Instagram best 9 for 2018

Instagram obviously likes blues and greys this year and Wendy’s feather and fan scarves from her homespun wool were clearly a favourite. Then comes Margaret’s chicken for the chicken challenge. On the second row is Janette’s homespun hat with the gathered top, then Marina’s striped beanie and Maria’s socks. On the bottom row Margaret’s Aran knitting which has done well since it was a recent addition to our photos. In the middle at the bottom is Marjorie’s reversible man’s jumper which was so warm and clever. Last, but by no means least , are Christine’s knitted koala and knitted sheep . Interesting that it is all knitting this year.  All that and more this year. We have done well!!

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Have we got hats!

We love making hats. They can be a good way to use up oddments or smaller amounts of spun yarn. They can encourage us to think creatively and then we can always think about style and colour. This week we had some really good hats.

Alexis had some flat topped knitted hats which she had made from her own dyed and spun wool. Lovely colours and a different sort of design for a hat which was a bit more stylish than a beret or beanie. The felt trims were a nice addition but the colours! The lavender one had such a lovely mix of other colours in it which were picking up the light.

Cathy made a fluffy , puffy child’s beanie from the acrylic yarn leftovers he had. Some acrylic art yarn gives an interesting effect. She mixed them, with some fawn linen yarn . Making a pompom from acrylic , fluffy yarn wasn’t so easy.

Christine had made 3 green hats from her spun wool. It’s a lovely green and the pastel buttons just go so nicely on these hats to break the colour and then add a cheerful visual lift.

Show and Tell

Margaret: The graph knitting book she had got at Equipment Day along with the sock wool, the teal coloured wool from Rare Fibres and the little present we all got from them with the ruler and spinning wheel earrings.

Christine: Three handspun wool green hats with pastel flower buttons. Spun wool in soft oranges and creams. Rose fibre from Rare Wools,

Jan:  Snowman with the turquoise accessories. Amigurumi crochet.

Alexis: Knitted hats in handspun wool with felted trims. One in lavender and the other in green. Ball of spun wool in purple and white.

Cathy: Cake of dyed handspun wool in oranges and fawns (onion skins). Cake of dark alpaca fleece plied with fawn coloured Corriedale. Fluffy , puffy child’s beanie knitted in acrylic yarn in pastel colours.

Sheila: Baby beanie in handspun  brown alpaca . Hand kitted in double rib.  Hand knitted dark blue beret with a top knot feature in handspun wool. Green and red fleece dyed with food colouring. Carded bag of Suzie Horn’s bits which she’d got at Equipment Day. Book on weaving. Bag of fibre from rare wools in autumn colours.

Marina: Massive bobbin of spun wool. Predominantly blue.

Mother and baby beanies

Mother beanie

Maria has a really nice way of doing things. Mother and baby hats are not new but Maria’s little dog hats for mother and baby are heart melting. Maria allows herself to let go and just create. She’s take and idea and give it a new twist with a sense of gentle fun. Her beanies  are made from her home spun wool and that is what makes a real difference. Gift of the heart. The colours are gentle and charming. They make you think of a winter’s day with snow and that winter sky but there is a real cosiness about them and a warmth you can see because of the little dogs. It is just brilliant the baby hat has teenie dogs on it.

Baby beanie with puppies

There is a pattern for mother and baby beanies on allfreeknitting. There are some nice little graph patterns for animals which you could knit into a hat on Pinterest.