Store Message
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.
Winona Camo™ ~ Ridge Runner Hat.
Originated by Bob Fratzke
Since I am in process of retiring and sold my two looms that knit the Winona Camo™ fabric I am making items that I still Have the fabic in inventory for. This is one of those items SO ONLY ONE IS AVAILABLE
One Size Fits Most With Elastic and lycra in band for good fit and stretch ability
Winona Camo© is knit with 100% acrylic
- Hand Loomed for Quality Workmanship and Personal Care
- Double Bed Jacquard Fabric (no yarn floats on the inside of garment).
- The only thing I did different in the reconstruction is, taking advantage of modern day technology, I added lycra to the back rib band for better elasticity and inserted elastic in the rib hem to better control sizing for wash and wear and different head sizes.
Each camo cap is individually hand loomed and assembled. It is NOT a mass produced item.
Copyright and Licensing Acknowledgements
"All Winona Camo™ items by The Knit Tree are produced under license derived from Copyrights originated by Bob Fratzke."
The sewing pattern and body style were reconstructed from a sample provided by Al Pincini - an original Bob Fratzke Ridge Runner hat. Sharon Nani owner of The Knit Tree used the Garment Designer Software by Cochenille to facilitate in the recreation process.
Comments
knit Winona Camo Ridge Runner Hat
Sharon, I received my Ridge Runner Hat I ordered, very Nice, and fit was Great! I will be ordering several more pieces during the early part of this year. The next piece I want to order is: A Knit Winona Camo Elite© Vest ~ Sherpa Lining ~ Reversible ~ choose color & Size [WSTwinonaVt] Dan Horton Date Added: Saturday 11 February, 2012
knit Winona Camo Ridge Runner Hat
(Note from Sharon: this is a quote from Bob Fratzke submitted by phone.) "Sharon, I was impressed with the quality of the workmanship and the softness of the merino wool, it was not itchy at all. We did not access to this wool when I was knitting the Winona Camo Knits and this is very nice." I continued to ask Bob what he thought about the addition of the elastic in the rib band. He responded to say that the lycra would probably be sufficient, but it was a nice option if someone wanted the additional elastic. by Bob Fratzke Date Added: Sunday 17 April, 2011