9.30.2011

FO: Gramps Slouch

I saw a version of this hat knitted up on the French Press Knits blog and immediately wanted to cast on. It has been a while since I knitted anything with cables so this pattern was a fun and quick way to get in some practice. The hat will be donated to a great cause. With a little bit of flattery, I convinced my husband to model for me. Excuse the dark pictures since they were taken in the man-cave which has zero natural light (bad for TV viewing and video game playing, so I am told). After a couple of dozen attempts consisting of goofy male model poses, I was finally able to capture a few decent pictures.




Doesn't he look thrilled to be wearing a hand knit? Hope this doesn't make him remember the socks that I had promised to knit him a while back and never got around to starting.


Lots of great projects can be found on FO Friday with TAMI'S AMIS. Go check them out!

14 comments:

  1. Anonymous9/30/2011

    love cabled hats--and this one looks like it was a fun knit. I might have to add it to the queue!
    What a good sport of a model you have--I rarely can get beyond the goofy man-pictures when my hubby poses in knits for me!

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  2. Love the hat (and the pictures!), and it is a great cause that you're sending it to :)

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  3. Anonymous9/30/2011

    The hat is wonderful! I bet it will be greatly loved.

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  4. The hat looks great! Tell your husband his modeling "made" the hat. Maybe that will keep him modeling your handknits for us!

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  5. Awesome hat! And kudos to your hubby for being such a good sport. :)

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  6. Lovely hat, I love the cables!

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  7. Great hat and what a sport your hubby is!!

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  8. Great hat, love the cables!

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  9. Love the hat and yay for husbands that are willing to model - I find it hard enough to get the kids to model for me, and my husband would be more likely to let me cut his leg off with a rusty saw! :)

    Have a lovely weekend
    x

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  10. I really like the hat. I just learned to do cables and enjoy them.

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  11. You did a beautiful job (as always!).

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  12. the hat looks great! it's so nice of you to be donating it =D

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  13. Great cables, great hat, great cause, and great hubby. Everyone should have a man cave, huh?? LOL

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  14. Anonymous10/01/2011

    Awesome hat! I love the cables and the color.

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