Winter Beanies 2011

Different styles, to keep us warm these cold winter days.

Honey, Blueberry & Raspberry shades.

Dark Brown Felt Hat

This hat I used natural dark brown fleece from South Australia and a little courser than I use for most of my hats being 18 micron Merino, but I like a change and each fibre gives a different result.
I made this hat using the larger size resist and therefor a larger crown and brim.
I added embellishments of green/brown silk and two commercial yarns in those tonings to give it texture.

See this hat at Bellingen May 2011

Sapphire Blue Felt Hat

Wide Brim with embellishments of Silk, Rayon & commercial yarn are a feature of this Hand Felted Hat.

See this hat at Bellingen Market May 2011.

Alpaca Suri Beanie

An earlier post shows me carding alpaca suri very dark reddish chocolate brown.
It wasn't long before I spun it up and knitted this beanie. I found this scorpian in a shop so sewed it on. Rather gruesome.

Below is the other alpaca I spun up and knitted a soft beret type beanie.
It looks like I have a strip of darker colour alpaca but it just happened that way

Hand Felted Hats April Show

Hand felted hats are very nice to wear and they dress up an outfit. These 3 styles are colourful and each have a bit of decoration added to them.

These will be for sale at Bellingen Market.

Designer Yarn Beanies

When I have spun up some designer yarn I always wonder what style is best suited. Top beanie I spun up the softest light blue merino with white mohair and glitter yarn. Pattern used is Knit 2 Purl 2 wide band with a long body allowing for a good head of hair. Below is designer yarn I spun up using natural black alpaca with dyed mohair . Similar style for a close hugging beanie

Coiled Beanies No 2

I have been enjoying knitting up this style beanie. Everyone is different. Grey has an extended body allowing for long hair, Green has only a short body and fits close to the head and the Red has a longer body and an opening at the end for a pony tail to hang out of.

Coiled Beanies No 1

This is my new design I am using for several of my yarns as it sits on the head of mostly people with smaller heads. very flaterring. Of course all yarns are different on colour and thickness which result in an individual beanie. Just for You.

Soft hand spun/ dyed merino wool is a delight to wear. Available at March 2011 Bellingen Market

Big March Madness Beanie

This beanie would suit a person with a big boof head (sorry about that) or one with dreadlocks. I used handspun designer yarn in earthy tones, leaving the joining yarns a feature.

I am taking this to March 2011 Bellingen Market, get one early for winter as it is one of a kind like all my hats are not massed produced. All is a piece of art using wool.

March Madness Beanie

I loved these bright colours for wearing on a dull day to brighten ones self up.
I used many of my handspun/dyed designer yarns leaving the joining yarns a feature..

I am taking this to March 2011 Bellingen Market

Felt Magazine Issue 4

I am always happy to receive a magazine in the post and can't wait till my chores are done and I can sit with a cuppa and go through it.
Yarn magazine and Felt magazine arrived the same day so it was a bonus.
I flick through rather fast then start at the beginning and take it slowly reading the articles.
It was the Felt magazine that when I reached page 44and 45 I took an extra look as it was the article that Grace Brambley talked to both Kerry and I about her writing it. I hope some people get to read it and take note that Kerry has been doing this for some time and put her heart and soul into her creations.
When ever I call around which is always the Friday before Bellingen market day to load up the van with our stock. She has pots of wool dyeing, wool hanging on the line drying and displayed in her lounge room ( well used to be).

I have know Kerry for a long time now and between us run a very friendly Market stall where clients can chat and ask questions and we answer as best we can.

Hand Felted Glasses Cases

What a bright selection of Glasses Cases and different sizes. Many uses
either for glasses, sun glasses, camera, phone. notepads and pens. scissors and tape measures.

I start using hand dyed colour tops of merino fleece then add bits of dyed mohair, spun yarn, glitter, or what ever that I have in my stash to create a pleasing texture.

Hand Felted Red Hat With Flowers

A very striking red hand felted hat with a couple of flowers attached to give it a bit of glamour. I used merino fleece which gives it a lovely texture.

Hand Felted Wide Brim Hats

A motled grey wide brim hand felted hat


A dark green wide floppy brim hand felted hat

These hats will be for sale at this months December Bellingen Market weather permitting.

Wide Brim Hand Felt hats

For this wide brim white hat all I have added is the band which I added to the fleece (being 18 micron merino fleece) some white natural mohair and silver glitter.

This green with brown brim hat has a band of the green and brown twisted and felted for decoration.

The back view showing the indent on the top of the crown, and the band tie I have made it a feature to show off at the side. It can be moved to the back if the wearer prefers.

I am taking these hats to the Bellingen Market this Sat weather permitting as the rain fall has been predicted for a few more days.