Some posts back I mentioned that I was making a hat. I have made a couple and wanted to show you. The pattern is from the book: The Modern Natural Dyer: A Comprehensive Guide to Dyeing Silk, Wool, Linen and Cotton at Home (see book here). The author, Kristine Vejar teaches you to dye using natural materials. It’s a beautiful book; the pictures are gorgeous and there are great basic crafting patterns in it to make with your newly dyed fibers. The hat that I made, the Northwoods Hat, is from this book. Although I didn’t dye my yarn, dying is on my list of crafts to try. This is a basic knitted hat, using bulky weight yarn, and it’s very simple to knit up. I like to have a simple quick knit lying around for when my hands are restless. I made the first one (see here) using Puffin yarn by Quince & Co in the Marsh color. I really like it and so I made another one in a bulky wool that I had in my stash. I can’t remember the type of yarn it was but I love the colors in it.
Yarn is Puffin by Quince & Co in Marsh color.
I made this hat longer than the green one so you can fold over the ribbing.
Unfolded.
These lovelies are going to be tucked away for cooler weather. I love to make things and then put them aside for another time. When that time comes it’s such a nice surprise to give away or use a handmade item.
Part of my house is being painted right now; our bedroom and living room and hallway. We have been in our house for a couple of years now but still don’t have curtains up in some rooms and I’m pretty excited to get to the decorating part. We still have some boxes that haven’t even been unpacked! I like to say it’s because I have young children that I don’t get everything done. Really, I think it’s because I’d rather sew. There I said it.
Voila!
