Along with being a surprise FO, it's also the inaugural FO of 2008! Just in time, too, because Michigan got cold. Not as cold as Minneapolis (where I'm headed later this week for socialist doings and much hanging out with a certain BFF), but certainly cold enough to warrant a headwrap-y thing. I'm not entirely sure what the proper name for this is.
Yarn - Lana Grossa Mega Stoppino (99 yards, 65% wool/35% acrylic) in color 218. This yarn is awesome! It was only, like, $8 and I still have half a skein or so left. Though, I'm not sure what to make with the rest of it. It's also got a higher acrylic content than I tend to knit with (I, like just about everyone, started with plastic-y Red Heart and then quickly became a yarn snob), but it's fluffy and soft and not weird feeling at all.
Needles - Clover 16" bamboo circulars. Worked just fine.
Pattern - Calorimetry from Knitty. I've been meaning to make this for awhile, especially since my hair is growing out and I have taken to wearing it in a big, messy half-bun thing that looks unsightly in hats (and often out of them, too). I changed the gauge informally (meaning no swatches) and guestimated how big to make it. I got it kind of right, but after wearing it a few times, it started to stretch and sag a little. To make it tighter, I put the button through another hole left by the short rows and just safety pinned the other flap into place. That's why it's off-center in that picture up there.
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