Finished!

The hubster says



that the



Fussy Watch Cap is,



"PERFECT!"

A Good Sign!

The double point needles have made an appearance.



Perhaps, possibly, maybe the hubster will have a hat by the end of the Super Bowl.

Watching the Watch Cap

The poor hubster--still no watch cap for him! During our recent single-digit temperatures and snow, he had to wear an inferior store-bought hat. However, perhaps a brand-new Fussy Watch Cap will be on the hubster's head during this weekend's snow.



He said it "feels just right" and that "it's getting there."

Stay tuned!

You're Ribbing Me

In this never-ending saga of the hubster's watch cap, yesterday I thought that perhaps I had some Divine Knit-Blogger Intervention.

The Yarn Harlot posted photos of and the pattern for a cap she just knit for a guy. Sport weight yarn, size 4 needles, about 12 inches long, 2 by 2 rib. I liked the looks of it, but this watch cap won't be on my head. So I sent the link to the hubster and asked, "What d'ya think of this hat?"

While waiting for a reply, I began to look for suitable yarn and checked that I had size 4, 16 inch circulars.

Finally, I got the answer. "I like the hat, but not nuts about the ribs."

HUH?! That's like saying you like Black Forest Cake, but you don't like the chocolate. Or that you like Yankee Stadium, but you don't like the baseball.

Here's the watch cap I am knitting (and have serious doubts about) so far. Hubster says he likes it--so who am I to tell him about the ribbing?

Mr. Fussy Customer

My hubster is a real good guy and he doesn't say a word as he sees more yarn coming into this teeny-tiny apartment. For the past three Christmases, he's even enabled my stash habit by giving me a Knitty City gift card.

I've never knit hubster anything. So when he asked if I could knit him a watch cap, of course I said, "Sure!"

However, for the hubster, the perfect watch cap is like my quest for the perfect summer bag.

Here's what he wants:
dark blue or black
long enough to roll up like he did when he was in the Navy
it shouldn't look like a beanie when rolled
long enough to cover his ears when rolled down
thick yarn
able to keep in his coat pocket when not on his head
no fancy designs

So I'm now attempting this perfect watch cap.



Tomorrow marks four months since his surgery. Four months since his heart was stopped and repaired. Four months of watching him get stronger and healthier. Four months of thankfulness that everything will be OK.

The hubster can be as fussy as he wants. If the watch cap isn't right--it's only yarn and I'll fix it. Doing this isn't exactly heart surgery. And knitting the perfect watch cap doesn't even require the patience, work and determination it took to recover from heart surgery.