Knit o Rhama

In which I show off.
... Ok so I went to a knitting class not all that long ago. But, I'm afraid I came over all Nintendo Generation with my planned project - it got boring after I'd completed 1 square - so I tossed it in and started looking for something more immediate and gratifying (I am pure evil after all).
Lucky for me a lovely woman I work with lent me a book called Exquisite Little Knits and from its pages I created THIS! Finished it on Sunday afternoon.
I am pleased as punch I must say - I know it's probably considered the equivalent of finger painting by real knitters, but for a first try at actually knitting a real live useful thing, I'm well chuffed.
I knitted (knat?) it for Mr Brown (blue to match his eyes) but it turned out a tad small for his big pumpkin head (actually he said he needed a hat to cover his ears). So, I cast on again, 64 stitches (thatÂ’s a lot) and started knitting a bigger one with the wool that I'd intended for me (green to match MY eyes).
Second time around took a lot less time and voila! A green, ear-covering, hat for Mr Brown. He wore it all afternoon & it remained on his noggin all evening time. He may be afraid to take it off, I told him each stitch was a little kiss for his head!
Now all I have to do is work out how to get rid of all the cat hair, Small & Ping fur has been knitted into both., they like to sit in my lap during the creative process. I may have to seek the advice of Wendy.

On a serious note, I note the death sentence passed on Mr Saddam Hussein. Now, I acknowledge he was a bad man (to put it mildly) who did some terrible things. But I was horrified while watching the news this evening to see people (George W Bush & John W Howard to name but 2) expressing joy, celebrating even, at the news.
When it comes down to the pure essence of the thing, they are saying it is a good thing that another human being is going to be deliberately put to death - he will he hung up by his neck until he strangles to death. How is this civilised? That's all I ask.