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Alternate Patterns and Pictures of Success

It seems my pattern has been publicly criticized by other knitters. Sigh...I'll try not to take it personally. ;)

Anyway, if you are one of those people who would like to take a look at an alternate Jayne Hat pattern, there is one posted here:

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=ca4acf296d85256101d314b368f6db36&topic=19076.15

and a detailed discussion of the pros and cons of the two on the site, as well.

The big difference is that it:

* uses a cable cast-on--which I commend in general as a wonderful thing, but wanted this thing to be simple and rustic, so kept the simple cast-on I figured Ma Cobb would use. That being said, a good idea, since no one could really tell you added this little touch.

*has a different decrease and some different lengths where you change color and stuff--relatively minor, but the author says it makes the hat more poofy at the top. I think this is a good idea. It's been bothering me that mine aren't as poofy as they could be. On the other hand, you could always push it up a bit on your forehead, which is what Adam Baldwin seems to be doing.

* suggests switching to double-pointed needles when the hat gets too narrow to use circular.

This last thing is something that has bothered me a bit of late--I see it everywhere, even in new patterns. Has no one else heard of the magic loop method? You can just use one long circular needle for all your circular knitting needs. It's absolutely fantastic and I highly recommend checking it out. Changed my life:

http://www.az.com/~andrade/knit/mloop.html

In related news, here is a picture of a gorgeously finished hat:

http://www.livejournal.com/community/shizknit/19034.html#cutid1

JaynePod

<p>You know you've gone too far when you've knitted a Jayne-hat themed <a href="http://dryope.typepad.com/loopy/2005/01/isox.html">isock</a>.&nbsp; </p> <p>Pictures coming soon.&nbsp; As if you could stop me.</p> <p>No, I won't be selling them, but I'd be glad to put up a pattern for other crazies out there like me.&nbsp; Better staying up til 1am listening to your &quot;Ballad of Jayne Cobb&quot; making your ipod Jayne Cobb homage than out doing harm to society.&nbsp; Well, more harm anyway.</p> <p>Til the pictures' out: not only is there a very small pom-pom on the end, but also a full sized earflap that doubles as a grip.</p> <p></p>

Ha!

I bet you thought I was never coming back.  :p  Connie, you know who you are.

So...where was I?  At the top of a mountain in winds strong enough to blow me off of it, on skis. 

No, really.  It was k-i-n-d-a scary. 

Oh, and then I bought an ipod.  You know how those things can take up all your time.  Right now I'm writing an ipod choose-your-own adventure with iStory Creator.  So you see, I haven't been wasting my time.  I've slept ten hours in the past two days, but at least I didn't spend those waking hours frivolously.

(I blame you, Connie.  I did it by watching you.)

Um...oh, and I haven't been doing much.  So...not much to write about.  Well, there's the ipod...but I did write about that plenty already on one of the other blogs on this site.  Oh, curse you Apple and your hypnotic electronics!

I'm sorry, Apple, I take it back. You know I don't mean these things.