So I went in search of patches for the hat and they had some really great ones for little girls, not so much for boys. I hear mothers of boys complain about this all the time - how limited the clothes and pattern choices are for boys - but this is my first personal experience with the problem. I did buy two just in case. but I don’t love either of them and I am going to have another try at the duplicate stitch star, then a crochet star before trying one of the patches on the hat.

The upside of the shopping expedition was finding a bra! Generally speaking my skin does not respond well to lace so I only bought one in case I react badly, but none the less I am excited by the possibility that it might work. I have to say bras are one of those things I would rather buy than knit.