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Saturday, January 7, 2012

mad hatter

I mostly stuck to my guns about having a relaxing, stress free, store bought Christmas, and my sewing machine had quite honestly not seen the light of day since November. But I did get the itch to stitch a few times, so I made some hand knit hats for some of my friends and family.

Okay- it was kind of like a factory around here... :) I think I made 7 in total, didn't take photos of them all!

I learned to cable! Now I really feel fancy-schmancy. Shhhh...don't spill the beans, but it was really quite simple. Also, Michael's had a sale on my favorite bulky yarn, so I bought a bunch and churned out these puppies. I made this pattern 3 times for friends. How cute is that button detail?

Another one from the same pattern, but modified with no button band. I love the pumpkin orange, yo!

And one more slightly different cable pattern for my wonderful and very crafty MIL:

Here's the pile of them including the purple one which was blogged here.


My favorite part? These awesome labels, bought here (found via Katie on Pinterest). Me loves to be cheeky ;) I think they will go on everything I make from now on!


Yup, I am officially a Mad Hatter!

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19 comments:

  1. LeahJanuary 7, 2012 at 2:30 PM

    Great hats, and love that label!

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  2. Little Island QuiltingJanuary 7, 2012 at 2:37 PM

    Love that label.
    And the hats.
    But you knew that already.
    Cough cough.

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  3. bethanndoddJanuary 7, 2012 at 3:14 PM

    Adorable! I have gotta learn to knit in 2012! It would be the perfect crafty thing to do while spending hundreds of hours at baseball fields this Spring & Summer. I am totally getting some labels...hope you don't mind!
    Smiles~Beth

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  4. HollyJanuary 7, 2012 at 3:23 PM

    Those labels are awesome! Good job on learning how to cable!

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  5. ShayJanuary 7, 2012 at 4:15 PM

    Those labels are priceless.

    Lovely hats too. One of my goals for this year is to knit something but I can assure you it wont be a hat and it surely wont be done in cable!

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  6. StephanieJanuary 7, 2012 at 4:20 PM

    Love the hats!

    How on earth did I not know you were on Pinterest?!?! That is just wrong! I am now following you :)

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  7. KatiJanuary 7, 2012 at 4:48 PM

    Love those hats! I need some of those labels!

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  8. LynneJanuary 7, 2012 at 4:50 PM

    That label made me chuckle - cheeky indeed! Congratulations on learning to cable - you're right, it's not so difficult!

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  9. Katie BJanuary 7, 2012 at 5:33 PM

    Love the cheeky labels and fancy-schmancy hats. I had no idea you were so gangsta!

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  10. JenelleJanuary 7, 2012 at 5:37 PM

    That label cracks me up! Instead of "oh a handmade gifts, thaaannnks (shuffle, shuffle)" from some of those hard to please peeps on my list, maybe next year I could elicit more of a "OH! A handmade gift! I will forever be in your debt and will cherish this always!" Just saying. ;)

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  11. PoppyprintJanuary 7, 2012 at 6:19 PM

    OMG those labels are hysterical!!! I must get some! If you haven't got cabling out of your system, can we talk swap? I can't knit...ahem, revision: I chose a frustration-free existence, therefore I do not knit. Do you have a thread catcher? I will never believe you that those cables are easy (I have a feeling you're a BFL on that one). I LOVE those hats!! Let's talk if you're up for it.

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  12. Little Blue MouseJanuary 7, 2012 at 6:21 PM

    Ha ha, those labels are great, and I love all the hats.

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  13. JulesJanuary 7, 2012 at 8:10 PM

    those labels are hilarious!, i saw them on pinterest too. And your hats, well i can see why you didn't use your machine!, you were the "knitting machine"

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  14. Sew,ray,meJanuary 8, 2012 at 4:27 AM

    They're gorgeous! Your friends/family are very lucky :)

    Love the cheeky labels too!

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  15. Katy CameronJanuary 8, 2012 at 1:14 PM

    Hee hee, love the label!

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  16. felicityJanuary 8, 2012 at 9:11 PM

    Hilarious label! I love all your hats. I don't have a good hat head now that I have short hair. Sadz.

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  17. Kate S.January 9, 2012 at 11:51 PM

    Yay for cables, they really aren't that hard! The hats look great :)

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  18. *kateJanuary 11, 2012 at 11:54 AM

    Love this hat! And I see it's a free pattern. Holla!

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  19. amylouwhosewsJanuary 19, 2012 at 7:44 AM

    I love those labels!! That's hilarious! nothing like a little guilt to go along with the gift!

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Your comments make my day! Sharing projects with others makes it all the more fun. Thanks for your kind words!