I knit the Braided Brim Hat by Jack Johnson for our Etsy shop. An Etsy customer commissioned three hats from us. All of her hats had different construction methods, which made it fun to knit for us! The Braided Brim Hat was her second hat (check out her pink speckled Constellate Hat). She requested a […]
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Pink Speckled Constellate Hat by Hunter Hammersen
Hunter Hammersen is one of our favourite knitwear designers. We follow her on Instagram and Tomiko already knit her free cowl pattern, the Consilience Cowl. When she published Firmament: Stellar Stitches for Your Next Adventure in August 2018, I bought a hard copy. I loved the beautiful and unusual stitches that she used to make darling hats. Her […]
DIY: Knit Purple Frida Headband and Free Pattern by Emilie Luis
I knit this purple Frida headband using leftover yarn from my Ravine Hat. The Ravine Hat used almost exactly half a skein of DK weight yarn by Annie Paaren. The good thing about headbands is that they use small amounts of yarn. You might not have enough of a beautiful yarn left over to knit […]
DIY: Knit Ravine Hat by Woolly Wormhead
I’ve been admiring the Ravine Hat by Woolly Wormhead since before I could knit! I love the 1920s cloche style and thought it would look great in a solid or tonal dyed yarn. The textured, overlapping band adds visual interest. You can wear the hat with the overlap front-and-centre to look like a turban, or […]
DIY: Crochet Winterlaced Hat by Yuliya Tkacheva
The Winterlaced Hat by Yulia Tkacheva is a beautiful crochet pattern that has a basketweave insert. This makes it look like there’s a woven horizontal band that encircles the head. To crochet this hat, I used a 3.75 mm hook and two skeins of MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino in Ice. I loved working with the […]