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Keeper of the Past
True Blue Farmgirl
925 Posts
Sarita
Battle Creek
Michigan
USA
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 Posted - Dec 12 2011 : 07:31:40 AM
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I enjoy knitting with wool yarn and making hats and then felting them and the most fun, putting the finishing touches to make a warm and comfortable hat.
I have some pictures of my latest hats on my blog and also I have put up a site that sells the cloche hat pattern.
Do you have any resources that you will share?
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
"It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are." EE Cummings
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Dec 12 2011 : 09:32:41 AM
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Sarita, your sheep are beautiful. And all your pretty Christmas decorations. I love how you put the little figurines in the blue canning jars. Very nice. Your home looks so warm and inviting. Thanks for sharing.
Oh, and I just love your hats.
kris
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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
1044 Posts
Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Dec 12 2011 : 10:44:25 AM
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Those hats are so pretty! Do you place them in a form when you felt them? I have tried felting before for handbags, but have not stuck with it. It really makes a nice fabric especially when you are using such quality wools like the ones from your sheep.
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Dec 12 2011 : 6:16:41 PM
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Beautiful hats Sarita! I've wanted to learn how to knit hats and felt them for a couple of years now. Just haven't been able to cross them off my list. We have a friend in S. Colorado who knits and felts the style we always think of MJ in (rolled brim-breton I think it's called). Love them! Love you farm, I want to come and have you tell me what I need to do to raise my own yarn! LOL
Audrey
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MaryLD
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary
New Braunfels
TX
USA
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Posted - Dec 12 2011 : 6:53:08 PM
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I knitted a pillbox hat from the book Simple Chic, about 8 yrs ago. I still wear it, but I am going to make another one!
Mary LD
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Keeper of the Past
True Blue Farmgirl
925 Posts
Sarita
Battle Creek
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Dec 13 2011 : 11:31:21 AM
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Girls, knitting these hats are so easy and fast. I can knit a hat in one night, felted it the next.
I use two strands of wool yarn and size 10 1/2 needles and I have several hat and purse patterns.
Thanks for the nice comments on my sheep. I dearly love them all but I had over a hundred head and sold down to 40 plus and a fellow is wanting a flock and came to talk to me about selling them to him. I will keep 10-15 head, can't do without my daily wooly fix.
If you would like to try to knit and felt but have problems, I am sure some of us will try to share. I do have a hat mold that I use. But I have also used bowls.
Thank you for all the nice comments.
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
"It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are." EE Cummings
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
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