Extreme KNITTING

Yes, this is a crochet blog. And KroshayKel doesn't knit. Well, technically, I did once. I took a class at Joann's and made a purse and found knitting to be frustrating (I think because I've been crocheting for so long). Anyway, that doesn't mean that I can't appreciate the art.

I came across this video on YouTube... this is of a woman, Rachel John. She shows how she preps and then knits with 1,000 strands of yarn at once! She uses what looks to be stripped, pointed and varnished logs as her "needles". It is simply amazing.

Even if you are not a yarn crafter or a fan of fiber arts, you probably can appreciate the mechanics/engineering/preparation involved in this whole setup. Simply amazing to me.

Sun Hats - Adult Sized

As part of my Mother's Day gifts, I made some sun hats... 100% cotton, perfect for the summer!

Beige with brim and green detail:




Aerial view:




Me modeling the hat... not quite ready yet ;)




"Posed"




Pot style hat in warm variegated colors:




Me modeling:




"Derby" style rolled brim hat in variegated purples/tans:




Me modeling:

Sun hats for a special 1 year old...

... our friends, A&D's daughter, M, will be celebrating her first birthday this week! Her bday party was on Saturday and part of our gift was a number of sun hats. All caps were made with 100% cotton yarn to make them summer weight.

Since A&D are Greek, I modified the cherries hat from before. This one was made with a darker green yarn, and I made a little grape cluster with a vine coil to hang instead of cherries.




Yellow sun hat with top detail and ruffle edge:






Variegated "derby" style sun hat with "butterfly" stitch detail:






"Girly" pink cap with open stitch band and frilly edge:








Blue "bucket" style sun hat with variegated flower detail:




Sock monkey hat (this is the only one that is acrylic). However, M loves monkeys. So, even if she doesn't really wear it, I still wanted to make it since it was so darn cute!