What the fat needles hath wrought

This turned out better than I anticipated.  It took about two hours to make on size 13 dpns and a circ.

I hope I can wrest it from Ted.

The pattern is "Handpaint Hat," by Linda Daniels, of Northampton Wools.  I found it in Knit Hats! Fifteen Cool Patterns to Keep You Warm, Gwen Steege, ed. (Storey Publishing, 2002).  

Life imitates art

Here it is, a hand-knitted wedding dress, hanging in the window of Northampton Wools, on Pleasant Street in Northampton, Massachusetts, where I was yesterday and today.  Up close and personal is the story behind it all (lower right corner pasted into the shop window):

If you click on the photo you can read the fine print.  

This is a beautiful shop, well worth the visit.  

Art imitates life, too!