Back over Christmas break, the family and I took a day trip to Philadelphia. After spending a good part of the morning running around the grimy, decaying Chinatown, which interested no one in particular besides my mother, my good-natured brother-in-law was kind enough to take me to a yarn store (which, of course, interested no one save yours truly), and purchase some yarn for me as a Christmas gift! The store (Rosie’s Yarn Cellar, for those in the area) featured a collection of hand-dyed yarns named after female authors and other icons. It was a tough choice for me between the Louisa May Alcott yarn, which more closely suited my color palette, and Edith Piaf because, well, it’s effin’ Edith Piaf. In the end, practicality won:

The Louisa May Alcott yarn is the bottom front one. The gorgeous strawberry and chocolate skein in the back was also part of the gift. The other two skeins are some white silk wool blend, leftover from the knitting of my sister’s gloves.

While I loved these two yarn choices (and still do), the question was, what to do with them? I mulled over the LMA yarn, debating about whether to just do a big chunky scarf or some mittens, until I finally decided that I wanted a kitty hat:

Meow!

I’m mostly pleased with the end result, though I’m not entirely sure that this kittyhat is not ugly. None of the other kittyhats I’ve seen have been made with variegated chunky yarn. I think I’ve settled on it being cute, in kind of an ugly (oogly) sort of way, so naturally, it suits me just fine!

I am, however, at a loss as far as what to do with the other skein. A lacy shawl? Stockings? Any suggestions?