I've just been camping with my son's graduating primary school class. He got lost with another boy in the woods of Epping Forest for a few scary hours, but came back happy. They were on an adventure and imagined themselves as a wizard and a monk, which is much better than what I was imagining!
While away, I knit my Camp Betty hat in Rowan's Purelife 4-ply cotton:
I'm writing the pattern for it now and will be offering it for free next week.
If you go into the woods, remember your magic wand!
You have had quite a scare - I'm glad to hear that all went well and that your boy came back safe and sound.
The cloche looks great!
Posted by: mathea | July 06, 2009 at 07:18 PM
Blogs are so interactive where we get lots of informative on any topics nice job keep it up !!
Posted by: dissertations to buy | July 07, 2009 at 01:03 PM
how scary! A friend of mine lost her 3yr old at a county show this weekend luckily he was 'handed in' to the police...
I shudder at the thought. Woods? brrrr.
GORGEOUS HAT!!
Posted by: monica | July 07, 2009 at 07:06 PM
Good to read that all ended well. Gorgeous hat!
Posted by: Lindsay | July 08, 2009 at 03:48 PM
Nice to hear your son came back safely!
Lovely hat! Hope to get the pattern :)
Posted by: Marina | July 09, 2009 at 09:42 PM
I very glad that your son came back safely. Very cute hat. We miss you in Canada
Posted by: scheherazaad | July 10, 2009 at 11:50 PM
Boys! Glad they're safe and sound.
I LOVE that cloche! Can't wait for the pattern. It's fabulous.
Posted by: Barbara from Nova Scotia | July 12, 2009 at 12:22 AM
Hi Juju
I haven't visited your blog for ages, I like the new look, and love all the pics of you in the Japanese outfits. I would love to buy one of the books and follow your instructions on Flickr, but do you think that someone quite new to sewing will cope?
I don't know if you remember me but I did a course with you at Loop a few years ago. I am living back in South Africa now and am missing being crafty, so it's great to know that you are doing things on Flickr for people like me who are far away.
Take care
Ilka
Posted by: Ilka | July 12, 2009 at 05:16 PM
That's always scary when you have kids!
Can't wait to see the pattern.Looking forward to some holiday present knitting :)
Posted by: andrea | July 16, 2009 at 01:53 PM
i love this hat, you are a great model. love your site.
Posted by: pamela | July 26, 2009 at 06:28 AM
That must have given you quite a scare when your son was lost! Nice to have him home safe and sound with his stories of wizards and monks (dont they have the best imaginations?).
Love your gorgeous hat and would like to try and knit somehting like that (but I'm no good at anything with holes, I get them in all of the wrong places). Love those skeins of wool you have dyed too!
Jacky.
Posted by: jacky | July 28, 2009 at 11:04 AM
What a relief that he came back OK.
The hat looks fantastic!!
Posted by: Iris | July 30, 2009 at 12:04 PM
That hat is adorable!
Posted by: Valerie Heck | October 04, 2009 at 02:08 PM
Hello,
Can you please tell us where we can get the pattern for that great cloche?
Posted by: Leeann | November 07, 2009 at 12:26 PM