When a maker is asked by a family member for a specific handmade item, they put everything down and fulfill that desire, stat! My son requested me to knit him a black beanie. He showed me a picture of a fisherman’s rib beanie that he had found online. He also had some “specific” requests – it couldn’t be slouchy, it needed to be quite short so that it didn’t completely cover his ears, he wanted a wide-ish brim so he… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Hats
Pint-Sized
Baby knits are super quick and really fun to do! After knitting a couple of Beloved bonnets, I wanted to knit a present for my cousin’s new baby. I picked an adorable sweater pattern called the Norwegian Fir Cardigan by OGE Knitwear Designs. This time I stayed away from angora and went with a more practical yarn choice — Sublime Cashmere Merino Silk. I love this yarn, it is super soft and has a lovely sheen to it. The sweater… Read more »
Beloved Bonnets
Happy New Decade 2020! Last year whizzed by in a flash, didn’t it? It was a good year for me. A year where I learned to slow down and be thankful for so many things I simply take for granted. I accomplished a few creative things during 2019. Plenty of knitting, some sewing, a bit of watercolour and lots and lots of reading. Um, baking… still pretty much stumbling with that. I want to share my makes of 2019 but… Read more »
Beach Bunny Hat
The hat, it is done! This is the coziest hat I’ve ever made. Also, the sweetest. That mohair halo! That pom!! It was truly a pleasure knitting every stitch of this project. Holding the hand dyed merino from Hedgehog Fibres together with the fluffiest Rowan Kidsilk Haze produces a fabric that is so dreamy. I would love to wear a sweater knit with this stuff! My daughter wanted it extra slouchy and she is super thrilled with how it turned… Read more »
Put A Pompom On It
I purchased this faux fur pompom a few months ago and put it away in one of my yarn baskets. Then I promptly forgot all about it. A couple weeks ago, I was digging through my stash for some yarn and my heart just about stopped. I saw this round, furry thing sitting there in the basket. I swear it had beady eyes and sharp teeth. Eeek, had a rodent invaded my yarn stash and made a cozy home?! I… Read more »
Barley :: Finished Knit
It must still be winter because I’m all about the knitting 🙂 Curled up in my knitting spot with soft wool running through my fingers, looping the yarn round and round the needles, creating something squishy and warm. Most definitely a soothing and comforting pastime. When we had our big snowfall in December, I cast on and finished a hat in a few evenings! This one to be specific. The Barley hat by the lovely team at Tin Can Knits. It’s… Read more »
Tulips And A Hat
We’ve just had the hottest day of the year (so far) pass us by. However, today is murky and wet… April showers bring spring flowers and all that jazz, so I’m okay! That hot day just screamed road trip so we decided that it would be the best day to make the short drive south into Washington state and visit the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Only thing is that every Pacific Northwesterner had the same idea as us, hah! We… Read more »
Coasting Along
I could be knitting my fingers to the bone to get my Ravellenics project finished before the Olympic flame is extinguished on Sunday. However, it looks like I’m going to have to bow out gracefully before the finish line. First, I’ve got to get all of the straggly threads knotted and buried into these coasters before tonight so that they can be shipped out pronto. Sewing these together was quick, it’s the finishing that’s going to take longer. That said,… Read more »
A Hat For A Knitter
My mom has this really lovely friend, Jane. She is always so well put together. Imagine a taller, Audrey Hepburn, that’s Jane. Although, she’s lived in Canada most of her adult life, she is still very British. That accent… love it!!! Her sense of humor is charmingly tongue-in-cheek too. An exceptional woman! Jane is a knitter. I found this out when she saw my son’s modified Rikke hat that I knit him a while ago and she could just “read… Read more »
Renfrew
I know, I know… hat-wearing days are almost zero now that it’s warming up, but I wanted to squeeze this post in because I really want to gush about this pattern. I picked up Jane Richmond’s book Island, at Knit City and so far I’ve knit two patterns out of 5 in the book! That’s saying a lot! I love Jane’s pattern writing style and her designs are 100% wearable. They don’t just get stashed in my shelf of handknits never… Read more »
