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Thanks everyone for your support of our custom knits.  We look forward to 2024 being a great year here at The Knit Tree.   As Sharon Nani, owner, prepares for retirement, she is training her son, Ken to knit the items in the online store, plus the ones that were removed.  Ken is going to take over The Knit Tree and its equipment so we can continue to offer these unique custom knits to our customers. Ken is not new to machine knitting - he earned his high school and college spending money by filling orders back in the 1990's, and has continued to help in maintaining the equipment.  Ken is creative in his own rights with his "Custom Wood and Land Works" business where he falls the timber, prepares the lumber and creates unique wood items and projects: custom storage sheds, fences, decks ect.  So we may add new catagories to this web site when the time arrives.  SO LOOK FORWARD TO ADDING THE CAMO KNITS BACK INTO THE ONLINE STORE THIS YEAR.


Graphic Design of a Iroquois Flag inspired from a Wampum belt knit on a Cap
Graphic Design of a Iroquois Flag inspired from a Wampum belt knit on a Cap Graphic Design of a Iroquois Flag inspired from a Wampum belt knit on a Cap
$30.00
SKU: Iroquois_cap1

We are always honoured to receive requests to put a special Indian design on the knit caps. We take great pride in being part of preserving the culture of the Indian tribe through the modern media of knitting it on a cap, headband, scarf, or knit product that the person requests.

This graphic design was translated by Sharon Nani, a non Native, and owner of The Knit Tree.

This design was requested by Daniel Barney along with the following information.  Thank you Daniel.
"The design was originally a wampum belt created to show the five nations uniting in a Confederacy of one big nation the Haudenosaunee (people of the long house) our family is Onondaga which is (the people of the hills) in central new York. From left to right the symbols represent Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida and Mohawk in the order of homeland west to east. All five make up Haudenosaunee and later Tuscarora being the six nations in
new York and part of Canada. My grandpa and dad born on Onondaga reservation near Syracuse. Our nations voting system was the first Democratic style system that lead to the American system and the declaration being made. Except women were the ones who voted for the leaders. We are turtle clan which also comes from the women's side."

you can find more history of this Iroquois Flag at this site.

SIZE AND HEM STYLE OPTIONS FOR ADULT CAPS

See a size comparison chart and images for roll hem style versus basketry weave hem

COLOR OPTIONS FOR CAPS

DIRECTIONS FOR SELECTING YOUR CUSTOM COLORS:

You can only make 'color substitutes for the template as pictured". Use Color Names from our  Yarn Color Chart.  The colors are different dependent upon your yarn fiber choice.

Refer to the the Merino Wool chart if you choose a Merino Yarn under OPTIONS
Click Here is see a View of the available Merino Wool color choices in our yarn chart with the color names
Refer to the Acrylic Yarn Chart if you choose an Acrylic Yarn
Click Here is see a View of the available Acrylic color choices in our yarn chart with the color names

The Graphic Image on Top is used for our example:

  • Color 1 is the Main or background color  Purple
  • Color 2 is the  Design Color in or graphic:  White
  • Inspired from photo of a wampum belt created to show the five nations uniting in a Confederacy of one big nation the Haudenosaunee (people of the long house)
  • Hand Loomed for Quality Workmanship and Personal Care  (photo is of the design graphic, when the hat is knit, the cap photo will be put up.
  • choose fiber High Grade Acrylic or merino wool -
  • Acrylic Machine Wash Cold Water and Machine Dry Knit Cycle, Merino Wool: Hand Wash Cold Water Lay Flat to Dry
  • Design: Motif: Iroquois Flag inspired from the photo of the Wampum belt
  • Colors: Choose from available acrylic or merino color charts
  • Size one size fits most or XL
  • Select hem style: roll hem or basketweave
Price: $30.00

Use Name for available colors in the yarn chart for your chosen yarn fiber

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Comments

Knit Iroquois Beanie Caps

I got the new beanies today and they are even better than I was expecting! Thanks for making us special design for our nation. I will be ordering more in the future. Thanks -[]-[]-/\-[]-[]-
Daniel Barney