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Docker´s Beanie

Photo of cover sheet for Docker´s Beanie pattern. I have a small vintage car that I like to drive in good weather, preferably with the windows open — but my hair hasn´t seen scissors since February 2020, and it flies … Continue reading

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Norwester Rain Hood

(Note: Thanks to the excellent influence of Jorts the Cat, my images will now show descriptions beneath. WordPress doesn´t support ALT tags for users with limited vision, so this is how I´ĺl accommodate.) When I first saw the L´Hood Ritza … Continue reading

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Butterick 5111 – Hat With Scarf

This was the problem: an unexpected week in a eastern city at the steamiest time of the year, and no hat to wear. Well, no hat that didn’t look as if I was ready for a ten mile trek in … Continue reading

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Green Pepper F847 Norwester Hat

When I joined a local hiking club, I learned, much to my surprise, that hikers in my state share the woods with hunters in (at least during bow hunting season). Not surprisingly, blaze orange gear jumped to the top of … Continue reading

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Vogue 8095 Fabulous Hat

(This is an older, not previously published, review, but I keep thinking about Cennetta’s hats, on The Mahogony Stylist, so I’m following her inspiration!) The illustration in Vogue’s catalogue, and on the pattern envelope, made this hat look more like … Continue reading

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