it’s one of the funniest things ever.
So what did Dory teach me? Besides how to speak Whale? I use her line “Just keep swimming” a lot, especially at the studio, where life can just get overwhelmingly hectic. And when things are just too much to handle – I ‘just keep swimming’ and somehow I’ll get through it all.
Well, that’s what I was thinking of the aqua colored hat right here. This is actually the 3rd hat I made- in a row – trying to get the shape and size just right. I try to come up with all of my own patterns, so it’s often trial and error before I get it right. And when I finally got it – woo hoo! I had to put down the needles for a couple of days to let my elbow and wrist recover. I loved the idea of huge poms on the sides – I think it will be so cute for everyday – as well as professional portraits. I’ve name it “Starr” – after my older sister – I don’t know why I picked this particular hat for the name. It just makes me happy, and made me think of her.
“Autumn” – new
Now….speaking of ‘swimming’ – I decided to remake the “Autumn” design to the left. I wasn’t happy with the way the roll brim turned out on the original – and well…I just wanted to change it up. So here is a new Autumn. This yarn is the thickest I’ve ever seen – and I had to special order the needles for it. So, this is a one of a kind (size: 0-3 months) – and will be available in other sizes by custom order, but it may take a couple of weeks. I love the way the texture of the ribbing looks now. It just felt right to redo it. Kind of like Dory knew it felt right to go through the trench when Marlin wants to go around.
Sometimes you just need to go with your gut.
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