Last week saw Gingerbread Ted take on Pir-hats of the Caribbean. Never before has a seafaring battle seen such swashbuckling swinging cutlasses, and baskets of eels rolling across the deck as lobsters scuttled freely. Ultimately, only one bearded fellow could remain captain of the ship, and Gingerbread Ted took the biscuit, and dunked it in his Captain Crunch. Congratulations go to Cassie Eastham for producing such a fine knit of facial hair.
And on this sad day we come to the last hat of the week of 2010. But cry ye not, because we have quite a treat in store for you. You may have seen them in the press, you may have seen them on the blog, you may even have seen them on film (yes, they're that popular), but now they finally come to hat of the week. We give you: The Knitter VS The Biggest Little Christmas Tree.
In the knitting corner sits The Knitter in her red cardigan.
She has cocktail sticks for knitting needles and a tiny ball of yarn.
She wears her hair in a bun.
And she doesn't need to go to Specsavers, her glasses are just fine as they are.
In the Christmas corner we have the Biggest Little Christmas Tree you're ever likely to see.
This tree has everything on. From a small squirrel hidden under some tinsel.
To a fake silver fingernail.
And it even has little people made out of beads dangling from the bottom.
This may be the hardest choice you've ever had to make, but make it you must, and make it here.
Good luck.
Oh my goodness these are amazing ... but I think I have to go with the granny knitter; knitting needles, yarn *and* a bun in her hair - amazing!!
Posted by: A Bookish Space | November 23, 2010 at 09:24 PM
Both great but I think the granny is the best.
Posted by: A P Lister | November 24, 2010 at 12:18 PM
Go granny go
Posted by: Claire Phoenix | November 24, 2010 at 02:05 PM
As a fellow Grand ma knitter I have to vote for her.
Posted by: Deanna | November 24, 2010 at 04:11 PM
Love the granny cos I'm one too, well done to that knitter.
Posted by: June Obee | November 24, 2010 at 04:23 PM
Well, pretty though the tree is, the campaign is about knitting and the elderly after all! Could granny become the campaign icon next year?
(And ye gods, where do the folks who made these two get a) their talents b) their nimble fingers and c) what must be limitless patience?)
Posted by: Fliss | November 24, 2010 at 05:32 PM
Congrats on both of these hats, they are both fandabbydoo!!! x
Posted by: Natalie | November 24, 2010 at 09:00 PM
They are both bloody marvelous aren't they? My hats look exceeding plain compared to these!
Posted by: Diana | November 24, 2010 at 09:14 PM
the granny creeps me out. Go Tree!
Posted by: Celia | November 25, 2010 at 07:35 AM
Tough choice but it's gotta be the tree!
Posted by: Susan Ainslie | November 25, 2010 at 08:19 AM
Its def' the gran but where is gramps?? We want tartan slippers and all!!
Posted by: Hazel Rudge | November 25, 2010 at 09:58 AM
Both excellent but as it is the big knit Granny must win xx
Posted by: Elaine Lambert | November 25, 2010 at 03:52 PM
Granny's Got Talent! Both absolutely amazing but as it's all about knitting, it has to be granny.
Posted by: Barbara Southwell | November 25, 2010 at 04:58 PM
Granny hits the spot for me!
Posted by: Nan | November 25, 2010 at 08:07 PM
As the Big Knit is for the Elderly, has to be Gran.
Posted by: Claire | November 25, 2010 at 11:01 PM
Granny is great
Posted by: Frances Hall | November 28, 2010 at 10:42 AM
My choice was on the granny knitter, plain simple but such elegant unique knitting
Posted by: Katie | December 14, 2010 at 03:39 AM