A cat and her hat...

11 Jul 2002
8:38 pm

(Apologies to everyone who knows how to pronounce 'New Orleans' correctly, including myself.)Heather and Jess:

Oh, domesticat,
you should have seen
this knitting shop
in New Orleans!

We saw the yarn
and thought of you.
You love to knit
(and crochet too)

So…

We bought you just a little bit.
We thought you'd have such fun with it.

This single skein
was Japanese
(and cost a lot,
forgive us please

for only buying one).
Hand-spun, hand-dyed --
lots of colors—
shocking, bright.

Amy:

Whatever shall I do with this?
Knitter's dilemma, knitter's bliss!

The wool is soft
upon my hands—
I think that I
shall make some plans

to knit a cover
for my hair.
A pattern for a rasta hat --
somewhere

should hopefully do the trick.
I hope that I can make it quick

so I can wear it to
the dragon*con meeting --
because my friends will
all be disbelieving

that a silly suburban
girl (so white!)
would ever dare to
claim the right

to wear a funky rasta hat.
Yes…I shall make a hat!

A rasta hat.
A domesticat
should have a hat
and that is that.

I christen thee…. The funky chicken hat! (Unless you have a better idea, that is!) (from the side—sigh, I have a lot of hair.)

Comments

kat
11 Jul 2002
9:20 pm

You be jammin' man! /bad Bob Marley impersonation

starlady
11 Jul 2002
9:39 pm

ROCK ON!!! that is so awesome! be sure to check out heather's pictures from new orleans for photos of stacks and stacks and stacks of yarn... this store is awesome :) (and no, they don't have a website. we asked.)

heather
12 Jul 2002
3:35 am

Dude, love the hat. :)

Jen
12 Jul 2002
5:42 am

I LOVE that hat!!! =)

Indrani Makhan (not verified)
30 Nov 2002
10:23 am

I love your hat and I would love to make one. I'm a beginner knitter. Is it possible for you to share the pattern with me?? I would greatly appreciate it!

Nyla (not verified)
21 Nov 2003
3:15 pm

did you actually find a pattern because i would love to know it. i promissed my boyfriend that i would knit him a rasta hat for his dreads. so if you have a pattern or anything inofrmation you'de like to share i would be more then greatful! Thanks

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