There’s nothing too notable about this hat, although it is pretty cute. The only interesting thing about it is that, like all my other hats, I knit it way too big, but this one I managed to fix! I have no idea why all my hats are so huge, since I obediently check gauge and follow directions and whatnot. Anyway, this hat was too big even for my large head, and for a while I wandered around in public with it on anyway, even though it basically looked like I was wearing some sort of a wool bucket on my head.
Then I admitted to myself that, even with my extremely low standards for street-appropriate garb, I just could not prance about in this absurd thing any longer. Once I realized that, I was able to work up the nerve to felt the thing and shrink it down to size. So I dunked it in the sink, brought it down to the laundromat and stuck it in the dryer. I stayed nearby and checked it every few minutes to make sure I didn’t end up with a rock-hard miniature doll hat. I also had to keep pulling it into the shape I wanted because knit items apparently shrink more top to bottom than they do side to side. I’ll bet there’s some sort of insidery term for that. In the end, it was in the dryer on hot for about 20 minutes, and it turned out juuuuust right. Perfect!
Also, in case you’re wondering, I used a ball of wool roving as my hat model in this picture. It was exactly the right size. I realize that it looks like I maybe had an old bag of dreadlocks under my bed that I dragged out for the photo, but I assure you that I do not and that I did not.
i think it was very smart of you to choose a ball of wool roving that was not only dreadlock textured but the exact color of your hair… that way you really got a feel for what the hat would look on your head… if you still had dreadlocks.