Newborn woollen hats
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Topic: Newborn woollen hats
Posted By: rachelsea
Subject: Newborn woollen hats
Date Posted: 23 April 2011 at 9:09am
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Does anyone know where to get these from? Have only seen cotton ones but want to get woollen ones.
Apparently my grandma was going to knit some, but will probably need them before she gets around to it  ------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Faffer
Date Posted: 23 April 2011 at 10:41am
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I got a couple of little merino knotted hats from Baby Factory. They don't have them online, but do instore. -------------  
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Posted By: noodle
Date Posted: 23 April 2011 at 1:14pm
you can buy heaps of brand new ones off trademe, ladies knit them to sell. Some super cute ones too  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kandk
Date Posted: 23 April 2011 at 2:19pm
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Maybe still in the JK sale? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 23 April 2011 at 2:42pm
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Trade Me! You will pay awful prices at Baby Factory etc and they arnt very nice ones either. ------------- |
Posted By: JessDub
Date Posted: 23 April 2011 at 2:57pm
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35% off JK at the moment, making merino hats $11. They're cute and have good resale potential on TradeMe. Check on TM too. ------------- 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 23 April 2011 at 3:12pm
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nothing helpful but i still have the beautiful little wooly hat that the hospital staff put on toby when he was born. Auckland hospital had heaps that old ladies knitted. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Whateversville
Date Posted: 23 April 2011 at 3:16pm
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My mum can knit you one!?
Don't know about your local plunket but here you can go to the plunket house and they have lots of woolies for free. Or if you want merino, I liked the coochycoo ones 
ETA otherwise yeah, go with TM I've seen loads on there!! |
Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 23 April 2011 at 3:42pm
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Our MW rooms have them for sale pretty cheaply, knitted and donated by people, and the local early years service have them for free. Maybe ask your MW?
I got given ten trillion from various knitters for DD, but I've given them all away now, bar the few I'm keeping for #2. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 23 April 2011 at 3:51pm
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Oh awesome thanks guys! Will go shopping on Monday and look in JK and the baby factory, and on TM too (duh don't know why I didn't think of TM!)
I've spent today teaching myself how to knit on youtube lol so working on one now, but will probably only be able to make the one before bubs is born haha. Bizzy, we didn't get to keep the cute wee knitted hat they put on Chelsea when she was born  Have photos of her wearing it though!------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 23 April 2011 at 4:03pm
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Good luck with the knitting. I might give it ago also
There is a FB group Weebits. They sell merino hats & outfits etc. They are just gorgeous but a bit expensive  -------------  
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Posted By: Mum_mum
Date Posted: 23 April 2011 at 4:07pm
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Theres also that knitting place in upper hutt, it's on the main road on the left as you go up on the first block, might be called "something crafty" sooooo many knitted things there. I brought some gorgeous merino wool sets (jersey and hat) for about $40. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Babykatnz
Date Posted: 23 April 2011 at 4:17pm
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lol Bizzy, Jae and D got knitted hats from hospital too, but I was told it was a c-section thing?
I 2nd looking on TM, ask them how stretchy the hats are, and circ of hat brim before bidding though (you dont want to buy a hat and find its too tight around their head, or keeps slipping over their wee faces!) ------------- Brandon - 05/12/2003  
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Posted By: Emmi_
Date Posted: 23 April 2011 at 6:18pm
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Farmers have lovely merino ones too, we got a lovely cream one that was given to DD before she was born, it fitted for ages and was nice and soft and doesnt irritate their skin like wool does JK would prob be cheaper tho with their sale on.
I do like supporting NZ handmade stuff tho, so TM is a good idea (but I would only get merino stuff, but thats cos DD has sensitive skin, most babes would prob tolerate it fine )------------- 
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Posted By: ereynolds
Date Posted: 23 April 2011 at 6:31pm
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I got some merino items off http://www.heybaby.co.nz/ - Hey Baby and bought a lovely black merino beanie for $5! I just had a look and they still have some hats listed- 2 sizes of black ones for $5 each and one size white hat for $10. Its fairly nice merino too- its about the only hat DS will tolerate at the moment! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: RedHeadDuck
Date Posted: 23 April 2011 at 6:51pm
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http://coochycoo.co.nz/ - Coochycoo definitely have the cutest softest merino beanies I have seen.
They are actually the merino stuff that gets sent to Antarctica, so we have a cool beanie for DS that has Scott Base written on it
Plus we had a bunch for him when he was newborn, and they were soooo soft and fitted for ages (in fact he can still fit at 10mo the newborn ones he had) |
Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 23 April 2011 at 6:54pm
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If it's knitted in baby wool (8-ply maybe???) then it's really soft and lovely, it doesn't have to be merino. My mum knitted some really lovely clothes for DD and they are sooo soft. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AngieBabe
Date Posted: 24 April 2011 at 4:08pm
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Rach, if you're in J'ville anytime soon there's a little shop by the community centre that sells scrummy handknitted stuff for babies, reasonable prices too. I got a lovely cream cardie and bootie set for DS when he was a newborn - I'm sure there'll be hats in there too.
(oh and baby-weight yarn is usually 3 or 4 ply )------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 24 April 2011 at 4:17pm
Same here, my nana knits the kids some gorgeous stuff!! She knitted all my kids baby stuff. ------------- |
T_Rex wrote:Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 24 April 2011 at 7:13pm
Lol, thanks! I'm a knitter's daughter, not a knitter so I'm not a reliable source, but I figured someone would correct me ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 24 April 2011 at 7:34pm
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Oh awesome, thanks everyone! I finished knitting the wee hat hehe but still want more.
Ooh and Angie, will check out that shop tomorrow as going to the ILs for lunch in Jville! Hope they are open in the arvo, otherwise will ask MIL to keep an eye out ------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 25 April 2011 at 8:10am
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You are good finished already!
how did you hat turn out? -------------
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 25 April 2011 at 9:18am
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Baby city do merino ones, I got mine from the markets the ladies from the retirement village had knitted them. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: LG
Date Posted: 25 April 2011 at 3:42pm
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I was going to say to knit one, they're so easy (thanks you tube!). Ive made DD and baby a couple of matching hats in the last few weeks, they're really quick to come together -------------  Angel Baby Aug '12, Feb '13 |
Posted By: Mintyfresh
Date Posted: 25 April 2011 at 5:13pm
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I agree, knit beanies - far more rewarding than buying them!
My mums http://www.justjussi.com/hats.htm - free pattern is really easy (I'm not very good at knitting myself, but I'm enjoying knitting hats for friends babies) Just make sure when setting out to knit a pattern - follow it to the letter. Get the right weight/ply/yardage, get the right needles, etc. It'll get easier each time you make one, and cheaper as you learn more about yarn. But also if you're knitting for a special baby you can use cool organic or unusual http://www.etsy.com/listing/71373351/handspun-merino-bananas-107gr-195-3ply?ref=sr_gallery_24&ga_search_query=3+ply&ga_page=8&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade - colourways from people on etsy ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 25 April 2011 at 6:27pm
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SMS the hat turned out well, although the pom pom (that I thought looked small when it was just wound round the cardboard) turned out almost as big as the hat LOL so will redo that bit bought some more wool from Spotlight this arvo, so gonna make more once DD is in bed. Thanks for the pattern links Mintyfresh!!
Today I just finished one for DD too but it's a bit small for her hehe, used 4ply for that one oops. A pressie for someone at coffee group I think ------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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