Real Men Knit

About a year ago, I "adopted" a son. Or should I say, he adopted me. Well, lets just say that he came for dinner one day and fell in love with my youngest daughter. Since then, he is over here almost every evening. I think it may have been the pizza....

Anyway, Josh has been lots of fun, is sweet to the whole family and treats our daughter with great respect and adoration. He is talented and fun to have around. But the nicest thing about Josh is the fact that he allowed Lizzie to teach him to knit. Ok, I had my own 2 cents to put in once in a while, too.

Yes, he is a bit crazy sometimes...
He refers to his method as "Extreme Knitting".

But we love him. Here are a couple of the hats he knit. Josh learned the "formula" for knitting a hat, and decided that patterns are not for him. He knits each hat without a formal pattern, just whatever design he can think up. He is fearless that way.

He adds this little feature to each of his hats...
Can you tell what it is? A little tail so he can tell where the back of the hat is.

He has given most of his hats away to friends or to Lizzie.

Here they are being silly...

Josh is a gifted bass player, drummer, guitar player, and singer. Check out his band, resDeus, and also Evergreen, which is Lizzie and Josh's music.

Most of all, he is just Josh. Fun guy and faithful friend. I'm glad he's around. With three daughters, it is sure nice to have a "son" around for a change, and Lizzie's sisters appreciate having a "brother" around, too. Someone besides Danny who will squash spiders and lift heavy objects when we need it. Josh certainly has been raised right...(us Mom's have to stick together)