Ribbed Baby Beanie

Ribbed Baby Beanie knitting pattern
Sizes 0-3 and 3-6 months.
Below is a video tutorial for the i-cord portion of the hat.

The pattern is available here in my Etsy shop or search
KatePrestonHandknits (no spaces) on Etsy.com
It will cost you $4 bucks.
Thank you for your purchase!

(This beanie was made with love for baby Anna, my newest niece. xo)

https://youtu.be/OQ4k0hwYl9g

Perfect Pom Pom Baby Hat

The Perfect Pom Pom Baby Hat knitting pattern
for sizes Newborn, 3-6 months and 6-12 months.

This PDF knitting pattern is available here in my Etsy shop or search KatePrestonHandknits (no spaces) on Etsy.com   Includes my pom pom making tutorial.

Use coupon code HELLO for a discount!
(Made with love for my little boy Charlie. Here he is wearing the 6-12 months size.  xo)

Kate's Lattice Cowl

Cowls are all-the-rage right now, and this spectacular one can be worked-up in just 3 hours.
Everyone loves a luxurious accessory that won't break the bank.  Create the look shown here - or knit a longer, extra squishy cowl that can loop twice around the neck - or a shorter one that is a bit more snug like a turtleneck. 


Not a knitter?  Coax that aunt who knits to work one up for you - after all, it's only 3 hours!


I get a TON of compliments each time I wear this cowl, and I bet you will too!


Visit my Etsy shop to purchase a pretty PDF version of my pattern for just $4.  Be sure to enter coupon code LOVEIT to receive the discount.  Click here.


Knit one up tonight (and send me a photo of yours in the morning)!
I would LOVE to hear how you do.
xo -k.

$90,000??!!

Bloomberg Businessweek, August 15-28, 2011


HANDICRAFT WEBSITE ETSY
Etsy.com, the online market for all things handmade, has 10 million items for sale.  Among them: a hand-knit coffee mug cozy ($13); a vintage Underwood typewriter modified to work as a computer keyboard ($799); a set of pickle forks ($60).  The oddball mix spawned Regretsy, a blog that commnets on eccentric Etsy finds.  The tagline: "Where DIY meets WTF," Regretsy may be an indicator of Etsy's success.  Since its founding in 2005, the site has helped turn the artisanal, locally source, bespoke-authentic movement into a viable business, at least for itself and a handful of its 800,000 vendors.  Sales hit $314 million in 2010, the first year Etsy was profitable.  Etsy freely acknowledges most of its vendors won't make a living on the site.  Yokoo Gibraan, who knits scarves for Etsy ($50-$150) in her Atlanta living room, is one who does.  "I work around the clock" to make about $90,000 in annual sales, she says, "but knitting isn't stressful - it's the best job I ever had." 
-Susan Berfield, Bloomberg Businessweek


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