easily distracted by shiny things…
Posted in knitting on Nov 27th, 2009
This is my latest project - my Walking in the Dark Hat.
I’ve had a reel of very narrow light-reflective tape for years, but I could never think of what to do with it. Since I started clog dancing, I’ve been walking down to the rehearsals. When I’m on my bike I wear a high-visibility jacket, [...]
The black corduroy cloche that I showed you the other day has now been livened up by a lime green bias tape band.
The red cloche is made from two layers of polar fleece. There’s also a black bias band on the inside, making it fully reversible. My brief for this one was to make it [...]
This is my second cloche hat, with a symmetrical brim this time.
(You’re looking at the side of the hat - front at the left of the photo.)
It’s made from heavy black cord, and lined with black polar fleece. This hat’s going on a honeymoon to Iceland in a few weeks, so it should be the [...]
I spent Saturday afternoon making another hat.
It’s not finished yet - it needs a good steam pressing, a lining, and then a bit of trim.
I’ve cut out the pieces to make another one the same - except I’ll use a different interfacing and see what the difference is in the finished hat. This one’s interfaced [...]
For Christmas, skycarrots gave me a 1960s book on millinery. I keep leafing through it, but it’s taken me all these months to get around to actually making anything. There are several chapters on “dressmaker” hats. Rather than using felt hoods and a block to mould your hat into shape, you make a pattern and [...]
Posted in knitting on Apr 13th, 2009
It’s just as well I was able to squeeze three little hats out of my remaining wool - a third baby was born amongst my friends on Easter Sunday. That’s three babies in one week!
Posted in knitting on Mar 23rd, 2009
This is the Umbilical Cord Hat, from Stitch ‘n Bitch.
So many of my friends are due to have their babies in the next few weeks that I haven’t decided who this one’s for just yet. I have a sneaking suspicion you’ll be seeing a lot more of these very soon!
Posted in shopping on Feb 12th, 2009
Is this a fedora? I’m not sure.
Whatever it is, it’s my new hat!
I promise it isn’t as luminous in Real Life as it appears in the photo.
I’ve been after a smart winter hat for ages (mostly since the one I knitted had a shrinking accident with the washing machine!), and I spotted this in the [...]
Posted in knitting on Oct 18th, 2008
In this case, having your photo taken wearing the latest hat and scarf that your girlfriend’s just knitted.
Paul’s not mad keen on having his photo taken, but he agreed to let me snap away just this once, so I could have a fabulously manly picture to show off the hat and scarf sets.
These hats and [...]
Posted in knitting on Oct 10th, 2008
Yes, it’s that time of year again!
I’ve worn my woolly hat and scarf two or three times now, which makes me wonder whether there are any of you out there with cold heads and necks… or maybe you have a chilly friend or relative who might appreciate a nice woolly Christmas present?
So, Hand Knit Hats [...]