mama version – raveled here

baby version – raveled here

so when he and his wife recently had their first baby, he requested a matchingish mom/baby duo – round hats with an orange base. i also made the baby one so it can roll up for the rest of this winter, and roll down and fit better for next winter. having just had a baby myself, how could i refuse!

the color is a recent falkland fiber club colorway with an tiny bit of a couple extra colors spun in. the charcoal brim is some commercial wool and the embroidery is recycled sweater wool/angora.  the baby hat also has hand dyed recycled sweater yarn stripes and commercial wool stripes.

here’s an out-take of malachi and i modeling them when i had the first idea down, without the thicker swirls and snowflakes. not the most attractive picture, but it’s in focus! and he looks cute ;)

because it needed a picture! this hat also never sold, but it was destined for my little beanling

12 – angela
2 – stephanie
3 – robin
15 – beth
4 – rachel
11 – ashley
6 – sarah

i’m also going to run another giveaway, but am not ready for it yet today. so you’ll have to wait until i get the studio cleaned up a bit more and find some stuff i want to clean out.

second, today is the last day to get in on the falkland fiber club!

and lastly, this week i’m giving away 3 baby hats to 3 different people. each of these hats should fit somewhere in the 0-6 month range. all are one-of-a-kind and made with hand dyed, handspun, recycled sweater, hand dyed and/or commerical yarn.

in order to enter this one, you need to comment on this post, letting me know who the hat you get would be for. as always, get your comments in before friday at 8 pm eastern time and i’ll announce the winner next monday… along with another giveaway.  the first person drawn gets first pick of the hats.

go see her ravelry pattern page for much much more lovely knit handspun. so inspiring. and note that she is super organized and has pics of the fiber and the handspun usually!  i love that.

p.s. and speaking of, there are still 3 slots in the falkland fiber club left! they’ll be up until monday if you want to nab one.

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.

and second… here he is with his celestine, smirking :)

knit ben and i colorwork mitts (not matching)… and publish the crossbow mitt pattern (and maybe the pattern from our mittens?) things i will learn from these 3 pairs shown below that 1) i have a tight gauge when knitting colorwork in the round – go up two needle sizes and 2) i have size medium around hands, but length is size large.

learn to steek – maybe by making a colorwork baby sweater design? i’ve been browsing – a little bit of colorwork here and here. and a lot of colorwork here, here, and here. plus this cute cute bee one.  may have to do adrian’s tutorial to learn the steek first though.

start xmas knitting early, with the bean existing and me not selling hats any more, i should just knit what i like for who i like!  fun.  christmas is an all knit affair over here, unless we stumble across something better.  i feel very lucky to have such inspiring and wool worthy folks to knit for.

finish my sweater that is 80% done. stopped knitting it around when i got pregnant, and now it’s my size again.

and lastly, get some more patterns done in my own yarns.

do you have any crafty new years thoughts?

Why Falkland?

Falkland wool is a merino cross that comes from the Falkland Islands. It is a squishy, soft spin with lots of bounce, and a longer staple length than merino. Falkland is my most consistent source of wool that is good for the sheep, the environment, and for us. The Falkland I buy does not have the chemical processing that is used in most commercially processed wool and so retains some lanolin and a bit of a sheepy smell when wet. Mmmm. Sheepy.

How does the club work?

What you get.

Each subscription to the fiber club lasts 3 months (in this instance, Jan-March). You get 4 oz of Falkland wool in an exclusive cosymakes colorway, hand dyed by me with Greener Shades Professional Acid Dyes. You may instead choose to get a double batch (8 oz). If I have left overs of the colorway, they will not make it into my shop until at least 6 months later.

Pricing:

Single Fiber
Pay up front (preferred): $57
Pay month by month: $19/month

Double the Fiber
Pay up front (preferred): $108
Pay month by month: $36

*International shipping by request
Australia single batch is an additional $8.40 for the 3 months
Canada double batch is an additional $6.00 for the 3 months

You can buy a slot in my etsy shop. If you’d prefer to pay by the month, contact me at cosymakes (!at) gmail (dot!) com. If you buy a double batch over etsy, i will refund some of the shipping.

Your fiber will be mailed USPS 1st class around the 20th of each month. If you have chosen the pay monthly option, expect the bill between the 10th and 15th. I will only mail your shipment if you have paid.

thanks for reading :)
xoxo
cosy

p.s. look for some giveaways this month, probably starting on monday the 9th.

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.