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December blog winner & Messy Bun Hat giveaway for January 2017 !

The winner of the neck warmer is 'Mindy Whitten'

i love the generous size of this new style & now has 3 buttons, the neck warmer is just so soft !





Messy Bun hat......

Have you seen these bun hats. My daughter sent me an image & asked me to make a few of these !

So far the one's i have looked at online are all Crochet but these would be so easy to knit too.
Check back for an update to this blog entry for my January 2017 giveaway ! 

Happy New Year to you all♥


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  1. margaretrerJanuary 5, 2017 at 3:17 PM

    I've just been thinking about a pattern for one of these!! So cute ❣️

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    1. UnknownJanuary 6, 2017 at 5:27 AM

      I agree, so cute ! I will be adding a knit pattern to this blog in a few days....check back soon Margaret

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