handspun hats

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I haven't been into hat-knitting lately;
these were all finished last month.
I hope I get my mojo back soon,
as I have three custom hat orders to work on!

Nauble Yarn: all knat up!

nauble yarn:

being knit:

and all knat up!

I love it! although icelandic is not the softest wool, so I might line it with fleece.

Happy Birthday Momma!

ok, here it is in all it's wonky-felted glory!


my mum! how cute is she?! I want to tell the world how amazing she is, but I couldn't possibly put it into words. (I would need many o'blog posts for that). she's the strongest woman I've ever met. she's kind and generous way beyond her means. she's thrifty, resourceful, and full of creativity. and I love her.

fuzzy on my head

I got my Denise knitting set in the mail yesterday and caught the knitting bug right away!

these were my first attempts in quite a while. I knit my first hat nearly 4 years ago, and have not knit one since (with the exception of a few baby hats). so they were pretty trial and error. I looked over a few patterns first, and then I just 'winged' it - knit it how if felt like it should be knit (the yarn speaks to me).

and no, I'm not a nut-ball. I just have a very close relationship with the yarn I create. hehe

this was knit special for my momma. I have been totally slacking in the hand-made gift category. I make tons of things for people, but not nearly enough for my family. especially my mum. so how's this for a birthday surprise? I corespun all the yarn in her favourite colors. oh and that chartreuse green yarn? one of my first-ever-hand-spun yarn! I have a few mini skeins of my first-ever-spun that are used only in the most special projects - like this one.