Little Veronica is turning 3 today. I’ll post a birthday picture tomorrow, but here’s a shot of her modeling my Mother’s Day Diagonal (bottoms up bucket hat). Wow! what a title.

I’m liking it so far. The brim, where the yarn is doubled, is a little rough. I don’t know if I’m going to be satisfied with it that way. The body of the hat, which is single strand, is laying nice and smooth, and looks really good.

I have a new project on the horizon.

Is this not gorgeous? It’s in the current Knitter’s magazine. Nate came home with it a few days ago (I told you he’s one in a million). The stitch pattern is called Lily of the Valley, which happens to be my birthday flower.

I went to Skeins! on Saturday to look for suitable yarn. What a wonderful store! Aside from having beautiful yarn, they are friendly and interested in their customers’ work. I definitely felt doted on, and you should have seen the commotion they made over Olivia and her scarf.

I came home with a ball of this:

It’s Kid Seta, by Madil. It’s a beautiful mohair and silk blend. I plan to swatch it and see how I like it, as if the possibility exists that I won’t. The pattern calls for Karabella lace mohair, which is blended with merino wool and polyester. I haven’t seen it in person yet. In looking on the Internet, it appears that the Karabella would be about 30 – 40% less expensive, but Nate thinks he likes the mohair and silk better, and I already know where to get it. I’m open to any opinions.