Posts Tagged ‘handmade hats’
A CATastrophe and a Request for Support
Last Sunday I returned from Toronto after losing my dad. Devi was very happy to see me. I was very happy to see him. On Monday, in celebration of our reunification, Devi ate a sizable chunk of a foam yoga block. Needless to say, he did not feel well. In an attempt to ease his…
Read MoreA Pattern, a Podcast and PEI
Where to begin, where to begin? I have had a whirlwind month, summer….. season and I have so much to tell you, starting with my latest news. I finally published the knitting pattern for my Log Cabin Hat! I am so grateful to my friend, Micheline, who helped me with tech editing and graphic design.…
Read MoreMaking hats and Plans to Leave the House
Hello Everyone, Today I bring you all things joyful. I do, however, want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the kind and sympathetic comments on my last post. Sometimes the internet can be a vehicle for good. You really comforted me. But now let’s talk about hats and upcoming plans…
Read MoreIntroducing Betty Bucket
This is not your daughter’s bucket hat. That was the line that popped into my head when I stepped back to admire my new design. Not sure if my free form association translates outside the parameters of my own mind, so I’ll elaborate. I’m constantly seeing the line, “The is not your grandmother’s (insert noun…
Read MoreKnit One, Cry Two
Cast on 78 stitches, knit one with main colour, listen to the news, cry, purl one main colour, twist contrast colour around main colour, try to make sense of the horror, knit 2 rounds plain, rage, knit one, purl one to the end of round….cry a little more. Another beautiful beret is completed. This is…
Read MoreSeizing the Day
Hi, everyone! Welcome to October. Fall in Lunenburg is proving to be much kinder than the summer. OK, there was one little hurricane, but I’m so over natural disasters…or any other kind, for that matter. I have forgotten it as quickly as it blew in. A few weeks back my friend/neighbour, Vanessa, and I decided…
Read MoreSpring Has Sprung
Hello, hello, I just wanted to pop in here to let people know that Spring returned. Isn’t it amazing? How do those buds know to open? I was just beginning to feel forsaken by Mother Nature when the crocuses and daffodils started appearing. In Nova Scotia, one never fully puts their winter clothes away, but…
Read MoreA Hat Making Workshop and Lots of New Hats
Hello, hello! I have so many hats to show you, but before I do I have some exciting news to share with you…..I will be teaching my first workshop, here in my little studio. I am also working on creating online workshops, but this will take some (a lot of) time. If you live nearby…
Read MoreScrappy Hats and Naturally Grey Hair
Hello from deep within an unruly pile of fabric scraps. It is the time of year when my accumulated fabric scraps threaten to take over the world, or at least my studio. I have been fighting back and slowly…very slowly, turning them into hats. I have managed to make a grand total of three scrappy…
Read MoreFluffy Clouds and Scrappy Sundays.
Whew, I finally made it back here. It has been a whirlwind of a month. I kept trying to get some hats made to tell you about and then before I could sit down and start typing they would sell. I have been particularly delighted that my hand knit and felted hats have been finding…
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