A Little Surgery

When Rachel was 12 she wanted to knit herself a ski hat.  A ski hat with flaps which were "in"; very popular at the time.  We bought the pricey but beautiful wool that her pattern called for.  She started knitting and knitted about halfway, then tired of the tedious project.  I was very impressed; she got much more done than I ever thought that she would.  Fair Isle was a bit ambitious as a project for a 12-year old beginning knitter.  I finished it and she gladly wore it until flaps went "out" of style. 

Fast forward 8 or so years.  She still liked the hat.  If only it didn't have those ugly flaps.  "Can you take them off, Mom?"  Sooooo..............

A snip here, and a snip there; some frogging; I took off the crocheted edge; added a

a little ribbing in Rachel's favorite colors from the hat using the original leftover wool and

...Voila!!!

The new, improved, wearable, and updated ski hat...minus the flaps.

I noticed after uploading the picture that she is also wearing a lampshade on the top of her hat/head.  Thanks for modeling Rachel (I caught her in the middle of homework and she was reluctant).  Don't know why...she's beautiful!