Autumn Seasonal Table + Yarn Hat

Autumn, there is something so nourishing about it, it’s a nourishing of a different kind than what we have been used to in spring and summer. Those lighter foods full of sunshine are replaced with fatty foraged foods, tree nuts, the last of the berries for jams and chutneys, pumpkins for pies and stews. Comfort food.

The bright Sunny colours of the summer are replaced with muted tones of oranges, yellows and browns, the greens seem to go to sleep somehow. Restful colour.

Everything is slowing down, yet nature the weather is picking up….wind, rain, a wintery horizon, forcing us to stop, to eat those comfort foods, to slow and rest, to reflect, to look inward.

I love this time of year and we have started it off with my new Waldorf magic guide looking at wind and rain. The new guide is now In my shop for those who like to purchase individually, a day late with all the covid no school craziness going on at home but it’s finally there!

Today we made a hat for our fill for the story, there is a felt hat in the pack, but I thought o would give a felt and wool twist to a hat which was in the winter guides (which will be In my shop next month)

🍁Cut a strip of felt to the circumference of your dolls head

🍁 Sew it up, then cut lengths of wool around 6x the width of the felt strip

🍁 Double over each strip then pass it around the felt strip (see images)

🍁 Continue with the rest until your band is full.

🍁Knot a piece of wool around the hat where the base of the ‘Bobble’ would be

🍁Trim to shape.

And that’s it done! A great easy make for your seasonal table dolls

Enjoy the month everybody