I would have thought that by now I would have the prefect hat for me. I've knit enough of them. But none of them are perfect. Beeswax is just the wrong length, Sockhead looks amazing but doesn't do well in really cold weather, Knitting Season is pretty, but too busy for some of my outfits. Latu was my last attempt at perfection and it was pretty good, but now I've gone off the colour ... on and on and on.
When I finished Sorrel I decided to use the dip stitches and make a matching hat. I made it top down, and used the Sorrel charts and gave it a slight slouch - which you can't see in these photos, because I'm blocking it and focussing on smoothing out the crown and not stretching out the ribbing.
The colour is good, the size seems good. Once it is fully dried I'll get some pictures of both the hat and the jumper and we'll pass judgement then, but right now I am quite hopeful that I have made a perfect (for now) hat.
When I finished Sorrel I decided to use the dip stitches and make a matching hat. I made it top down, and used the Sorrel charts and gave it a slight slouch - which you can't see in these photos, because I'm blocking it and focussing on smoothing out the crown and not stretching out the ribbing.
The colour is good, the size seems good. Once it is fully dried I'll get some pictures of both the hat and the jumper and we'll pass judgement then, but right now I am quite hopeful that I have made a perfect (for now) hat.
I love knitting hats! You can never have enough. The blue is a nice color and good use of the leftover yarn.
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