I swear he's happier than he looks
My friend Stacy Tabb is so multi-talented that it kind of hurts my feelings because no fair. She’s web designer and is also the I.T. ninja who has rescued my blog from the horrifically incompetent coding destruction I’ve ham-handedly rained down upon it at least ten different times over the last ten years, and is also an excellent knitter. And has marvelous taste in TV shows. Therefore she makes , modeled by her daughter:
Stacy's Jayne Cobb hat
If you don’t know why that hat is awesome, or it’s named after, I don’t even know you anymore. Please find and watch them immediately.
Meanwhile, allow me to shamelessly brag that I own a signed copy of a script from the “Out of Gas” episode of that show, from writer/exec producer Tim Minear, who used to read my blog. TRUE STORY.
Anyway, earlier this week, Fox lawyers made Etsy deactivate sales of all “Jayne Cobb” hats that were called such, including . Please recall that Fox, the stupid assholes, cancelled Firefly after only one season.
Buzzfeed about the crackdown, and then again about the , and HOLY SHIT look at number 3 on that list. “Ma’s Earflap Hat.” Well played, Stacy. Well played.
The beautiful thing is that since the ill-advised Fox bullshit crackdown, Stacy’s been selling more of those hats. HA HA HA. Like she in her post: Hurr durr.
I’d known Stacy made those hats for a long time because she’s one of the half-dozen awesome women I know through my blog who are helping me learn how to knit (we have a Ravelry group, holler if you’re into that too), but I hadn’t bought one before because I was going to eventually ask her to teach me how to make one myself. But I can still barely knit a scarf, and when this stupid Fox crackdown happened this week, I wanted to be part of the big fuck-you to them so I ordered myself one of Stacy’s hats.
(Sidenote: I sent Stacy a message telling her I’d ordered it and that she should ship it to my parents in Texas and they could bring it to me on their next visit, and then I said, “Yay, I’ve joined the Brownshirts!” Ummm…Jesus. As Stacy gently reminded me without even calling me a dumbass, it’s Browncoats. Browncoats. Which is a rather important distinction.)
And then I started thinking about how shiny Primo would look in his own Jayne Cobb hat. So I asked Stacy if it would be a bridge too far and a shame too deep for me to order a second one in Primo size. She said it’d be hilarious, so we’re doing it, because awesome. But first she needed me to measure his head so she can adjust the pattern.
Stacy even says she’ll do a separate tie-strap for under his chin so it’ll stay on his head, but so that the ear-flaps can properly flip outwards. Oh dear. I’m not sure I’m going to be able to handle how gorram sweet it’s gonna be to see Primo in that hat. While I wear my own. OH MY GOD.
I’m a little scared to even suggest it (and she did not ask me to, I asked her if I could), because she’s gonna have frozen claw-hands soon from all the knitting, but if you’re in the market for a sweet-ass hand-knit Jayne Cobb hat, and when you get it, send me a picture of you (or your dog) wearing it and I’ll post it. We can have a whole dang shiny collage of greatness.
This post reminds me I haven’t watched any Firefly episodes in a few years, and I left my DVD set back in Texas because I am a very stupid person who lacks basic foresight and planning skills. But HAHAHA! I’ve just discovered the entire set of episodes is free with my Amazon Prime subscription. And it’s the weekend…
Wait. What? You guys have a Rav group and you didn’t invite me?????? Sheesh. (hint: I’m okgo on Ravelry. )
There was a knitting project in one of your photos from a while back, and I assumed you were an experienced knitter, since it looked pretty good.
I’m an experienced crocheter who’s trying to make the switch to knitting. Turns out you can learn the basics via YouTube videos, and so far I’ve got the knit / purl thing down; but the stitches are way too tight and the edges don’t look good. Presumably, one just needs to relax to make the stitches more relaxed, but how to fix the edges is eluding me. Anyone have advice for a total beginner on how to make the edges look nicer? Meanwhile, I’m interested in joining your Ravelry group.
As for the Jayne CobbTM earflap hat, awesome. Can’t wait for the photo montage.
Your photos of Primo with the tape measure mirror my latest project. College Girl wants me to knit a for her . Now thinking it going to need a matching Jayne hat. ;)
Your Browncoat/Brownshirt contretemps made me laugh so hard yogurt came out of my nose. And I wasn’t even eating yogurt at the time.
. /nostalgia
And you might want to fix an error in your post — Fox canceled Firefly after a mere half season and didn’t even air it all. Bastards!
We are ordering one for Buttercup’s baby brother (to be known on blogs and Twitters as Chareth Cutestory Fleming). Didn’t even think about ordering them for Rowdi and the cats. Hrm.
@Jay: Yea, verily. That was a classic Wachel paragraph. I’m wiping away tears.
My wife and I just introduced her mother to Firefly, while mom was visiting us in CA. Now, her mom is over 80, was born in Shanghai, and only moved to the states in the mid-70s. Prime Firefly fan territory, dong ma? I had my doubts.
She loved it. We only got halfway through before she had to go back east (actually, we had to stop after Out Of Gas). She’s going to get her grandson to get the rest for her on-line.
Punch line: before watching Our Mrs. Reynolds, I told her that she was the hero of the episode. How so, you ask? Well, her (english) name is…Vera.
Happy, happy, happy.
@plum: I don’t know how you missed it, just join already ()!
I cannot wait to see Primo in his hat, I will be jealous. A Jayne hat has been on my to-knit list for way too long, I must get to that soon.
Primo has a very expressive face. (See photo #1, supra.)
Not.
Amused.
If Primo could speak human, would he be saying something along the lines of “gedoudaheah”?
(Can’t wait to see the inevitable hat photos!)
Primo’s hat will not be awesome, it will be cunning. Or maybe both. But definitely cunning.
Rachel,
Primo will look very shiny in his new hat. As always your blog is entertaining and the Brownshirt comment was funny :)
The geek cred is strong with this one.
Thanks for the palate cleansing post, Rachel. I needed a good laugh after the last couple of days. So funny that mistake about the brownshirt v. browncoat name. Jay’s comment almost made me laugh as hard as the post.
I try to work in the occasional Firefly reference while at work and then share my success with a fellow browncoat there. My biggest coup was to successfully exclaim to someone, “I’m a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar,” while maneuvering a cart through a terribly crowded space.
My son’s ice hockey teams do the ear flap hats all the time. They look cool and are awesomely effective when the temps drop. Also, you know that the kids aren’t afraid when they are wearing hats like that.
I’ll be in my bunk.
Heh. Granddaughter’s name is Zoe. Daughter didn’t like my suggestion of Jayne. Dunno why.
They didn’t even air the episode that contained the hat – that’s the upshot!
I’m knitting a hat up for my goddaughter as we type – she just finished Firefly for the first time and her birthday is next month. :)
Heck yeah I want to join your Ravelry group! I’m getting tired of all my open minded knitting friends whose brains fell out long ago.
@plum: Yay, I see you’ve joined us! Check back there now, I’ve added a new message.
@Stickwick: I’ll send you an email with the group info – the other ladies can definitely help you with that issue (not me, I still suck, lol).
@sarahk: DO IT SARAHK. Your pets need them. Meanwhile, oh dear, I can’t wait to see a Cobb hat on Chareth Cutestory Fleming.
@Jay: I should probably file it under “Dumb Things I Do”, ha! I’m actually just surprised Stacy didn’t immediately un-friend me.
@AMartel: I can’t wait to see the photos either, and frankly I’m so excited about taking the photos that it’s finally the impetus to get me to buy a new camera, finally.
@Leah: Then you shall be coming to the right place. I’ll email you details.
My hat order is in.. No power in the verse can stop us
I still don’t understand what happened to Firefly. The show had everything going for it, but the network completely sabotaged it. I can only conclude that someone at Fox must have had a personal grudge against Joss Whedon and/or Tim Minear.
Thanks for clueing me into Ravelry! I didn’t know it existed. Just started crocheting amigurumi animals after years of knitting. Nice to learn new things. I have been scouting out a good site to yarnbomb.
Wachel, have you seen this dog coat?
does Rupert know about this yet ??? If yes, did he just walk away shaking his head and muttering to himself ??