Goobalini knit hat in gray worn by blond girl with yellow jacket

Goobalini

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Goobalini is a tight stocking cap that sits above the ears and is topped by a pom-pom. It is thought to have evolved from the Italian word cupola, meaning a small dome that sits atop a building. Check out our knit version here.

old spice

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how’s the weather where you are? i have to say, it’s been kind of awful here—when it’s not wet or snowing, it’s so bitter cold that no one even wants to step out and retrieve the mail. i haven’t gone running in a week and i’m starting to feel stir crazy. the stationary bike is […]

Vintage Knitspot – Woodcutter’s Toque

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Many of you know by now, my obsession with hats. I love to knit them and I love to wear them. I have a huge cedar chest of them in the basement, a tote in the hall closet (which my mom has coined “everyday woolens”), totes in two bedrooms, and you will also find them […]

baci

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it’s here!!! today we begin red scarf fundraiser time—my favorite moment in the pre holiday ramp up. it’s that time of year when we devote december sales from one pattern to raise money for our knitspot scholarship, which goes to one student who participates in foster care 2 success programs. the entire sale price of each 2013 red scarf pattern […]