Bucket O Chic or Bucket O Shrimp

Back from Florida - ahh the sun, the surf and the mojitos!! What a wonderful trip - now back to reality.

I did not knit in the sun. I did bring all my current projects with me to knit – but they never made it out of the suitcase. I don’t know - It felt odd to knit by the pool. The hotel we were at did not have a beach due to the past hurricanes that blew it all away. Boo Hoo! We did not let that stop us from taking a dip in the ocean. We also spent some time snorkeling off the Florida Keys. Fun! Swimming with the Fishes! The best Pina Colada I ever had was is Key Largo – Yummy!! But when I returned to dreary New England - I did get back into the knit of things - over the first three series one disks of Alias. Spies, crimes and betrayals oh my!! I got cranking on the Bucket O Chic – original version. The cotton was nice to work with. It’s light and a bit floppy but I think it will be good for the Spring into Summer.
Viola - the cotton bucket is finished!!

Here's a shot to show the side & back - one side is rolling a bit - I need to fix with more blocking. As you can see I chose to use stockinette stitch for the brim - but the next hat I do I'll following the patterns directions.

I liked the cotton so much I went back and bought some more! This past weekend I worked on the Bucket Up version. I must say I'm not loving the double standed cotton. It has made the brim very heavy - and my hat is looking a little funny. I still have to do the decreases for the crown. I will post pictures when I finish.
Speaking of funny here are some shots of goofy pics for Becky's Knit Along - see Becky I can ham it up!

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Comments

[Becky]

You're back!!! Welcome back! I missed you! And I envy your tan!

Your bucket hat looks GREAT. But my favorites are (you know it) the smiley shots and the shots of you hamming it up. Priceless!

[Jackie]

Very cute hat, and very spring/summer, especially with that glowing tan! That's a beautiful Florida shot too, I am jealous.

[Sandra]

I love that hat..I think I want one in all white.

[kyla]

Your hat is one of my favorites from becky's links of finished hats. I want one in white like you. What brand of yarn did you use? (and more importantly, can we get it in the US?!?)