Suffolk Sheep Hat

It has been done for awhile, but I finally got around to taking pictures of... The Sheep Hat. It is a suffolk sheep.

Justin acting like a sheep. Eating. Because that is what sheep do.

This is the second time I've made a sheep hat. The first time didn't have the black brim. It was a gift for my Dad. My Mum suggested that I add a black brim. I think it makes the hat look much better.

I find it amusing that my models channel whatever animal the hat is. Brennan growled a bunch like a bear. Justin pretended to eat things.

I chained Scooter up while I was outside taking pictures. He was a little sad that he couldn't go around the garden to sniff.

I let him off leash earlier, but he ran away. Our backyard isn't fenced in, which makes his whole "Having an adventure" attitude a bit of a problem. I take him for nice long walks. He just has lots of energy for some reason. You would think a seven year old dog would have calmed down a bit.

Scooter decided to sit in the weeds for a bit.

I finished another bear hat last night. It has some pattern adjustments. I've done three now.

I have one more, but the ears aren't on just yet. I've got to finish before the farmer's market on Saturday.

On a side note, I noticed that one of our outdoor rugs has plants growing in it.

How odd.

Bear Hats Are Totally Awesome

I finished the bear hat (both versions) last night. After I finished, Justin and I went to the local dive bar to see our friends, the Magi-Kool Doods, play. I wore the dark brown bear hat. The bouncer complemented it.

The knitting champ

While I was at the pub, I delivered a hat made for C. A cute little black/ charcoal/ purple stripe hat.

Thanks to Brennan for modeling every single hat ever

This morning I brought the hats to the farmers market to show Jane. She tried on the bear hat right away.

Jane runs the Yolo Wool Mill. She spins all the yarn and the bear hats are made of. It only took two skeins to make the two hats. (I almost ran out of the dark brown, but made it with a few yards to spare.) Jane sells all sorts of neat fiber related things at her booth.

Some Merino sheepskins for sale

I love looking at (and touching) all the yarn. I couldn't help myself this week. I bought two more skeins to make more bear hats. You know... so I can check my pattern.

Yarn. My favorite.

Later on Brennan and I did a photo shoot with the bear hats.

I set up the tripod because we were losing light. As a result, when I flipped through the pictures, they started looking like an animation.

I couldn't help myself. I ended up making a few animation in photoshop. The images were too funny.

Plus Brennan is a funny guy. You should check him out at his blog, Skellington's Day Out.