The past week has gone by quickly. I usually post on Sundays to give myself the prior week to knit. Knit and knit, I have been. I was almost finished with knitting the rectangular piece measuring 21 cm x 68 cm last Sunday. So I held off posting last Sunday because I thought to have the hat finished by today. Afraid it was not to be. But I have finished knitting the rectangular piece, and would you believe, had a little trouble with the measurement. It should be easy to knit the 21 cm x 68 cm rectangular piece, but when I spot checked the length, it was 69 or 70 cm. I had to frog or undo rows to 68 cm. At one point I frogged too many rows, and had to re-knit rows. In the end, the rectangular piece measures 69 cm. I think this should work with the hat pattern. The first time I knitted this hat, the rect piece measured 68 cm, and IMHO, the hat would look better if it was just a little bigger. So I’ll work with 69 cm and hopefully, the hat will turn out okay.

And four days later, I have completed the hat! The result is not as good as the first hat knitted for my niece…but we should not compare in regards to any matter, right?

As this is a virtual knit-along, we should have a dialogue flowing while we knit, or rather while we read this blog! To start off, I’m a fan of French cinema and yesterday saw ‘La Vie En Rose’, a biopic about Edith Piaf. Marion Cotillard won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role as Edith Piaf. You know what? Edith Piaf was a knitter in her spare time. For her first stage performance, Ms. Piaf knitted a galvanized sweater which was missing a sleeve! She couldn’t finish the sleeve in time for her performance, and wore a scarf around her shoulders as a coverup. Later in her life, Edith Piaf developed arthritic hands which hindered her knitting.

Besides knitting in my spare time, I also like to read. I’m reading Carly Fiorina’s memoir, Tough Choices. I’m halfway through the book, and just amazed at her accomplishments. I had seen her when she was a guest on The Charlie Rose Show and was impressed with her. I like to observe how CEOs handle themselves in answering or evading questions. And she was good. In her book, she is candid about herself such as her fears when she first started in the business, and her experiences in overcoming sexism.

I’ll continue to look for our next knit-along project…My niece-ys, keep on knitting!