31 December 2018

New hat


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!!!


12 comments:

Pigmini said...

Love it!! Happy New Merry for tonight!!

Tim Kaylor said...

Nice hat, Jane. I have done 2 knit hats this year. One more may be coming.

Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ Diane said...

I 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!

Jane McLellan said...

It's a splendid hat, custom made, perfect.

Carol Schockling Lawecki said...

Love your hat, the colors are great!

God's Kid said...

Great hat!! :)

Alexandrite Woman said...

Cool! 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!
Caroline

Bev said...

What a great creative start to the year!

Maureen said...

Happy 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!

craftie sylvie said...

Love it! Colours and shape :) HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Kathy Niklewicz said...

The 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!

LibraryLady said...

I love it, Jane! It's adorable itself and on your head!

Heidi

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