back with a new hat

I knit and blocked this new hat before leaving for Quebec City. It was supposed to be a beret but as you can see it’s nowhere near that.

Still, the Malabrigo I used (a Secret Pal gift from over a year ago) makes it super soft and warm. Even though it wasn’t that cold in Quebec I wore the hat nearly all weekend. We had a great time drinking beer, cuddling, eating awesome food, walking up hills and speaking French. While it’s true that we do all that stuff in Montreal too, doing it somewhere without any other distractions (read : internet connection) is pretty refreshing.

Coming up on the horizon : Halloween (totally don’t have a costume), NaNoWriMo, forays into handsewing and some surprises.

not Rhinebeck

Rhinebeck is this weekend, and this is the 4th year that I’m not able to go to, but it’s also the 4th year that I’m going to Quebec City instead. Mr. NotCharles & I like to make our yearly pilgrimage to Quebec in late October, before the snow falls and right between the summer and winter tourist seasons. It’s pretty much the only annual trip we make that doesn’t involve yarn stores, comic books or gaming shops.

Quebec is a really special city to me. I have lots of fond memories of visits I took during my french immersions, which was really the first time I got to explore a city on my own, and where I first started to truly feel bilingual.

Unfortunately, my zipper attachment plans didn’t work out. It seems I’m not patient enough to go the machine route, so I guess I’ll have to learn how to handsew if I ever want 28Thirty to be done. I’m pretty bitter about that, since I really envisioned wearing it this weekend.

Luckily, I made a bunch of cowls and a new hat to keep me warm.

I’ve also made some plans for a new sweater. I’ve been wanting to make this one for a while and I think I’ve found the perfect yarn.

Can you guess what it’s going to be?