First up, the hat that eventually was remade as Meriwether:

Basically just a chunkier version, in Alpaca with a Twist Highlander. It also has a weird horizontal linen stitch brim dealio going on. I wear it all the time, because it's black and actually matches everything (you'd think I'd learn to knit in colors I wear, but I don't.)
The second hat is the precursor to the blue earflap hat in the ebook (which should be out, oh, say, REALLY SOON). It's made with some super gorgeous handspun of Vivian's, and even though it's got some mad laddering going on (I'm usually more adept with the dpns, I don't know what happened) and the earflaps aren't quite in the ideal location, I love it.

(my poor camera seems to be having a white balance identity crisis, but I kind of like the weird results. Not good for consistency, though.)

(hint- don't knit a hat with only 4 dpns. I think that's why crazy laddering ensued. Though it's really just the one.)
So yes. There you go, little under-appreciated prototype hats. You are officially documented.
Any peek into the design process is appreciated! And I love the earflap hat, sorry about the ladders... The colors are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteawesome hats! I love all of them.
ReplyDeleteGreat hats!
ReplyDeleteI actually kinda like the ladders, especially if there were a few more randomly placed, it would totally look like a design feature. Like dropped stitches, but not as wide.
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