17 Days of Green – Andy’s 1st Handknit Hat

My Hubba-Hubby sporting his green knit hat, Vancouver Island, September 2001.


Andy & his 1st handknit hat on the Homer Spit, Alaska, February 2003.

Andy loved his green toque just as much as I loved my green courderoys.

QuinnDog, Andy & me with all our worldly possessions, leaving Alaska, March 2003.

Fixing to fix a flat tire during our epic cross-country move.

My Sweet Man.

He’s a keeper, that’s for sure.

17 Days of Green – My 2nd Embroidered Felt Hat

Another participant in the 17 Days of Green recently noted:

“One of the great things about the color green is that it has such a range and depth. It can be cool and bright, fresh and happy, or earthy and mossy. I usually tend to gravitate towards the mossy…”

The Merry Wife of Canon

A woman after my own heart!

My moss-green embroidered felt hat keeps me toasty in any weather.

Pumpkin Harvest, September 2008.

A hat that goes from garden to gala with ease.

Andy, me & my big brother, Jeff - Pemaquid Point, Maine, Christmas 2008.

Embroidering a moss-green hat during my 1st-ever radio interview. (Green wool Ibex vest.)

Skating with The HoopStar at Thompson Arena, October 2010.

Me & my Mom at Thompson Arena, October 2007.

Seeing this photo of me & my Mom, I can’t help but notice her eyes are the exact same shade as my hat.

Hmmm… Maybe that’s why I love moss green.

The Story of My New Dragonfly Embroidery – In Katie’s Words

“For 3 years, I eyeballed Carrie’s hats at the Artisans Craft Fair at Mount Sunapee. Not only are they beautiful pieces of art, they are solidly constructed with the finest quality materials.

Every time I talked to Carrie, she seemed to remember me (whether she did or not I am unsure, but she certainly gave me that feeling!). Every year, I would ask if she had any hats with dragonflies on them, but she never did.

Finally, in December of 2010, I was able to purchase a hat – beautiful chartreuse green with a chocolate brown brim and a beautiful off-set single flower with a deer antler button in the center of it:

Katie's 1st Felt Hat: #90 of 2010, with freehand embroidery & antler button embellishment.

It is so beautiful, complete strangers pull me aside to tell me how amazing my hat is. I always give a shout out to Carrie.

This is THE MOST AMAZING HAT EVER!

There is no type of weather I haven’t tested this felt hat in and it has NEVER failed me! Once during a below zero nor’easter, I was snow-blowing and the wind was blowing every which way, almost suffocating me. Never once was my head jeopardized from the harsh winter weather – in fact, it was overheating and dry!

In the summer of 2011, Carrie told me that she was thinking about doing a dragonfly hat and wanted me to have the very first one. I just received hat #2 of 2012 with her first-ever dragonfly. She exceeded my expectations (which were high, might I add!) and I couldn’t believe the detail:

My 1st-ever dragonfly embroidery, with turquoise & jade beads.

I couldn’t be happier about my 2nd Carrie Cahill Mulligan Heirloom Felt Hat! I’m excited to see how many people stop to tell me how cool my dragonfly is! More shout outs to Carrie for certain!”

Katie F. of Springfield, New Hampshire

Katie rocks her new Dragonfly hat.