David's Jamaican Hat

The sudden realization that Dave was going on leave earlier that I'd thought brought a halt to the scarves and a frantic effort to get his hat finished by today. . . I made it, just barely.

Luckily I am not working Fridays this term.



This morning I finished the last few rows, bound off and frantically wove in all the ends while darling Jess made a batch of her melt-in-the-mouth shortbread for morning tea.

I made it to work as Jenni was putting out the food that everyone had brought in. Then Jenni, Janice & I sang 'Bye, Bye, Bye, Bye David Goodbye' (not the Bay City Rollers' song!). Though truthfully I didn't sing, more like accompanied and tried to keep in tune.

David loved the hat and even acquiesced to my request for photos of him wearing it.

The pattern is from the book Hip Knit Hats by Cathy Carron