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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?

Knit and Felt Some Tabi Style Slippers

The felted slipper craze that began last year doesn’t seem like it’s fading away. The Sailor Slippers, often striped knit and felted slippers made with super bulky yarn, because the project of the moment late last year (check out more knit slipper options in this post all about sailor slippers) and they’re still consistently popular with knitters.

Which makes sense because they are fun and fast to knit, and seeing them go from this giant thing to something that actually fits a foot feels a little magical. 

I have always loved felting (in fact my first book was about felting knitting) and it’s always fun for me to see people rediscover this technique. 

If you’ve knit enough plain slippers to fit all the feet you know, maybe it’s time to stitch up some tabi style slippers instead. 

Maymade Knits has designed these cute tabi ballerina slippers, made with bulky yarn and felted. They’re worked flat at first and then in rounds, and are available in 10 EU sizes (the Internet tells me add 31 to your American shoe size to get your EU size). The designer says the slippers are meant to have a close fit and you should choose a size a little smaller than your foot for the ideal fit. 

The pattern includes a video tutorial along with the written pattern. 

You can grab this pattern on Ravelry. The same designer has her own version of the striped felted slipper as well, called Sarah’s Striped Slippers. These are worked in super bulky yarn and have a contrasting foot and a striped body. These are knit flat and seamed and there are 7 size options available. Check that pattern out here if you’re looking for a more traditional slipper shape. They also look roomier so you can wear them with socks if you like. 

[Photo: Maymade Knits]