An amusing moment...
My friend wore his pigtail hat to work today. At one point, I was sitting behind him at a meeting thing, and the girl next to me leaned forward to grab one of the pigtails to fondle it.AND THE TASSEL CAME OUT.
Travesty. I immediately leaned forward and snatched the hat off of his head, then made him lean forward to grab the offending tassel, which was pinned between him and the chair.
Two minutes later, the hat was fixed, and he still had no idea what was going on. Neither did anyone else. Cries of hat thief and 'why'd you stealy my wig?' and 'I'm naked!' abounded. (He can be a little... sensitive about his hair sometimes, and gets hat head easily)
I realized, as I was sitting through this hour long Thing, that I was both hurt that the hat had been hurt so easily and that while my friend may wear, own and love the hat, it is still MY HAT. He owns it, but it's mine. I find this possessiveness strange. I don't remember doing this for the myriad of longstocking caps, fingerless gloves, scarves, baby outfits, baby blankets, baby booties, (I was on a baby kick for a while, despite not knowing anyone who ws pregnant), children's sweaters... hell, I even made a sweater for an adult woman that went to charity. I made it with charity in mind, and even though it fit me, it went to charity (it was a good charity that I support. Also, the yarn was neon orange. Not my color, but $1 a skein at a garage sale, and I still have leftovers. Hey, blanket yarn!). ANYWAY, before that huge segway, I was trying to say that I have made many, many things for other people. I've never had that sudden surge of overprotective. The hat is still my baby.
Please, call me sentimental... now.
And no, like I said in the last entry, I HAVE NEVER FELTED. A felted purse is next on my list of crap to make, but I got Bella and Cthulu to finish up before that. Not to mention I need to do a blanket or 5 for the Critter Knit-a-thon. And make a hat for...
::soapbox::
Someone contacted me about their charity, Kaps4Karing, a group that makes and gives out chemo caps. While it's mainly a crochet site, donations of yarn and knit hats would work as well! I'm going to have to find the time and the non-icky yarn to make one. You do it, too!
::soapbox::
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