First time blogging
Well, I decided that perhaps I should give the blogging thing a try. Who knows if anyone will ever read this but what the heck. I'm constantly coming up with things that I'd like to share with people...
View ArticleHats for Kids
Well, here's my first official post. No idea if I will actually follow through and blog regularly but I thought this would be a good way of sharing my passions (knitting/crochet and gravestones). I...
View ArticleDespicable Me Minion Hat
In my search for cute quick hats to knit and crochet for charity I came across one for a Minion hat (from Despicable Me)that combined knitting and crochet. I decided that I would borrow the idea but...
View ArticleHats, Hats and More Hats
I decided that since I love to make hats I would see if I could maybe sell some of them to offset my yarn costs. Well, in this past week I have made a whopping 7 hats as custom orders...not too bad for...
View ArticleCustom Caps (and more)
Since last blogging things have gotten a bit crazy. My friend and I have started up a business called Custom Caps (and more) making knit and crochet hats. Currently we only have a website on Facebook...
View ArticleRibbon Cap
Working on some fun new hats for summer. Here's one with a brim to keep the sun off your face...Ribbon CapI used a 5.0mm hook and worsted weight yarn and the hat came out to a size that would fit my 8...
View ArticleCanucks Hats
With the Vancouver Canucks heading to the Stanley Cup finals I thought I would make up a couple of Canucks hats. This is just from a basic beanie pattern. White hatYarn - need worsted weight White,...
View ArticleWatermelon Hat
A friend asked me if I could make a Watermelon hat for her....so here's the pattern that I designed. This hat made to these specifications will fit a 3-6 month old. You could probably make it larger...
View ArticleBitty Flower Hat
Bitty Flower HatThis one is named after my daughter. You will need: 1 skein of cotton (main colour) small bit of a contrast colour for flower (optional) ribbon 5 mm hook tapestry needlesc - single...
View ArticleGravestone update
Well, most of my blogs to date have focused on my crochet hats. I figured it was time to do a little update on my other passion, the preservation of gravestones for genealogical purposes. I love...
View ArticlePanda Hat
It's been a crazy couple of months. Custom Caps (and more) has been booming with tons of orders. Along the way I've had to create a few new hats for clients. I decided to post the patterns here. These...
View ArticleC is for Cookie
Here's another hat that I made at a client's request. As always I start with the same basic hat pattern and add the details from there. Again, no one has tested the pattern except me so please let me...
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