I knit this cute little bonnet up in just a few hours last week. It's a little small for Annabelle, but since it's intended to be a birthday present for a one year old, the size will probably work perfectly. The lilac is a super soft kid mohair/wool blend and the I-cord detail is made from a 100% angora remnant someone gave me a few years ago that I hung on to for just the perfect project. I got this pattern out of my Last Minute Knitted Gifts book that I picked up last month. I am really loving this book right now... and am already working on my second bonnet. After it's complete I think I'll make one up in Annabelle's size.
Dave bought me this ladderback chair in Eureka just a month or so after we'd moved up to Humboldt. I have always loved it, but never liked the color of the stain very much.
Finally, more than three years later I got around to painting it. Green... my favorite color. Now I'm keeping my eye out for the perfect fabric to recover the cushion. (It only just now occurred to me that I should have waited to find the fabric before painting the chair, but I guess it's too late for that.)
