Babooshka?…Dah
When the temperature drops, sub-zero cold, as it does this time of year, I yearn for something soft and warm to wrap around my neck. Whenever I go outside and the wind blows, it feels as if it somehow works its way through the opening around the neck of my coat and down to my chest, and I hate being cold. I thought that if I knitted a little red riding hood, one that could function as a thick scarf or a hood with long tails, I could wrap it around my head and neck, preventing any chilly air from entering the insides of my coat.
I had the perfect yarn for such a project. Beautiful, fiery red Kyoto (silk, mohair, wool yarn) from Artfibers in San Francisco. I found the perfect pattern in the red riding hood scarf by Suss Cousins. I started this project last year while vacationing in Europe, and halfway through, I lost interest, and it became a UFO. Last month I remembered the project, found it in my stash of UFOs, and re-engaged.
I finished it last week, and before blocking it or putting on the buttons, I tried it on. I asked DH what he thought and he replied, “You look like a babooshka.” That was not the response I was hoping for, but his feedback made me think about Kate Bush’s song, which I loved in the 80′s. I asked DH, “Babooshka?” “Dah,” he replied. An image of an old Russian peasant laboring in barren fields in sub-zero temperatures sprang to mind. I’m not of Russian descent (not that I know of), nor have ever labored in anything, so I thought my husband must be having flash backs to something beyond my control. A babooshka wasn’t the image I was going for, but, after years of marriage, I knew that my husband’s impression could be “managed” better to my expectations. He once (or twice) nixed pairs of boots that I saw on Zappos. After I ordered and received them, he saw them on my feet and his impression of them changed.
So, while I work on transforming my babooshka-esque hood into a cute little red riding hood, I decided to model the scarf on Bob, my punching partner. What do you think?
