A couple new hats
I decided to try a few different color schemes and yarns so I knocked out a couple more beanies this weekend. Since they're so cheap to make and the only real effort is time, there really isn't any reason not to experiment. Anyway, over the last few beanies I've made I've refined the process and my pattern to the point where I think I've got the perfect tight fit beanie down. I could make another pattern up pretty easy for a folded up base, or a bit looser hat which I might try next. I'm also using a fairly tight stitch on purpose, as I'm aiming for maximum warmth with these hats over style. I think an olive drab might work well for a solid color next, maybe put some sort of small decorative patch on the front.
Labels: backpacking, DIY, gear, outdoor
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New beanie
I decided to go backpacking next weekend and it has been pretty cold at night, so while setting up my gear I decided I wanted to bring a beanie. I unfortunately lost the last beanie I had knit a while back, which is too bad because I really liked it so I was stuck choosing from a commercial beanie. I've got a few I've purchased, but like anything that's made en masse, they all just fit o.k. and going through them I decided I didn't want to bring any of them on the trip.
So I decided to crochet one and since I didn't use a pattern I was able to make it a custom fit for my fat head (24") Since it was crochet in the round there are no seams to contend with and since I made it, no stupid and itchy mfg tags either. Made with probably 50 cents worth of yarn and some free time on my Sunday while appropriately watching Man vs. Wild, I knocked out my earthy toned head-warmer. :)
The completed hat
And on my head
Labels: backpacking, DIY, gear, outdoor, travel
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Excel manipulation with VBscript
So I've played around with it more since the last time I mentioned it, here's a couple new tricks.
Autofit your spreadhseet columns:
cartSheet.Columns.AutoFit
Autofilter your columns:
cartSheet.Cells.autofilter 3, "DOWN"
Bold a range of cells:
objExcel.ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("A1:J1").Font.Bold = True
At some point I'll add to the tutorial...
Labels: programming
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