Thanks so much for all the apron love on the last post. And if I had known that you would've enjoyed my washer/dryer delivery story so I would have shared more details of this bizarre delivery. Like the fact that they telephoned me from my driveway, repeatedly, to tell me that they were terrified of my pups. And how at one point they ran back to the Sears truck so quickly to get away from my dog, who was busy sniffing their tires, that one of them twisted his ankle and complained about it for the entire time they were here!
But enough about that because it's time to move on. And now that I have finally finished up the last 2010 holiday season gift I feel I can do just that.
On December 18, after three years of taekwondo training, both of my boys earned their first degree black belts. I actually wrote a post about this but never published it because the gloomy morning light and the fact that the entire belt presentation & tea ceremony is done with the lights off resulted in some less than attractive photos.
I did post about their Black Belt Recommended testing here. After the testing I presented my boys with small gifts to let them know how very proud we are of them. This prompted Shelby, who also earned her black belt that morning, to ask me to knit her a hat for Christmas. She told me that she doesn't care what style I knit so long as it's black. I must say that I don't like to knit hats for non-knitters because they don't know what to expect and are rarely happy with the results. Plus Shelby, standing on the left between my guys, is an eighteen year old girl and a college freshman which places her in the most-difficult-to-please-with-a-knit category. This is why I gifted Shelby a very nice (store bought) scarf and an insulated mug for Christmas. I didn't even attempt to knit a black hat for a teenage girl.
Long story short, she opens the gift, immediately puts on the scarf and tells me she loves it. Then she tells me that she really needed a new insulated cup and thanks me for it. I assume i'm home free when she asks about the hat. I explained that she may not like what I knit and that I didn't have time to get washable black wool with my kiddos home over winter break. Shelby stood firm, told me that she really wanted me to knit her a hat and that she would love whatever I knit.
So I went home and dug through my stash for the black/grey washable wool left over from my rusted root sweater. And then I knit the Slouched Tuva Hat.
Which, by the way, looks adorable on my six year old.
It's not truly black. It's very slouchy. And it may be a tad large...
But it is 'close' to black in color. And it's 'kinda' fun in a teenage girl sorta way.
And it looks fabulous paired with pink polka dot boots!
Best of all, Abigail enjoyed modeling it - and didn't even try to take it off once!
I must go now. It's time to feed my kiddos dinner #1.
Then off to taekwondo (where I will gift Shelby her hat).
I will see you all back here around 8:30 tonight - after I have fed my kiddos dinner #2 and tucked them into bed.
Love the hat! Adorable with pink polka dot boots. My 6 year old has those exact same boots!!
Posted by: Andrea | January 13, 2011 at 04:15 PM
I love that hat! I'd wear it, with no complaining at all!!! I'm sure she will LOVE it too! And yes it really does look good on your daughter, I think she needs a pink one to match her boots ;)
Posted by: Stephanie | January 13, 2011 at 05:54 PM
Time for a pink polka-dotted tuva? Or can the world handle such a darling thing?
Posted by: Jenny | January 13, 2011 at 06:16 PM
Loveliest hat ever! I love that color blue so much....
Posted by: alyssa spring | January 13, 2011 at 09:04 PM
I know what you mean about knitting for non knitters, its often true. The hat is adorable and your daughter looks so cute modeling it. My Shelby is 18 and she thinks "the hat is super cute" so I think your good there. What a wonderful gift that i'm sure she'll cherish.
Posted by: Jen | January 13, 2011 at 11:23 PM
Great hat--and adorable model!
Posted by: Meg Evans | January 14, 2011 at 08:46 AM
I really like it. The Mr. swears that I can wear *any* hat, but I don't often take advantage of this "gift". Maybe it's the hat hair problem.
I would totally wear that hat. I love the slouchy nature best. I'm sure she will be over the moon.
Posted by: dani | January 14, 2011 at 08:38 PM
I'm sure shelby loved the hat and it was so very generous of you to gift her some of your homemade knittiness! Your boys are to be congratulated for their accomplishments and you too mama for being their driver/encourager! Always love seeing what you've got going on...Happy weekend friend.
Posted by: Lisa Q | January 16, 2011 at 09:18 AM
That hat is amazing! I love the bigness of it. And your little model is so sweet. Great job. I bet you made Shelby very happy.
Posted by: Jodi | January 16, 2011 at 08:31 PM
Adorable hat and model!
Posted by: Mary | January 17, 2011 at 08:04 PM
I'm sure she loved her additional gift...and how generous of you to knit it up for her! Congratulations boys! What dedication you showed reaching this goal!! Have a happy week!
ps- so happy you're joining the adventure this year!
Posted by: kristyn | January 19, 2011 at 10:20 AM
I think she will love that hat. My daughter is 17 and loves the slouchy hats. That one looks great.
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