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Shawl Pins Make Really Cool Stocking Stuffers… Just Sayin’…..

December 18, 2008 by Terrye

I have got, are you ready? THE MOST GORGEOUS SHAWL PINS I’ve ever seen to show you! I’ll let that one sink in for a bit.

Gorgeous!

Absolutely Stunning!

I’ve actually had this pin for quite awhile and was waiting to tell you about it after I got it’s counterpart cardigan done. I specifically requested this very pin because the cardi in question is a fall, mossy colored thing. Well it’s not done. I know, you’re surprised. Shocked even. But I wanted to get the word out. Because…. Christmas is coming….. thinking really awesome stocking stuffers….. and if you hurry, you’ve probably still got time to get some for yourself…….

Hop over to Gita Maria, here: http://gitamaria.com and drool over the incredible variety of pins, buttons, pendants, charms, and other jewelry she makes. Incredible stuff. All hand made one piece at a time (so it totally fits in with your handmade Christmas plans). And from the size of her catalog, she’s either incredibly ambitious, or she’s commissioned some of Santa’s elves to help out.

Now, just for fun, I searched for sheep, and guess what I found? Yup! A sheep button! And alpaca buttons too. Too much fun!

Go here quick:  Gitamaria.com  and get yours today!

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Have you read?

Knit a Hat with a Flock of Chickens

It’s well known (among knitters, anyway) that knitters seem to love chickens as a motif and a subject of our knitting projects. The Emotional Support Chicken and all the other chicken knitting patterns are just the beginning of our devotion to farmyard friends. 

For example, there’s Farmer Dennis’ Chicken Hat. This free pattern from Stacy Black is a simple worsted weight beanie sized for adults and decorate with a couple of little rounds of colorwork fences and a flock of chickens strutting around the body of the hat. 

You don’t need a lot of any of the colors for the chickens, their facial features or the fences, so this is a great project for using little leftover bits from other projects. The main color for the body of the hat is less than a skein using the yarn suggested, so you might just have everything you need in your house to start stitching up this hat right away. 

The colorwork is presented as a chart, with a 16 stitch section that repeats around the body of the hat. All the color changes are shown on the chart but I think it would be easier to knit the whole chicken in the chicken color and add the eye, beak and other features using duplicate stitch when the knitting is done. That way you don’t have to carry those yarns around the whole hat for just a few stitches. 

As the name suggests, the original hat was given to a farmer who shared their eggs, but anyone who raises chickens or just has a thing for the fowl is sure to love this cute hat. It wouldn’t be too difficult for someone new to stranded knitting or reading charts to make, either, so if that’s you, give it a try. 

The pattern is available for free on Ravelry. 

[Photo: Stacy Black]

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