I crocheted a black Berlin Hat as a custom order for our Etsy shop. A customer approached us about making a Berlin Hat for her, but using black merino yarn. Of course we could accept! The Berlin Hat was our first crochet pattern we published, and it’s also a best seller in both our Etsy […]
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DIY: Knit Burlington Hat by Kiku Corner
Meet our newest knit design: the Burlington Hat! The Burlington Hat uses aran weight yarn and is knit entirely in mistake rib. This stitch makes the hat extremely stretchy and squishy, so each knit size will fit many sizes of heads. It is also completely reversible. We’ve designed this hat for three sizes: Toddler-Child, Teen-Adult […]
DIY: Knit Osaka Hat by Kiku Corner
We named this hat after the bustling, oceanside city of Osaka. The Seigaiha wave crest pattern is a traditional geometric motif that represents good luck. ‘Seigaiha’ means ‘blue sea and waves.’ The Osaka Hat pattern works best in a two colours of fingering-weight yarn in differing hues and values. Here, I used an azure blue […]
DIY: Knit Lichtenberg Hat Pattern by Kiku Corner
We named this hat after our German Oma’s village of Lichtenberg. It was such a small village, it didn’t even have a bar! We used to spend our summers at our Oma’s house, and this is where we were able to indulge in our crafty endeavours. Our Oma was a master tailor and prolific sock-knitter; […]
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 […]