A Great Top with a Not-So-Great Top

Some of the worst mistakes in my life were haircuts. ― Jim Morrison

 I'm having a bit of a hair crisis these days. It's not even Covid/quarantine-related anymore: it's that I have yet to find a hairdresser around here that will cut my hair in a way that I like. The last haircut was so bad that I decided to let it really grow out so that I could start afresh, but now I'm wondering if I can even be bothered to find someone else to cut it. I used to have long hair years ago, and I keep thinking I'd like to have it back, but every time I look at photos of myself, I think, "Man... I need a haircut."

I think part of the problem is that I don't spend a bunch of money on my hair. I don't dye it, I barely style it, and if I can stretch the time between cuts out a bit, I will. Hairdressers must look at me like the cheapo that hangs out at the all-day buffet... there aren't many dollar signs in their eyes when they see me. But is it too much to ask for a haircut that doesn't resemble Billy Ray Cyrus in the early 90s? Am I so out of style that I can't appreciate the cut that I get?

I think this is what they call a "First World Problem."

Anyway, back to the yarn...

I finished my Floral Tapestry Top last night. I wove in the ends this morning, and the heat of the day allowed me to wash and block it within a couple of hours to put on this afternoon. I am very, very pleased with it:

I've mentioned before that I have not had good luck with making crochet garments that fit. I also made so many modifications to this pattern that I was quite sure it would be too small around the bust, too tight around the arms, and too long on the body. It actually fits perfectly:

I am particularly pleased with the alteration from the boatneck to the square neckline. I am also quite impressed with myself for figuring out how to do the ribbing around the neck with the square corners (it's a dc3tog, for those keeping score).

The light does weird things when I turn around to try to take the back of my finished projects... it's blueish and over-exposed and I have a hard time correcting the colours... but oh well. I think the back of the neckline is a teensy bit loose, but I think you can't really tell when my hair is down. I am very happy with the finished result, even if it did feel like a bit of a slog at times:

I just wish I liked my hair more. Oh well.

I'm spending the rest of the day lazing around in the house. I have a week off work coming up soon, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't coasting for the rest of this week. I'm tired... so tired. Having to work around people during the majority of this pandemic is really starting to take a toll on me. It sure would be nice to stop thinking about our mask supply and controlling traffic in the office and telling people where to stand and when to come in and when to leave and when to sanitize and then to get the heck out. I'm tired. Did I say that? 

It's also a hot day today, the first day of summer. Seymour may need a cocktail soon. I think I'm right behind him:

I'm gonna go lie on the couch and daydream about my next project: a linen/silk laceweight top, I think... knitted... with a bit of a cable... and a nap...

Have a good week!