special orders

the last time i called “really cool stuff” (the store in ohio that is carrying my pidoodle line of products) they answered the phone with a chorus of “we love your stuff!” how affirming! then, they had special request orders for me–which i love! one of the requests was for “a hat like spanky’s from little rascals and sized for a two year old.” this one was a bit of a challenge for me because my normal hat is a 4-panel hat for adults and spanky’s was a six-panel hat. after some playing around with the pattern this morning, i have prototype #2 (#1 worked ok, but was a bit too short). i’m hoping to try it on the head of one of my two year old friends later this morning to see if this one will work. it actually is big enough to fit my head, so… i may have to size it down a bit, but if i do, then i’ve still ended up with a cute hat for me!