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Giveaway: Margeau Chapeau

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Margeau Chapeau book review

Judy is the winner.

Last week I told you about the book full of pretty, classic, but with a bit of luxury worked in hat knitting patterns called Margeau Chapeau. I’m delighted to be able to give away a physical (and autographed, from what I hear!) copy of the book to one lucky (U.S. only, please) winner.

In this book you’ll get a bunch of great hat projects you’ll love to knit for yourself and friends and family. It may just give you all the projects you need for your holiday gift knitting all in one place.

If you’d like a chance to win this book, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, July 31. I’d love to hear about your favorite hat that you’ve ever knit, or a hat that you own that you wish you could knit.

One of my favorites is the Eyelet Beret from my colorwork book. It’s so fun and easy in self-striping yarn, and totally cheerful in shape and color. I love it.

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

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  1. Living in a state with cold winter climate, I love knitting hats for friends and family.

  3. I LOVE making hats and think my favorite one so far is Monte Rosa, a combination of lace and cables in an easy pattern (sorry, I’m not sure how to link to the pattern page on Ravelry!). This looks like a great book to share with my cousin, who I am currently teaching to knit. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!

  5. I live in NE CT where it gets quite cold in the winter months. I love to wear different hats and I love to knit ( and crochet lol).

  6. I like to knit hats for charity. I am working on one now, although my favorite was a floppy brim hat I made myself in high school…a long time ago!

  8. i am currently trying to teach myself to knit so i haven’t attempted a hat yet but this is the perfect one to try!

  12. Love knitting hats. When I get frustrated with bigger projects not working, I make a hat to boost my self-confidence. My favorite still is my first, I’d never done decreases before or seams and its just beautiful.

  13. I knitted my first hat this winter for my daughter ribbing with sequin yarn. She loved it! Would love to try more challenging patterns like the one on the cover. This book looks awesome. Thank you for the chance to win!

  14. It’s COLD up here where I live, and I fell in love with the hat on the cover!! I’m sure that there are going to be tons of ideas for me to make for friends, family, and charities. Thank you so much for your generous giveaway!!

  17. I have made quite a few hats. My favorite is an Andean earflap hat. Right now I am knitting hats for the Seaman’s Church.

  20. The first hat i knitted. I made it in two shades of purple. It is from Klutz Learn to knit book/kit.

  21. I teach Special Education and have enjoyed teaching many of my students how to knit. Knitting is a lifelong activity that requires art, math, and time to achieve a nice reward-a finished product.

  22. I knitted my first hat when I was 12, as a gift for a friend. It was very simple, knitted flat and with a pom pom. That was back in 1973 when I was living in Colorado. She loved it and really appreciated it for those very frigid winters! It was Navy blue and gold, the colors of our junior high school.

  28. My favorite hat is the earflap hat from Charlotte Schurch’s “Hats On”. I’ve made a dozen of them. I just thumbed through Margeau Chapeaux at my LYS and it was lovely although not in my current hobby budget. I’d love to win!

  31. I created a hat for my daughter once, a floppy brimmed hat… don’t know how I made, didn’t have a pattern but as a teenager she thought it was the best hat ever!

  34. I think that the most fun I had making a hat is the Baa-ble Hat (Ravelry). I like color variations and the topic was a great one for a new wool spinner.

  35. I have not made a hat yet. I usually make shawls and sweaters. I think it’s time to start!

  36. Hats are my favorite thing to knit. My favorite hat that I have knit is a tricolor hat that uses slip stitches to make an interesting colorwork pattern. Would love to win this book and try out some new hat patterns!

  37. I love the purple hat on the cover! Margeau’s patterns are so well written. Her Sunrise wrap is next on my knit list 😉

  38. I love knitting hats. I haven’t come across one that is my favorite yet since it is too hard to choose just one.

  39. My favorite hat that I’ve ever made was just a simple hat for my Dad. I lined it with fleece. He wears is all the time in the winter. He wears it so much, he asked me to make another one for him.

Have you read?

Book Review: Knitted Safari Friends – 20 Adorable Animals to Make

If you have a weakness for knitted animals wearing tiny clothes, Knitted Safari Friends by Sarah Keen is going to be very difficult to resist.

This colourful collection includes 20 safari and savannah animals to knit, including a lion, tiger, elephant, flamingo, hippo, crocodile, rhinoceros, zebra and giraffe.

And yes, many of them have their own little outfits.

The lion in purple overalls is probably enough to sell me on the whole book.

Cute Animals With Plenty of Personality

What I like about this collection is that the animals are clearly designed as characters rather than realistic wildlife models.

They are bright, friendly and a little quirky, which makes them particularly appealing as handmade gifts for children or animal-loving adults.

Looking at the sample pages, the hippo and flamingo patterns have a cheerful illustrated layout, with the finished animals shown in little safari scenes alongside the practical pattern information.

There is also plenty of variety in the shapes, which means you aren’t simply knitting the same basic body 20 times and changing the ears.

If knitted animals with interchangeable clothes are already your thing, have a look at our Knitted Wild Animal Friends book review. That collection includes elephants, giraffes, lions, tigers, zebras and other animals with an entire wardrobe of tiny knitted clothing.

Is Knitted Safari Friends Beginner Friendly?

The publisher describes the patterns as easy to follow, and the book includes a techniques section, abbreviations and knitting conversions to help you through the projects.

I would still put this more in the confident beginner to intermediate category rather than recommending it as someone’s very first knitting project.

Toy knitting usually involves shaping, joining pieces, stuffing and finishing neatly, and that finishing stage can sometimes take almost as long as the knitting itself.

Ask anyone who has ever had a finished knitted animal sitting in pieces on the craft table for three weeks waiting for its legs to be sewn on.

For knitters who are still learning the basics of toy making, our Knitted Amigurumi Animal Friends review is another useful option, with smaller animals and simple clothing pieces.

A Great Gift Knitting Book

These would make lovely handmade gifts for children, particularly if you matched the animal to their favourite safari creature.

You could also knit several of them together as a nursery display or create your own little safari collection.

The clothes and accessories add another level of fun, too. Once you’ve knitted an elephant, there is something wonderfully satisfying about then deciding what that elephant ought to wear.

Apparently this is where my crafting priorities are now.

My Take

I think Knitted Safari Friends is one of those books that you buy intending to make one project and then immediately start planning an entire knitted zoo.

The bright colours, cute facial expressions and tiny outfits give the animals loads of personality, while the variety of creatures should keep the knitting interesting.

Sarah Keen has been designing knitted toys for years, and that experience shows in the way these animals have been turned into characters rather than simply miniature versions of real wildlife.

If you enjoy toy knitting, handmade gifts or anything involving animals in overalls, this one is definitely worth a look.

Knitted Safari Friends: 20 Adorable Animals to Make is written by Sarah Keen and published by GMC Publications. It was released on April 21, 2026, with a listed RRP of $26.99.