Knitted tort hat

[laurun3]

I was bored last night so I decided to knit a hat. I've been wanting to knit something with a tortoise on it for a while but I couldn't find a pattern I liked. So I just winged it and made it up as I went along.

It has button eyes and I knitted hearts on the shell. The ear flaps are supposed to be legs. It turned out pretty cute and it's comfy! Just thought I'd share.

 

[BigBiscuit]

That is super cute. If you start selling them, I would buy one for my daughter (7 months old).

 

[tortoisenerd]

Cute!

 

[Gulf Coast]

last night? as in it took you just one night to knit that? geesh would have taken me months. and then I wouldn't even have a hat shape.. lol. much less a turtle.. lol..

cute, you did great and without a pattern!!!

 

[turtlemom]

Adorable!

Was I the only one that thought the picture was going to be a tortoise wearing a knitted hat?!!!

Donna

 

[Crazy1]

No Donna, I was wondering that very thing as I opened the thread. But I must say it is very cute. I think the turtle turned out fine. Any kid should be proud to wear that.

 

[tortoisenerd]

Everyone at work wants to get Trevor a tux for my wedding. I sure would like to see that! I want him to be the ring bearer but I think it would be stressful for him so I just got a picture of him to put by the cake so I can "introduce" him to all my family and friends as most of them haven't seen him yet. It's this one:

Target does a great job of printing pictures and you can send them straight to the store from photobucket.

I think he looks so regal. This is the first thing I thought of with tort clothes. We talk about it all the time! I don't think I'd ever manke him wear clothes though. I love the idea of a birthday hat for a pic though!

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Oh, and my fiance gets all the credit for the picture. I think it's the best non-funny pic we have of him!

Love the hat...I'd even wear it!

 

[Jacqui]

I too, thought it would be a tortoise wearing a hat, but in a way this was so much better. I am very impressed by how well it turned out.

 

[laurun3]

Thanks for the compliments! I made it adult size and I'm totally going to wear it lol I'd like to make more and i have a few ideas to change the pattern so we'll see how it evolves

And cute tort!

 

[Isa]

Really cute hat

 

[Weloveourtortoise]

the hat is awesome! I would love to order one in browns and olives to match Charlie!!! I you do plan to make and sell please let me know-- It is great!!!!

 

[Madortoise]

Hey Lauren,
Great job! Nice to see that there's a fellow knitter combining two obsessions: tortoise and knitting!

You can post your hat on this website:
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?action=tags;sa=showtopics;tag=turtle

 

[terryo]

I have seen someone knitting little dresses for her RES on another forum, so of course I thought this was going be a hat for a tort. All mine (kids..grandkids..) are all grown up, or I would love one.

Kate...why don't you have the picture put on the cake? There is a bakery here that will put any picture that you bring them and put it on the cake.

 

[tortoisenerd]

We're doing an airplane theme and have everything planned so I don't think that would work so well. The picture next to it is the next best thing to Trevor being there in a tux! Great idea though. I've been watching the Cake Boss show and it's amazing what they can do. Over our budget though, definitely.

 

[ChiKat]

I LOVE it! That turned out awesome! You're very talented

 

[drgnfly2265]

I love the hat. I want one as well. It would take me forever to do that, lol.

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[Stazz]

hahaha how cute !! When I saw the post's subject, I thought it would be a cute pic of a tort wearing a knitted hat hahahaha, I would have ordered one for Tallula

 

[Shalon]

That is super cute!