Spiral Hat

Do you ever imagine things as being completely awesome and then once you have a tangible version, it just is kind of bleh? That is how I feel about this hat. It was so great in my head and my sketches, but my FO is sort of ugly.

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The ruffle coming down from the top is just weird. Why did I think that would be a cool touch? The yarn I used is thick enough so that the rosette/spiral/lumpy thing holds its shape, but it is too thick for a nice ruffle. It looks pretty strange.

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I made the hat for my sister and she says that she will wear it. I was feeling like it wasn’t great but it also wasn’t horrible until I looked at these pictures. This hat is a serious flop. I might take it apart and knit my sister something better.

I got the idea for the hat from this photo shoot. I decided it would look cool with a rosette shaped thing instead of that free form gather. Mostly I liked the look of the big decoration next to the cheek. I might try something else with that look.


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  1. I kinda like the hat, myself. I especially love the rosette. I love vintage (cloche) type hats.

  2. i like the rosette – it looks really cute.

  3. I think the only real flop is the ruffle, is there any way you can take it out? Otherwise the hat is awesome, and I love the inspiration you used!

    1. Oh definitely agree. Unfortunately, I knit to accommodate the ruffle so there is a ridge to pick up stitches along that would look a bit odd and I would have to reknit the flower. I’ve kind of just moved on. I’ve knit my sister so many hats that I don’t really care that this one is a little bleh.

      1. Britta

        BE HONEST. You just don’t want to redo that flower twice as big. 😉

  4. I have so many hats tucked away that were such good ideas in my head, but just looked dumb when I knitted them up. That being said, I like your hat!

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