As I mentioned in a previous post, two North Light Craft editors have been holding a Knit-along for F+W employees interested in learning how to knit. Every Thursday a group of us gather in the lunchroom and these two talented knitters sit patiently, teaching the rest of us how to untangle our yarn in hopes of creating a finished piece. I've made scarves in the past. Very simple, straight stitch, no pearling, one color scarves. So, my knitting skills were pretty minimal. However, I dove right into the suggested hat project and it quickly consumed my life. Every day I felt an excited urgency to rush home from work so I could continue working on my hat! It took a few weeks, but when it was done, I was SO excited. That is, until I put it on my head and realized I had made it about 4 sizes too big!! Total bummer!

The hat itself turned out really nice though...so I knew I couldn't just throw it away. Jenny, one of our fabulous knitting gurus, suggested I donate the hat to a good cause. The Dulaan Project (Dulaan = warm) seeks to inspire the generous spirit of the knitting community to help meet the urgent needs of Mongolia's impoverished people. The project, based in Arizona, collects donated knitted items year round, then makes a once a year shipment to Mongolia with all the warm goods. It was the perfect place for my hat to go.

So today, before my hat heads west to Arizona, I thought I'd share it's story with you. Now, I'm onto the next one - this time paying a bit more attention to my measurements!

Have you ever had a project you were so excited about not turn out quite as you expected? Where did that project end up?

Eileen