I love hats!
Yup, I admit it. I am CRAZY about hats! I have always been a fan of textures. When I was about ten years old, my om taught me how to crochet. Since then I have made several large afghans, and a few other little things. But hats are my favorite:-)
Last year, I got into the Knifty Knitter craze. That was fun, but I was still feeling a little limited in what I could do. Meanwhile, I fell in love with the work of other yarn artists, such as a Heather Bauer and Jennifer Rodriguez. I knew I needed to learn how to knit like a big girl!
Here are some of my KK creations:
And here are some adorable works of art from Heather:
I have always been a little apprehensive about knitting. Those two long pointy needles are kind of scary! And let's face it. I am not very coordinated. But I was determined. So I picked up a kit on how to knit, and learned the basics.I won't lie. It was HARD!!!!! I can't tell you how many times I dropped a stitch, and not knowing how to fix it, I would have to unravel the entire piece. Ugh!! My fingers ached from working at it for hours on end. But I kept going. I would NOT quit!!!
And. . .success!! I did learn the basics (including how to pick up dropped stitches!!), and I finally made this:
I can tell you are TOTALLY impressed:-) Maybe even more so when I tell you that this was entirely my own design. I just kind of started knitting, and let the art happen. Kind of cool, huh?
And what do I use these cute hats for? Photo props! There is nothing cuter than a baby sporting a soft knitted hat, or a diaper cover, or a cocoon, etc. Texture is fun, and adds tons of interest to any image:-)
Right now I am working on a large afghan to use in the studio - lots of bright colors in this one! I can't wait to put a little baby on it:-)
A special shout out goes to Baby Aub (don't ask, my kid named him!), who was such a good sport, even when I put him in the girl hats:-)
Last year, I got into the Knifty Knitter craze. That was fun, but I was still feeling a little limited in what I could do. Meanwhile, I fell in love with the work of other yarn artists, such as a Heather Bauer and Jennifer Rodriguez. I knew I needed to learn how to knit like a big girl!
Here are some of my KK creations:
And here are some adorable works of art from Heather:
I have always been a little apprehensive about knitting. Those two long pointy needles are kind of scary! And let's face it. I am not very coordinated. But I was determined. So I picked up a kit on how to knit, and learned the basics.I won't lie. It was HARD!!!!! I can't tell you how many times I dropped a stitch, and not knowing how to fix it, I would have to unravel the entire piece. Ugh!! My fingers ached from working at it for hours on end. But I kept going. I would NOT quit!!!
And. . .success!! I did learn the basics (including how to pick up dropped stitches!!), and I finally made this:
I can tell you are TOTALLY impressed:-) Maybe even more so when I tell you that this was entirely my own design. I just kind of started knitting, and let the art happen. Kind of cool, huh?
And what do I use these cute hats for? Photo props! There is nothing cuter than a baby sporting a soft knitted hat, or a diaper cover, or a cocoon, etc. Texture is fun, and adds tons of interest to any image:-)
Right now I am working on a large afghan to use in the studio - lots of bright colors in this one! I can't wait to put a little baby on it:-)
A special shout out goes to Baby Aub (don't ask, my kid named him!), who was such a good sport, even when I put him in the girl hats:-)
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