New colors

New hats ready to take to Topeka.  Hope people like these ones.  I have more in the works.  Am going to use patterns in a felting book to make flowers to pin to some one color hats.  I've been told that if the embellishments are removable they appeal to a wider number of people.  Love the colors in these ones.  Wool was sent to me by my friend Judi.  With her encouragement I've been rather successful in making these.  I've begun branching out to make each hat a bit different.  These are plainer than the last ones I posted but I'm very happy with them.  Off to make more.  Hopefully they'll catch on and I'll be able to make more.

Four more hats

These are all knit from sheep's wool courtesy of McRanch at Dripping Springs, TX.  I've tried to be a bit creative with these ones.  A good friend has let me know that embellishments that are permanently attached, limit the number of people who would want that.  SO, I've pulled out my book on felting so as to be able to make felted embellishments like leaves and flowers that can be attached with pins or very small stitch holders.  We'll see how that works.  DRUM ROLL please!!!

 

On cats and dogs

I've been trying for a very long time to get pictures of Prince the cat beside one of the dogs for size comparison.  Finally I got my chance.  Spot the dog is about 60 lbs.  The smaller cat is Mikey and I know for sure he's about 15 lbs.  Spot and Butch are nearly the same weight.  Butch weighs about 55lbs.

Okay, I'm on a bit of a roll here......

Here's the second one I made.  Have to get creative with hot water situation.  Doesn't get hot enough to shrink the hats the first time round.  This one took four, (yes 4) trips through the washer.  It's a bit larger than the one I posted yesterday.  As you see the last photo is both hats side by side.  The one from yesterday is for a small head.  This one fits a medium to large.  Both are posted for sale on ArtFire.

My I-cord hat

Dreamed this one up a couple of days ago.  Had trouble felting the silly thing.  Had to run it through the washer four times.  There's another one doing it's fourth journey through the washing machine.  Different kind of yarn and a bit different in design.  If it works out will post that one too.

 The bottom two pictures you will see what it looked like before the fourth spin round the washer. Very 60's but unless the wearer has a very big head, it wouldn't have worked.  Comments anyone??