Yes, that’s what I said: it’s a knitted baby hat that’s made to look like your Thanksgiving turkey. After the stuffing and roasting has happened, fortunately.
Here’s the story:
Sara knitted a turkey hat for her little guy, 2 years ago, when he was just a wee newborn. Okay, we can figure that the stress of the holiday season and childbirth and a baby in the NICU and all…
“I may have been slightly unhinged at that point,” she says.
Granted.
So last year, did she knit little Isaac a sleek toque or a jaunty newboy cap?
Mais, non! It was the Thanksgiving turkey all over again, one size larger and in a different brand of yarn for a whiter, brighter tip of the drumstick… And now you can knit one of your very own! Sara’s offering her original Jive Turkey Baby Hat pattern — free — over at Going Crafty.
Guess the tag line of her blog:
Hahahahaha!
I love it.
Going Crafty seems to be taking a nap right now, but the weird turkey craft thing is working its magic on me…
Oh, I’m not going to size up the pattern and knit myself a chapeau avec drumsticks for the holiday season, but doesn’t it make you wonder what other wild and whimsical turkey-inspired crafts are begging to be discovered?
p.s. Are we amazed that baby Isaac, now one of the world’s most interesting toddlers, is “very anti-hat”? Even when dressed up as a porcupine? Go figure.
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Heather (How to be a Woman..?) 11.10.08 at 3:39 pm
I LOVE THAT HAT! And I love the thing in Sara that made her design, knit, and re-knit it for her her baby. Can’t wait to check out Going Crafty!
Helene 11.10.08 at 5:15 pm
I love it…that is absolutely adorable and so creative!!! I wish I knew how to knit so I could knit one for all my kids!!
Squawkfox 11.21.08 at 12:51 am
I am gobsmacked. But then again, I’ve always preferred breast meat.