My Latest Creation



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Guanaguanare said…
I really like this hat Lesley, both the shape and the colors you selected. Could you tell us more about this skill and some of your other projects?
Blessings
11:55 AM
Anonymous said…
Love that hat, Lesley-Ann. Did you use a pattern? There's a new knitting cafe near my house and I'm thinking about taking lessons.

LAD
6:10 PM
Lenoxave said…
Is this your new fashion line? You know the art of "the hat" is lost and you are bringing it back. I love hats. Are you making anymore? Shameless request. :-)
6:29 PM
blackgirl on mars said…
I started crocheting hats 2 years ago after my favorite hat shrank in the wash (I sometimes forget not to wash wool in warm water!) It began as a desperate attempt to remake that hat. I use all-natural wool, sometimes hand-dyed and homespun, and many of my hats end up in a small boutique here called loveliving under the labels "Brooklyn Thoughts" or "Bandit Queen". Each hat has a name. The one pictured above, on my lovely model K, is "Sorbet". When I crochet, I feel at one with the universe. I swear. I highly recommend it as a form of meditation. I don't use patterns. Lisa, I highly recommend at least starting to knit. It's not for every one but I learned to knit when I was pregnant (My mother-in-law taught me) and it is a skill I am proud to continue today. If anyone is interested in a hat, you can always contact me & we can arrange something. I seem to get the crocheting bug during the winter, and only make the hats when I feel moved to do so. Right now I'm on a bit of a roll. :-)
12:06 AM
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