Heads up!
This Saturday, I decided that I wanted to start and finish something that I needed. And voila! A new hat.
Specs (I have to do this from now on since I refuse to write anything down):
Yarn: Noro Kabuki Tamu, Col No. 2, 1 skein
Needles: Japan size 13 (6 mm)
Pattern: None, really. Cast on 72 stitches and made it up as I went.
The hat is a little more purply than it looks in the picture, so it matches my Ene's shawl nicely! It was freezing cold last week and I decided that I really needed a new hat that was more stylish than my earflap hat and that wouldn't give me severe hathead on the way to school. So yesterday I did an experiment. I styled my hair, wore the hat for 40 minutes while I made my french toast, and then surveyed the results. See for yourself.
Overall, although there is definite hathead in the last shot, I am pleased. I didn't knit the cap too long to try to preserve my general hair shape, and I think I succeeded. This week it's going to be in the 50s, though, so of course I won't be needing this anymore. Typical!
We will be back to our regularly scheduled knitting soon.
Comments
That turned out cute. Bet it looks great with the scarf. Did you end up using the whole skein?
Posted by: Mom | February 13, 2006 10:10 PM
Cute hat!!
Posted by: Scout | February 13, 2006 11:13 PM
The hat looks great and I don't think the hat head looks bad at all. A little fluffing and you'll be all set.
Posted by: Carole | February 13, 2006 11:15 PM
Cute hat! I've been feeling the hat jones myself lately.... And I don't think you have hat-head at all. it just looks like your hair does a cute flippy thing.
Posted by: Ann | February 13, 2006 11:34 PM
How scientific of you! Love it! And no worries about the hat-head. It's nearly undetectable.
Posted by: Lisa | February 15, 2006 11:10 AM