another hat from the book now fitting the babe
one of my all time favorite ways to decrease. and the orange – oh la! - i really dig bright colors on babies. also, love monochromatic. but you may have already noticed that!
it’s the perfect weight for our erratic (winter? spring?) weather. raveled here.
i gifted two knits to a friend’s wee one… and these were the lovely photos i got back :)
the original belle sweater. raveled here.
and this pink hat that i kept until i had my little boy. i don’t like the knits to sit around too long, so waiting to see if i might have a girl some time in the future was not in the cards. raveled here.
thanks for the pics mama! and the modeling sweet little girl.
i’ve been asked many times to see this hat on a head… but i didn’t have one to model it until now! here are my attempts of a good photo of it. it probably would have fit him better had i used a true worsted rather than aran weight, but ah well.
i still love it and he wears it all the time. i hope this shows adequately enough how it fits and how adorably pointy it is!
speaking of hat fit, i’ve seen for myself now how different hat shapes look on different shaped heads on mostly bald babes. the difference in head shapes is amazing and totally effects how different hats look on them. malachi has a wide head and two of our girl babe friends have heads that are shaped more front to back. malachi looks great in square hats, but the girls look a bit silly. and in adults, i’ve noted it on folks who tried on hats at my craft fair booths… and there are all of those folks who say they look horrible in hats. i stand by that they haven’t tried on enough styles. for instance, i look very bad in basic fitted round hats. but that doesn’t limit me ;)
my version is raveled here.
another reminder about falkland fiber club. only 6 more days to grab a slot here.
today i would like to give away a handspun bonnet. if your number is drawn, you’ll have your choice of one of these three.
emma
art deco
kentucky bluegrass
being that these are all garter stitch, in order to enter you must comment and tell me what you like about garter stitch. even if you hate it, it has got to be good for something! :) plus i love it, so humor me. oh! and if you’re not a knitter and know nothing about this garter stitch of which i speak, feel free to lavish praises upon the bonnet of your choice for a chance to win.
get your comments in before friday at 8 pm eastern time and i’ll announce the winner next monday… along with another giveaway.
this crossbow is destined for a friend who loved the colors when she first saw it. i made it last year (maybe janurary?) as a sample of the pattern in my snapdragon worsted yarn, but then i failed to get any sort of a decent picture of it. it has, however, been to both yarn and craft fairs since then. anyhow, i’d like to gift it and got some okay pics, so without further ado…
i also have one crossbow mitten almost done. i believe you will be able to get a whole mitten and hat set with one skein of each color (yet to be proven though ;). one of those projects i was working on before being struck with pregnancy carpal tunnel. maybe i’ll get back to it soon since i do want to publish the mitten pattern. this hat is raveled here.
a one year size, with shorter sleeves because it was made with only one skein of the green. it’s big on the almost 6 mo. old, but with the shorter sleeves, it’s perfect. raveled here.
and the winner is number 22! wool and chocolate! woohoo :) i’ll be sending your choice of kits along this week.
this is the last giveaway for now, but there will be more in january. i still plan to re-home a couple of hats via a blog giveaway.
now, i wanted to give you all a nice gift… not just the winners. and i wanted this gift to means warmth and family and sharing, so i’ve decided to make my corrugated tea cosy available for free for the rest of december. it’s a fun knit and a great stash buster! being part of mixed knits, it’s also great for handspun scraps.
merry christmas and much woolie goodness to you and yours this holiday season.
you can download your copy by ‘buying’ the pattern on ravelry between now and the end of the year, and it will come up as free!
first of all, i loved loved loved seeing all of your knits in action! pets, husbands, yourselves, friends, family! yay! and the winners are…
12 – Rachel, 3 – Megan won the springling shawl
8 – Sarah, 6 – Erin won the tri-terra cardigan pattern
18 – Beth, 16 – Amber won the crossbow hat
and the winner of mixed knits is… 15 – Lillian! i’ll be sending the patterns along.
and for the next giveaway – a kit!
the winner will get to choose from
springling shawl kit – springling shawl pattern and one skein of snapdragon light fingering
permafrost hat kit – permafrost pattern and one skein of snapdragon worsted (actually enough for 2 hats!)
spinning kit – one 4 oz braid of falkland top plus the pixie hood pattern
if you win, you get to choose the yarn/fiber from the shop. there will only be one winner of this contest. to enter, just comment on this post. ends friday at 8 pm eastern time and i’ll announce the winner next monday… along with another giveaway.
the first of the december giveaways! i’m not sure why, but i’m always in the mood to give something away in december. the holidays? the weather? the knitting for family and friends? i’m not sure… but here’s the deal.
to enter this giveaway, you need to respond to this post by showing me you or your family (or someone!) in some handknit woolies that you’ve made. i’ve already shown you our family in knit hats, so i’ll kick things off with this pic of m and his papa.
oh! and tell me about the knits. ben’s hat is this hat from my book and a couple of posts back you can read about the bean’s aviatrix, made from my handspun.
2 folks will win copies of the springling shawl pattern
2 folks will win copies of the tri-terra cardigan pattern
and 2 folks will win copies of the crossbow hat pattern. the version in the pictures was being worn by my brother-in-law last night when we talked to him on the phone.
one grand prize winner will get a copy of mixed knits – my ebook. i’m not posting all those patterns, so i suggest you click the link :)
you have until friday at 8 pm eastern time to get your entries in. winners of each will be chosen by random number generator and announced on monday along with the next giveaway of the season. you’re allowed to re-gift the pattern immediately, if you so wish. i can deliver pattern pdfs either by email or by ravelry. now then. let us see some of those fine woolens.
when we woke up this morning! brr. time for woolies.
6 month old size baby beau* (raveled here) and stripe me helmet hat that sat in the for sale pile a bit too long (raveled here). all his other hats are a bit too short.
*on my almost 4 month old
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