Chunky loom knitted hat

Using only double knit yarn and a loom, you can create this simple chunky beanie. You only need one ball of yarn.

My full instructions on how to "chunkify" your yarn and create this hat is available on my Instructables. The project has also been entered into the Remix Contest if you'd like to vote (voting closes 30th January 2017)

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Sideways knitted beanie

Full instructions for this sideways knitted beanie, using 'short rows' with or without a bobble is available on my Instructables.

I won a prize for this hat / pattern on Instructables!!!!

OK, so it wasn't the "Grand Prize", but this hat's a winner!

Click " Contest Winner" image below to get the pattern ...

... or click this image below to see all the contest winners

The Grand Prize winner is quite epic!

Thank you to everyone who voted for my project

Coffee and a bear

An old picture strip I did about bears and coffee

Al-Ber-T - My 50th Birthday Bear

This is Al-Ber-T (Albert), yes, I name all my bears!

When my children were growing up, they used to say that I never purchased food, I purchased ingredients ... Probably because I dont buy much by way of processed foods,  I'd rather make my own from scratch.

My son Allyn and daughter-in-law, Amber, purchased my teddy bear in the very same spirit

My choice was easy, a teddy bear, but the "how" was hard. Two seperate colour bears, or one that combined them both. The more I looked at the yarn, the easier the choice became.

One bear ...

... both colours

Seperate, yet always together.

Beautiful - and named after both of my gift-givers xxx

Plus the silver "50" that decorated my birthday cake

Lemon & Lime Bears

I love bears! No, I'm positively mad about bears.

I have in my collection, currently, over 500 bears.

I also make bears and have been known to sell via craft fayres.  I'm going to post as many of my handcrafted bears here for you

This little dude was made for my son for St. David's day and was my first international bear