hat

[jwgh]

What do you think? Too goofy?









The pattern is from Knitting Nature by Norah Gaughan, which my sister gave to me for HMas. The yarn is Green Mountain Spinner Mountain Mohair, which is 70% wool and 30% yaerling mohair. I used slightly more than a skein.

According to the book the pattern on the top is based on the spiral pattern found in a sunflower, but christychristy suggested that it looked more like an acorn cap, which I think is true.

You can see that there's basically four sections of the hat: the ribbed edge, the stockinette bit, the decrease part with the faux cables, and finally the icord. I'm thinking of making another one with the a longer stockinette section, as currently when the ribbed part is flipped up it barely reaches my ears. (I see from pictures in the book that you're not supposed to flip up the edge but I mean come on.) Also, I'd like to experiment with using two or three different colors in the hat.

So maybe I'll make one more of these hats, then get to work on blanket bits for another project.
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Comments

[plorkwort.livejournal.com]

I like the pattern/texture of the top part, but I think the umbilical cord pushes it over the edge.

[jwgh]

This may have been the designer punting on trying to make the center lie exactly flat. Maybe I can do something with it.

The knot does make it look pretty umbilical. Do you think it would look better without the knot, or would you have to see it to be sure? (The knot is specified in the pattern as it appears in the book.)

[jwgh]

Of course it lying flat isn't really an issue in the pictures, thanks to my GIANT SKULL. But if I increase the stockinette part as planned then it will be more of one.

[jwgh]

Probably more than lying flat was the question of what kind of stitch is appropriate for the exact center where all the fake cables are supposed to meet. It is sort of the equivalent of the big signature in the middle of M.C. Escher's 'Print Gallery'.

[sanspoof.livejournal.com]

I think I'm with Plork, even though it's not quite so bothersome to me.
I guess I'd probably just decrease until I was down to a couple of stitches, and pull the yarn through 'em and knot it on the inside. But, uh, I've only knitted like three hats.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Oddly, i think that i'm more sensitive to 'goofy' than others, but i like the apple stem thing.

[jwgh]

Hmm. Well, we will see what I decide to do with hat #2.

[dawn-guy.livejournal.com]

Now that looks like a hat that wouldn't fly off catbear's head the way most touques do.

[muffyjo]

THE BEARD IS BACK!

That's all I care about. :)

Oh, and yeah, a little goofy, but cool, too. I mean, it's different and that makes it cool.

[twillis.livejournal.com]

I agree with the acorn analysis.


One solutions for the umbilical cord: Knit a ball to attache to it, and cross stitch the words "YOUR MESSAGE HERE".

In reality (which is for suckers) I think I'd take sanspoof's approach.

[jwgh]

The thing is, it turns out the little umbilicus is actually pretty useful when you want to take the hat off.

How about

[vardissakheli.livejournal.com]

a loop instead of a knot?

[katrinkles.livejournal.com]

as the proud new owner of the umbilical acorn goofy touque hat, i declare it perfect.

[schwa242.livejournal.com]

Just don't wear it at an angle like a beret or anything.

[peachcrush.livejournal.com]

ooo, lovely pattern on the top.

[paracelsvs.livejournal.com]

Any Finn knows that a proper winter hat should have a string about ten centimeters long attached to the top, and attached to the other end should be a tuft of many small pieces of yarn.