Crochet beanie

One of the best things about being a parent is getting to embarrass your children. Think of it as payback for all the scenes they caused as toddlers, or the times they repeated something they shouldn’t have, or behaved more like small ferocious animals than human beings.

I felt the urge to crochet the other night, and finished off a beanie I started last winter.

I loved the subtle colour changes of the yarn, but felt it needed something more, so I dug through my bag of flower experiments and came up with this pink and blue one. Good match, huh?

So I sewed it on, then went prancing round the house modelling my new beanie for everyone. I may have gushed a little about my pretty flower.

Drama Duck rolled her eyes in loving scorn.

“Sometimes you act just like a five-year-old,” she said.

Note to self: Must wear beanie in front of all her friends.