A Not So Imaginary Friend

This weekend, when we went upstate, my sister had a surprise for me. I came into the house then downstairs and what do I see but this:


I had been looking for a mannequin head to model my hats and Annie went and bought me one! She was on the dining table wearing the hat I had made for Annie. Isn't she gorgeous??? She's hand painted and very Victorian looking. Annie asked me what I was gonna name her and right away I thought of Annie's imaginary childhood friend, who lived on the ceiling. Beetha. Or as Annie spells it, Bita. I guess her spelling is correct since she was Annie's friend and not mine. So I'd like to introduce to you all my new friend Bita! It's great to have her so I don't have to coerce any of the males in my house to model "girl" hats for me anymore. The only downside is that Bita's is stashed away because she creeps my husband out. Must be a fear of dolls or something. You do know that the first night she was here, I tucked her in bed on his pillow don't you? He didn't find it amusing. I did.
I was perusing my Speed Dial bookmarks and was sad to see how many knitting blogs I had recently added had gone dormant. I think I've removed about ten bookmarks for lack of posting. I have the mandatory blogs that everyone has, Brooklyn Tweed, Yarn Harlot, but I also like finding more obscure ones with great knitting and writing. Like mine. Obscure that is, not great.
Still working on the sweater for my sister. Made a boo boo and have to unknit a row. Of 152 stitches. Blech. I whipped up that scarf I spoke about yesterday but haven't gotten photos yet. I'm also working on Patrick's hat.