Watermelon Hats and More

All hats are for sale on ETSY, seller is "birchlimb".

Summer time at the Farmer's Market. Hat sales are slow The watermelon hats always sell, both toddler and adult size.




The first one is seedless with a colorful button.











I flipped this one so the red is on the bottom. It and the next one are both seeded.


















Just get some little black beads. Sew on as many as you feel like.






















































The rest of the hats are bright colors mixed with Homespun and fun fur. I love the garter stitch brim and sometimes use a different color yarn for the purl row. It literally stands out.
































Braided dreadlocks are fun. This green hat has 5 but I will someday make one with 12. Teens love the concept.













































This little hat is a blueberry. It sold quickly.
















The last 2 are pumpkin toddler hats. They also sold fast. The darker one is a combination of a suede like yarn and a strand of brown acrylic 4 ply.

Garden Hats

Selling warm knit hats at the summer Saturday Market can be tricky. I will offer some for sale with garden themes.


The first hat is a purple petunia with garden themed buttons sewn on above the rib stitch brim. It is adult size. All the rest of these are toddler/pre-schooler size except as mentioned.

All on sale at ETSY, by seller, "birchlimb" Free shipping.

The next three have flowers, tools and lady bug buttons.

I got inspired with sunflower, apple, corn and bumble bee designs and then decided I had better make an adult size lady bug hat to go with the toddler size.

The corn design was a stretch of the imagination. Annie thought it was a pineapple. I got some little alphabet beads and attached the word CORN near the top.

All of these shots and others are taken in my neighbor's beautiful garden. Thanks Carol.

Will this marketing ploy work? Well, warm hats are year-round staples for Oregon beaches and wilderness spots. We shall see.

Check out ETSY seller, "birchlimb" on all hats for sale.

Colorful Hats

Here are three 4th of July ideas. The first one has little red and blue star buttons.










Number 2 has lots of pom poms. I got carried away on the red and white stripes but just had to go both vertical and horizontal.









The third hat called for some pom poms and I love the way the fun fur white yarn stands out on the bottom.








A big stripe of fun fur brightens up this soft brown hat. A big brown button adds a little class on the garter stitch brim.

Our local high school's colors are purple and yellow so I will offer some of these hats at Saturday Market. School time is a long way off so these will probably sell in the fall.

This last hat is the start of some garden themes. The black and red is accented with lady bug buttons.