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hi, i was wondering, could you make a hat like the one worn by rachel on the amazing race season 12. its a redish purple, but i can't find the design of it anywhere, its more slouchy, and then it has strings coming down on each side. i was just wondering, because i love it. THANK YOU :D

Dear Mrs Pieknit,
I have to thank you and the Mr effusively for the sambar recipe. It's a godsend and saves me from being condemned to a lifetime of Gits pseudo-sambar.
I've been seeing your patterns around for a while, but I think this is the first time I came across your blog. I'm envious-- forgive me, but the 2 of u young'uns are so cute. My ex was an 'akhrot Pathan'-- ask Mr if he can translate that-- that's why he's my ex.... not cute
I know, I'm being very nit-picky (not to say knit-picky hahahaha) but 'topi', like many words used in Telugu, is an Urdu word that specifically refers to the type of skullcap worn by Muslim men for prayer, and outside prayer. Other kinds of hats, like the brimmed caps you've knitted, are not idiomatically called 'topi'. A baseball-type cap with the rounded forward brim, in my experience, is called 'cap' in Pakistan and 'monkey cap' in Bangladesh and parts of India.
Sorry to be so obsessive. In any case your patterns are great. I like the new cabled 'TOPI';^}. I already bought the offkilter pattern on Ravelry but haven't knitted it yet.
Well, that's all. I'm off to get some drumsticks and okra. Thanks again!

I have done a lot of knitting but have never had so much trouble with a pattern. Celtic purse. If I am on row 7 and increase I do it as a wrong side double increase. Yes No. I love the pattern and I am really struggling with it. Thank you for your help

Hi Jennifer,

I am working on your Devra hat (slouchy version). My 8 year old loves it, by the way, and that is who I am making it for!! Anyway, I am having trouble beginning on row 8 and am not sure why. Can't find any clarification on the cable stitch you used. You use CFP4/3. I have slipped the 4 stitches on the cable needle (in front) and then knit the three on the left needle. All fine. But, when I get to the next step, it is not working. The way I read the directions, I should take the last stitch on the cable needle (far left of the cable needle) and put it back on the left needle and purl it before knitting the other three off the cable needle. Is that correct. I checked my stitches on row 7 and they are all correct. However, when I go to slip that stitch off the cable needle, it is not always a purl stitch I am slipping off, like the instructions say, and I am not ending up with enough stitches at the end of the row. I've done it 3 times and it is not working. What am I doing wrong on row 8?? Please help as soon as you can. I am getting seriously nagged by this little girl for her hat (in her defense, it is about 10 degrees here in Boston and she wants this hat!).

Thanks--wendy

Hi Jennifer,
Your designs are lovely. In Bahasa Indonesia "topi" simply means hat. Any kind of hat. I am going to give it a try!
Thanks,
Jennifer T.

Ok I love the small top hat you have on your website and was wondering if you make them to sell or if you have a pattern for sale for them. My daughter has prom coming up and is trying desperately to find a top hat like that one. She is a triplet and wants to be different from her sisters. So if you can let me know that would be great thank you

Hi,
I was searching for an awesome purple hue bedroom and somehow your blog came up and it was "exactly what I have been looking for".
I went through all the comments when you wrote about it, but never saw if you mentioned where you bought the paint or the color.

If it is something that you shared, I would love to the the info.

Thanks so much!!
Lori

Jennifer, I love your patterns. I have started the Celtic Tote, and in my take-anything-simple-and-turn-it-into-something-akin-to-brain-surgery way, I am having the devil of a time with row 2 of the pattern on the back! Despite the decreases at the beginning and end of the row, I end the row with 80 or 82 stitches instead of 78. I don't suppose you could reduce yourself to going through that line stitch-by-stitch for me, could you? Pitiful, I know, but I don't have a clue what I'm doing wrong.

I would so appreciate you! (I'm flyingmonkeys on Ravelry if you'd rather leave a message there.)

Thanks ever so much,

Malena (in Fort Worth, ya'll)

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