Melt the ICE

The colorwork sweater I am making is on hold while I knit a couple of red hats. Needle & Skein, a local yarn shop in the Twin Cities, advertised a knitting pattern for a red hat, similar to red protest hats made during the Nazi occupation in Norway. All proceeds from sale of the patternContinue reading “Melt the ICE”

Commission Hat

My friend Polly went on a trip to England. She was exited to see sheep all over countryside there, but surprised to find out most of them were bred for meat and not fiber. She bought a wool hat for her husband that turned out to be too small. Polly asked me if I couldContinue reading “Commission Hat”