Bumblebee

The bumblebee hat is an adaptation of a pattern by

Erssie Major in Creative Knitting Magazine: "Child's Play."

The original pattern was designed for preemies using

Debbie Bliss yarn.

Sassy's Hat:

1 skein of Simply Soft: sunshine

1 skein of Simply Soft: black

Size 8 circular needle

Gauge: 16 stitches to 4 inches

Cast on 80 stitches.

Join.

Start with 8 rounds of black.

Sequence gold and black: alternating

every four rows.

Start the new color, knit for one round,

slip the first stitch on the second round.

This system creates a visually pleasing

line.

Knit for 6 inches.

Decrease 10 stitches every other row

until 10 stitches remain.

Close the circle.

I used fuzzy sticks (pipe cleaners) for the antennae.

You could also use two groups of 5 stitches

to create opposing I-Cords.

My little bumblebee welcomes spring.

I am rereading _Honeybee: Poems and Prose_

by Naomi Nye.

Hair Ribbons for Spring

Enchantment. I am smitten with hair ribbons.

The grand girls voted for the hair band with the

leaves atop as a favorite.

So, Sassy knitted hair ribbons

composed of leaves into 18 inch

strips and joined the ends to

create a circle.

I am committed to knitting my way

into a colorful spring.

Don't read the New York weather forecast.

4 to 6 inches of snow due in the next

24 hours.

More spring knitting to come...

To be continued.

Spring is Here

And my heart is dancing...

Well not quite. BUT

the young men in my life are here

for spring break... and their mom came

along for the ride. So, life is moving to

a new beat.

The above hairband was a great favorite

with the grand girls. I became

so enchanted with the leaves that

I created two hair ribbons knitting just

leaves.

Happy Spring!

Sassy Pat Boogies

Sassy Pat's version of the Hilda Ogden headband.

Get out your curlers, red lipstick, nylons, and

Glen Miller 78's.

"I'm in the Mood"

Let's party...

Anyone remember the boogie woogie?

Hilda Ogden Headband

Hilda Ogden, a charwoman, was the main character

in the famous UK soap opera Coronation Street.
I have adapted a delightful pattern named Hilda Ogden.
Hilda brings to mind our own Rosie the Riveter

and the Irish charwoman Mammy.

I down sized the original pattern

(see MY AMPHETAMINES AND MY PURLS for the original)

to a size eight needle and two less stitches.

I started and ended each row with a single knit stitch.

Cast on 12 stitches.

Row 1 knit across.
Row 2 k1, yarn forward, sl1pw, k1, end row with k1.
Row 3 k1, * yarn forward, sl1pw, k2 tog, repeat from the * across, end k1.

Repeat row 3 for 19 inches.
Finishing: Pickup 12 stitches, using an eight inch length of yarn,

gather beginning and ending stitches to form a circle.
Weave in ends.
The band is worn with the circle

in the center at the top of the head.

You could add a flower or a bow to add flair.

Reminiscence: the forties live on.

Ladybug

A ladybug, don't you just love her?

"Any of certain small, roundish beetles

with spotted backs..."

( Webster's New World Dictionary)

May this little lady be a harbinger

of warmer days.

Spring

Little birds, little birds

welcome us to spring.

Animal Kingdom

Ms. Octopus welcomes you to March.

Spring is on its way.

Checkout that smiley face.