Photographed on November 18, 2016, Carrie Cahill Mulligan, of Canaan, N.H., has made about 1,500 of her heirloom handknit hats since starting her business in 2000. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Photographed on November 18, 2016, Carrie Cahill Mulligan, of Canaan, N.H., has made about 1,500 of her heirloom handknit hats since starting her business in 2000. (Valley News – Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Carrie Cahill Mulligan, of Canaan, N.H., tries on a handknit hat after shaping it at her home on November 18, 2016. Made from a 50/50 mix of Peruvian llama and sheep’s wool, the hats are shrunk in the wash and shaped while they are damp. (Valley News – Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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