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End of the month frenzy

It's almost the end of the month and I am making a mad dash to get the last of my Chemo hats done.  I got this cute thing done the other night:


Doesn't Viola look fabulous?  This is a great quick knit and the pattern is from Craftsy.  I did re-do the bill and used double strands, making the bill just a little bit more sturdy.   A friend gave me some yarn thinking I could make something out of it.  I am sure I am not the only knitter with good friends like this!   It only takes one ball of bulky yarn and in the stash from my friend there were 3 balls of bulky yarn that works perfectly for this pattern. 

It might be stretch to get two more done by tomorrow (Oct. 31st) but there are at least two more World Series games so just maybe....

Daughter #3 also wanted to a Halloween costume.  Did I mention that she is 20?  In case you don't know, college students really love to dress up for Halloween!  She wants to be Wednesday Adams.  It was pretty easy, she gets a dress for Halloween and also a dress to wear whenever she wants.  And of course I had the perfect pattern:


Wednesday's dress doesn't have the same neck line but I thought this style was close enough.  I blogged about this pattern before.  I love this pattern.  I almost want to keep it for myself, who knows maybe she will get tired of it!

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