nothing fancy
I decided at very nearly the last moment here to throw my hat(s) into the Whiplash ring. Having cut my knitting teeth on hats, they're my cup of tea. My first hat was absolutely atrocious and, not having the heart to throw it away or the brains to just rip the thing apart and use the yarn to try again, I donated it to Goodwill so that I wouldn't have to look at it ever again. It was that bad. I've given many hats away since but it's never again been out of shame or disgust. I now consider hats fantastic knitting therapy and can usually whip one up in a few hours.
These two hats were created as a means to use up some Cascade 220 leftover from a felting project. I wanted to make something with a 1920s flapperish sort of feel, hence the felt and button flowers. The hats are nearly identical, knit with a picot edge in simple stockinette. The only difference is in the method of decreasing. The larger red (Trust me. It may not look red on your screen but it is red.) hat was knit using raglan decreases while the smaller coral-colored (again, you're just going to have to trust me) hat was knit using the more typical method of decreasing. I don't know that they'll win any prizes but the results, I think, are rather sweet. At least the models sure as hell are.
Beautiful hats (and models!). I do love me a picot edge :)
Posted by: kirsty | September 15, 2006 at 10:14 PM
Oh my stars..those are so cute. Do you sell them too? :)
Posted by: Sara Janssen | September 15, 2006 at 10:51 PM
Love your hats (especially that swirly decrease look - I'm no knitter - can you tell?!)
And your lovely girls in their hats - my boys are forever pulling theirs off and misplacing them.
Posted by: Ali | September 16, 2006 at 01:53 AM
Love the hats. Love the idea of making them similar but changing the dec method. Both are beautiful. Haven't joined any whiplash. For some reason feel intimidated.
BTW - I'm struggling with the piles around the house too. I think what I really need is a good desk.
Posted by: Tasha | September 16, 2006 at 10:04 AM
very 20's - very thoroughly modern millie! :)
love the flowers, so simple, but cute and girly.
Posted by: KIRSTEN | September 16, 2006 at 08:41 PM
Stumbled upon your blog due to typepad's recently updated list. Every now and then I take a look, and am glad that I did regarding your blog. I'm in need of some good therapy and I've always wanted to learn to knit! lol So please share with me if you will...how do I get started?
Thanks so much!
Posted by: Suzy | September 16, 2006 at 10:40 PM
Those are so sweet! Great job :)
Posted by: quenna | September 16, 2006 at 10:46 PM
nothing fancy my a$$...these are great!
Posted by: elizabeth | September 17, 2006 at 09:18 PM
the hats are adorable!
Posted by: lera | September 17, 2006 at 09:31 PM
how gorgeous!
a couple of hours for a hat... my oh my you're fast..
Posted by: monica | September 18, 2006 at 02:14 AM
OOOoooo... somebody teach me how to knit!!!
Posted by: Alicia A. | September 21, 2006 at 09:39 AM
They might be simple, but I think they're very elegant! Great work!
Posted by: Kari | September 25, 2006 at 08:25 PM
my 4 year old niece would look adorable in one of these and she adores hats! she even has the little pageboy haircut that would just finish off the look.
Posted by: natasha | September 27, 2006 at 08:59 PM
Oh, they are the sweatest! sooo cute!
Posted by: Hanna | September 29, 2006 at 09:17 AM
These hats are adorable!! How about writing up the pattern and offering it for sale on your blog! Good Job!
Posted by: Bonney | September 29, 2006 at 07:46 PM
Now that you have won - would you consider posting the pattern? Pretty please with sugar on top!
I love them so much and my knitting skills are not so advanced that I could figure these out by looking at them!
Posted by: tierney | September 30, 2006 at 01:28 PM
YOu did a very great job on knitting,
and your photos are very nice too. :)
Posted by: Lillian | October 12, 2006 at 09:00 AM