A huge thanks to everyone that came out to the market this weekend. Each year gets better and better, and to my very loyal customers that come back on a weekly basis with their sisters, their friends, their mothers, so that they can get a hat, I thank you very much, it really means the world to me.

Here are some photos of some Saturday customers in their purchases, the two girls together are wearing the large flower cloche which are $30 each, and the other girl is wearing a knit and felted hat which is $48.

Off to knit and crochet some more - hopefully I'll see you this weekend!!

Jeez, I can't believe that it's been more than 6 months since I posted. However, I am still here and still busy. I am back at the market every weekend, and have been so pretty much since August 19. I wanted to post about this knit hat, which I have named Supersize Beret. If you scroll down to a previous post you will see it in a few different colors including the dark grey. It is by far my most popular hat, and because it's knit it is one of my most expensive at $48. I sold 4 of them this weekend. I introduced this hat 2 years ago at Adams Morgan Day, and it has grown in popularity ever since. Anyway, basic colors come in silver grey, dark grey, black, brown, mushroom, (which is the color that this lovely lady is wearing), two tone grey, dark blue, oatmeal, cream and red. These are the colors that I always have, and I generally have 2 or 3 of each color on hand. I also have it in a variegated, browns/yellows/pinks color which I have periodically and can make to order.

Let me know if you need to order a specific color for christmas, after Thanksgiving I will not be taking any more orders on custom colors for it.

So I guess Spring has finally sprung and I am ready. I have a new style spring cotton hat in a ton of colors, (sneak peak above), plus plenty of hats in hemp, bamboo and linen.

I've also got a bunch of new baby hat and bootie sets, for your spring showers (pardon the pun)!!

I will be back at the market this weekend, and every weekend through the end of June, when I will be taking a well earned (in my opinion 6 week break). In the meantime watch out for my halter tops and summer wear (coming in May), and my new spring purses, which I will have out at the market with me this weekend.

Don't forget you are free to email or call me with special requests for colors.

Back from the OC. The show turned out to be a bit of a disaster, due to the weather on Friday. Lots of rain and wind on Friday, and snow and ice too. Saturday was not too bad, and I managed to salvage it from being a total disaster. I sold a purse, several hats, including a bunch of kids hats of course, and I got a wholesale order. Probably wouldn't have been able to go to the market anyway, apparently the weather here was bad too. I came home and almost fell on my butt because my steps were covered in ice - ah well!!

I will be back at Dreadz and Headz beginning of April 5th and 6th, so check me out there.

I will be at the market on Sunday, so come check me out. Meanwhile here's a pic of two of my favorite market customers, Tazima and Dana. He's wearing a custom camo loc hat (made to order because he has a lot of locs, but I generally have the camo in what I consider to be average sized), and she is wearing a custom loc hat in Landscapes pinks.

His custom hat costs $35, hers cost $50. Let me know if I can custom order anything for you.

So this is the end of my relatively quiet period, meaning I will be away from Eastern Market for the next several weekends. Here is my schedule for the month of March/April:

16th-18th Ocean City

24th Private House Party

25th Eastern Market

31st-April 1 - Fort Meade Show

If anyone needs anything call or email me - sola@scarvelous.com, I will be at the Market on the 25th (weather permitting), but I drop off my custom orders once a week when I am not at the market.

April is kind of crazy too, but I am still around, and still working, so stay in touch.

I know that I promised to update more often, but this winter has been crazy. I finally quit my full time job on January 5th, and then I hit the ground running. I did a huge show over Martin Luther King holiday weekend, and the rest as they say is history. I have been working on wholesale orders from that show, and I will be at the www.dreadznheadz.com salon every month for 2 days. So come get your loc hats etc, email me to find out the dates.

I will be at Eastern Market the next 2 weekends, weather permitting, and then more shows. I will be in the OC (Ocean City) on St. Patricks weekend, and at various different shows around DC and Baltimore in March and April, email me for the list of locations and dates if you are interested, or if you just need to know the exact dates when I will be at Eastern Market. I will update with photos of the new spring baby items within the next couple of weeks. Meanwhile here are some hats, and some models!