My mom has decided to join the Red Hat Society. I'm not exactly sure what the ladies do -- I suspect it might involve panties and Tom Jones, but that's entirely speculation on my part. So, Mom's commissioned me to make her a, well, red hat. She had found a pattern in an old Paton's book from the 60's. I know she like it a lot, but my answer when she asked me to make it was "You're not serious, are you?" I think that may have dampened her enthusiasm for the style.

So, I went out and got this book. It actually has some cute things in it -- particularly the slippers, but also a nice cloche (not the one on the cover, though that's cute too - just not so much for a senior citizen, imho). I know I have some genuine wool tucked away that might just felt up perfectly. Of course, I say this without ever having felted a thing in my life -- I'm just buying into the propoganda that it's soooo easy! Next weekend, work permitting, I'm going to try a slipper. If it goes well -- then it's on to the hat!