I'm back!!! Wonder what next year will bring, eh?
I was wandering round one of the Christmas markets the other week and I spotted some hats. I have problems with hats as I have a small head. Yes I know that I don't need a bigger one as there isn't a lot inside the one I've got!!! BC3 rattles around inside that boney space without any other company.
I decided I needed a hat. I went round and round the markets looking and looking. Really, really needed one that covers my ears in case it gets cold this winter. So what did I do? Came home without buying one.
As I was walking around I remembered I'd got some yarn left from a huge ball I bought from a store in Canada. So when I got back I started looking online for a pattern. Got bored with that after half an hour and found a crochet hook, the yarn and sat down to make a 'hat from thin air'.
I made a crochet chain and a few rows, tried it on and it was too big so I pulled it out, made a shorter chain and started again. This was fun to make and I didn't have any further problems til it came to decreasing. How many and at what 'rate' should that happen. Actually it wasn't a problem as I had a very convenient head to try it on as I was working!!! Least that's something I can't lose easily - my head!!! So, after an afternoon and evening's work I had a new hat which is warm and I like too!!!
Love it!! Happy New Merry for tonight!!
ReplyDeleteNice hat, Jane. I have done 2 knit hats this year. One more may be coming.
ReplyDeleteI have the opposite problem... my head's too big! Sometimes the only thing to do is sit down and make it. It is a wonderful hat!
ReplyDeleteIt's a splendid hat, custom made, perfect.
ReplyDeleteLove your hat, the colors are great!
ReplyDeleteGreat hat!! :)
ReplyDeleteCool! I, too, have a small head, but fine hair, so I wear hats a lot, mostly berets. Love this hat and your blog. Have a very Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteCaroline
What a great creative start to the year!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, I hope you enjoyed the break! I have the same problem with hats, my head is too small for anything I want to buy. And in my case, it's a sunhat which is needed. I have stubbornly hung onto the one I bought at least 12 years ago, simply because I can find nothing else to fit!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Colours and shape :) HAPPY NEW YEAR!
ReplyDeleteThe advantage of crocheting is that you can more easily make the hat to your exact size 'as you go' - just as you did! The variegated yarn is perfect!
ReplyDeleteI love it, Jane! It's adorable itself and on your head!
ReplyDeleteHeidi