Such a Reader

I don't know if you can see the headline on the front, there, but I'm sure he picked this magazine on purpose.



Tired of Being Good

Excuse me ... but did you know there's a dead fish on your head?

So our family Christmas was last Sunday night, and I can finally show you the presents I was working on so madly.

Last winter, the online magazine Knitty published a pattern (Free! All their patterns are free. I love Knitty.) for a unique hat. Originally designed for a young boy who wants to be a sea biologist, it looks like ... well, it looks like a dead fish is eating your head. I was immediately captivated, of course. (You may want to refer back to my first post about these, where I said something about family weirdness.)

So, for the last year, off and on, I've been working to produce these (closeups courtesy of the lovely Emma):



Because nothing says Merry Christmas like a dead fish.