9:38 p.m.

9:38 p.m.  -- It's been a long day.  I have an early start tomorrow.  I'm only going to give myself an hour to knit

9:38.5 -- go downstairs to round up a couple of skeins of Lamb's Pride Bulky. 

9:39  -- Can't find the partial skein that I know I have.  Come back upstairs.  Find it there.

9:40 -- Cast on.  Knit from memory.

10:12 -- pull up Yarn Harlot's blog entry to check on the decrease instructions just to be safe

10:22 -- cut yarn

10:22.25 -- tie topknot

10:22.5 -- Take digital photo

10:24  -- Start blog entry. 

10:28 -- upload image

A Dulaan hat, including blog entry, 51 minutes flat. 

P.S.  2 strands of Lamb's Pride Bulky works like a dream in this pattern.  A nicer result than the three strands of worsted I used for the blue-green one.  They're both lovely, but this one is easier, warmer, fuller. 

I wish all my LP Bulky was not this dark brown, but I'll live with it.  I'm also going to do some mittens with it, and maybe some warm simple vests. 

I will sleep well tonight.  10:34 p.m., over and out. 

Comments

[Vicki]

Oh, perfect! I haven't done one darn Dulaan thing yet, and I just happen to have some Lamb's Pride bulky wondering what to do with itself! Thanks Norma!

[Beth]

Hmmm - were you watching 24 too? Great show - and great hats you've been producing!

[chelsea]

thanks, Norma! and i love love love all these inspiring Dulaan hats... I have some lopi orphan skeins, sounds like a great use for them.

you *are* coming to MDS&W, aren't you?

[stephanie]

Greased lightning. That's what you are.

[Seanna Lea]

That is terrific! I am back to working on my bridesmaid shawl, but was going to go back for the one more skein of Manos to make my Ken hats tonight.

Because it is wool, you might be able to get a little color variation with the Koolaid trick if you want.

[General Ginger]

Fantastic!

[Marcia]

And it doesn't look a thing like a turd.

[claudia]

Speed blogging. Guaranteed to make the Harlot twitch.

[julia fc]

So explain to me, someone, why, when I have two afghans for afghans to have their borders knit draped across my kitchen table, and four ships projects hats off in the mail, that I feel terrible about not having made a dulaan hat yet. Am I nuts? But I have promised Ryan I'd get at least one off to her, and I have liberated one too-small-for-the-Diva handmade hat from the winter basket, so i think I'm good. Norma, you're an inspiration.

[mia]

All of your LP Bulky is brown? Time to add some new colors. And what a fast knitter you are - less than an hour and you have a new hat!

[Stalker Angie]

Hi Norma! Stalker Angie from Ryan's Blog. Thought I'd pop over and stalk you for a while. I stalk the Harlot too, but she can be a smidge intimidating so I stalk her in secrecy.

Love the hats! I have 1 "Ken" hat finshed,a scarf to match the "Ken" hat, am halfway through a butthole/pinwheel hat and have 4 fleece blankets done. No, you're NOT the only one whose fancy this has caught. I even linked it on my Guild page for an online game I play. Those people think I've lost my mind.

Anywho, love the blog, love the hats. Keep up the good work!

[greta]

oh, SURE....
just what I need...
a TIMED test.
sigh.

[Janine]

Norma, I think we are being used! MaryB (of "come on kids let's knit 2000 items for Dulaan" fame) has us acting like pawns in her game! Competitions! Timed knitting!! I wonder at her motivation. What does she get out of goading us on, making this personal?

Unfortunately, I know her to be a very fast knitter who does lots and lots of community knitting. I expect that she can out pace us any day. But I will keep on trying!!! That Ken Hat looks like just the ticket.