I love knitting. It really calms me down when the kids are driving me crazy or I’m stressed out about writing or deadlines. I knit all sorts of things, coffee sleeves, iPhone sweaters, little stuffed animals for the kids. I’ve even knit Godzilla and Mothra.
You can find me on Ravelry, I’m “CoffeeBra” on there. Weird name, I know, but there is a story behind it. I’ll keep this short. 😉
So when I lived down in Morrison, we had a group of moms from our forums who would get together once a week for coffee and knitting and gossip every Tuesday night. I wanted to knit something to sell. After too much caffeine one night Knitschmidt said “coffee and bras”, so the CoffeeBra was born. LOL After knitting and selling over 50 of them, I burnt out. I was over it, but the name stuck. Now I don’t knit things to sell anymore, but I do share my patterns on Ravelry. I have 3 free patterns there, The Skater Baby Brim Hat, Mama Needs a New Hat cable knit and iPhoodie iPhone/iPod case. I hope to add more patterns this winter.
So now, back to the dead fish hat. Knitschmidt made one for her daughter and I LOVED it! I wanted one for myself. It’s soooo super cute. I knit it out of superwash wool so it’s soft, super warm, and washable, perfect for a 3 yr old! After I finished knitting, I had to chase the toddler around with a camera to try to get pictures.
I want to make another one. Maybe a shark version or one that maybe is a little more alive looking. Now that it’s getting colder, my boys could use another crazy knit hat. 😉
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Mary@Everyday Baby Steps
10 years agoFreaking adorable. I love it! But, um, I think you need to show us a picture of the coffee bra because my mind’s coming up with all sorts of things.
Emily
10 years ago AUTHORHave no fear! The CoffeeBra is here – http://www.ravelry.com/projects/coffeebra/coffee-bras-2
m
10 years agoi LOVE it! i used to knit. i crochet now. i wonder if there is a pattern for crochet?!
Emily
10 years ago AUTHORThere is!! 🙂 http://www.deadfishhat.com/fishy-patterns/crochet-fish
Beth @ TheAngelForever
10 years agoOMG – I am in love with the hats. I need to come out of my knitting shell and try something a little more adventurous. I think I just shy away rom patterns and stick to things that are more mindless. Can I get a push please?!
Miss
10 years agoOMG that is so awesome. I know my kid wouldn’t wear it because he can’t stand hats but I TOTALLY WOULD!
Emily
10 years ago AUTHORYou can DO IT! 🙂
Michelle
10 years agoI love it! That is the cutest thing.
Louise
10 years agoOh, my two-year-old would LOVE this. Especially if I told her this was a fish that Grandpa had caught (Grandpa who hates Finding Nemo because it’s an anti-fishing movie!). Too cute!
stephanie
10 years agoLove this! I need a new hat for ds2, this could be it! Too cute
Adventures In Babywearing
10 years agoLove it!!
Steph
Nannette Gilbert
10 years agoToo funny and cute.
Chrissy
10 years agoNow I want to learn to knit! I only know how to crochet.
Liz
10 years agoI heard knitting can be very relaxing and a stress coping mechanism. Love this hat!
Lisa
10 years agoWhat a super cute hat! My son would wear it day and night. He loves animal hats or in this case an aquatic hat.
Makes me wish I could knit better. I want to be good but am incredibly terrible at it.
Rhonda
10 years agoI am knitting a deadfish hat with nemo colors. I can’t wait to finish it!
Liz—knitting is very relaxing!
I am having back surgery next week…and plan to spend my recovery knitting!
Rhonda
10 years agoI am knitting a deadfish hat with nemo colors. I can’t wait to finish it!
Liz—knitting is very relaxing!
I am having back surgery next week…and plan to spend my recovery knitting!
nic
7 years agoWould love to knit this but not good with patterns. The mouth part in the pattern has me a bit confused. It talks about short rows and w and t. Could someone expkain that to me. Is it something that is picked up after the main body is started?
Sharen
7 years agoI would love the pattern for the toddler size dead fish hat ! Can you share where you found it ?
Cindy Russett
4 years agoi am trying to knit this hat but not understanding the tail part when it say [k1,kfb} 5 times k1 =16 sts….now do i have to figure out how many stitches to skip or do i do f/b in first 5 stitches only and when i go to do second row i don’t get 24 stitches can you explain it to me thank you ….