Comparisons

EDITED: to add the 'buy now' buttons have been removed and these hats have been moved to the post dated December 31, 2008

(make sure you check the previous post for the 3 new hats I added today.) So with my newly improved knitting skills, I decided to do a little experiment. Using the same yarn (Noro, my current favourite - this is from the Kureyon line), I crocheted a wee cap and then knitted one. Although the knitting takes me about 5 times as long, it uses considerably less wool. The crocheted cap is much thicker and the fabric is more stiff. The knitted one is stretchier. They are both for small heads. Although I still love the creative possibilities of crochet, I am enjoying the challenge of knitting. This knitting pattern follows the Elizabeth Zimmermann pattern very closely (with out the nordic pattern). But isn't this yarn great? I love the colours! To me the crochet has the effect of making them even more vibrant - more concentrated.

This wee hat is %100 wool and fits about 40 cm (16"). But it is stretchy so it could fit a bit smaller and a bit bigger. This was my knitting project in Mexico and I was pleased to see that I was not the only one who brought my knitting to the beach...


This crocheted hat is obviously also 100% wool. It has a small ruffled brim. It fits about 45cm (18"). Here is a view from the top so you get an appreciation for the effect of the way the yarn is dyed.

New Hats

Edited to add 3 hats completed the week of December 6.

Hello! And welcome to a new season of hats! I have been busy over the summer and fall with my yarn. Enjoy the hats and check back often - I have several 'about to be finished' hats on the go in fabulous yarns and colours!

This first hat is made from Red Heart's TLC Amore and is 80% acrylic and 20% nylon. I love the colours and it is soooo soft! Hey and I couldn't resist making a daisy and sewing it on. It fits a 48 cm (19") head.
SOLD
$20



This is a crocheted hat out of the same yarn as the knitted hat further down this page. (Paton's Shetland Chunky). Someone ordered some hats out of these colours last year and I have been having fun playing with the colours ever since. This one has a picot edge.

It fits a 51 cm (20") head
75% acrylic, 25% wool
$30.00
This hat is now reduced in price and available for sale in the post of December 31, 2008.


This hat is the first one that I ever crocheted with ear flaps. Perfect for skiing or playing outside! This hat is 100% wool with angora blend trim and is lined with micro fleece for comfort. It fits 22.5" - 23.5".

$40

SOLD









There is something about a red hat... It is my favourite colour to create a hat in. This hat is made from a washable wool blend with alpaca and %100 wool accents. It fits 22.5" - 23.5". Warm and soft! $30

Adult Hats - Wool

This colourful hat is made from 100% wool and wool blends. It is lined for comfort with grey microfleece.
$40.00
SOLD





This colourful and soft ski toque with ear flaps is made from a 75% wool blend with trim in 100% sheep and alpaca wool. It fits 21.5 - 23" (55 - 58cm). Perfect for a snowy day on the ski hill. $40

This warm adult hat is made from midnight blue 100% lopi wool (Icelandic sheeps wool) It fits 21.5 - 22.5" (55 - 58cm). It is lined for comfort with grey microfleece.

$40.00
SOLD



This warm hat is crocheted from 100% Lopi wool (Icelandic sheeps wool - it has a longer, more lustrous and softer fiber than regular wool). It is lined for comfort with grey micro fleece. It fits 21 - 22" (53 - 56cm) $40

Here is a hat made from %100 Japanese wool. It is lined for comfort with grey micro fleece. It fits 22 - 23" (55 - 58cm). $40

This pretty adult sized Hippie Hat is made from 100% wool with a mohair blend trim. It fits 22 - 23.5" (56 - 60cm). $30.00

This warm adult sized Hippie Hat is made from 100% lopie wool (Icelandic sheeps wool) with 100% wool and a wool blend trim. It fits 22 - 23.5" (56 - 60cm). It is lined for comfort with grey micro fleece.

$40.00
SOLD

Sold Hats Winter 2006/07

Here are all the hats that sold last year. Feel free to re-order any of these by contacting me through e-mail. If the wool or yarn is still available, I can do my best to recreate it in the size you would like. Please note the reference code after the 'sold' and use that in correspondence so we know we are talking about the same hat!


This hat is made from that gorgeous (although scratchy) Japanese wool. I love it! It is 100% wool and is lined with micro fleece. It fits 22 - 23" heads. You can see it being made on my blog here $40.00

SOLD (SH1)






This hat is made from the softest wool I have ever worked with. It is 100% Merino wool. I once had a Merina sheep... bottle fed him as a lamb. We named him Maverick. In fact, I still have his fleece waiting to be made into a quilt. Anyways, this wool is so soft you would think it was a blend or not wool at all but it is and has all the warmth of wool, too. It fits 22 - 23" heads. $40

SOLD (SH2)




Here is another hat made from that great Alpaca wool. The stripes are all 100 % sheeps wool. This is a big hat! Fits 22.5 - 24" heads. $30

SOLD(SH3)








This hat is made from a 70% wool blend. It fits 22 - 23" heads. $30

SOLD (SH4)











This hat is made from beautiful alpaca wool from right here in the Okanagan with sheep wool trim. If fits 22 - 23". $30

SOLD (SH5)







This pretty hat is made from a 75% wool blend. It is soft, stretchy and warm with a picot edge. It fits 22.5" - 24". $30





SOLD (SH6)













This pretty, colourful hat is made from 100 % soft acrylic yarn. It fits 21.5 - 23" (54 - 58cm). $20

SOLD(SH7)

And you can find the rest here for adults and here for children.

Happy Hat Owners

Here are some happy (and incredibly CUTE! hat owners. These first two hats were made by special order and are made from Alpaca Wool - what a pleasure to work with! And it is grown right here in Vernon, too!













And this one is of course, one of my favourite people in the whole world to make hats for. (She has more than anyone else, too) She had her eye on this hat for a long time and when she lost her purple hat on the bus....




Can you tell which one of these hat-receivers is my beautiful almost youngest sister? This hat is made from Italian wool (the most expensive wool I have ever worked with but it is so beautiful, don't you think? And it is soft, too....) She is also my talented sister who makes my blog look fantastic. Got a picture of you in your hat? I'd LOVE to see it!