I finished this hat several days ago but just got some photos last night. K graciously donned the chapeau and smiled real purty for me.
If the edge looks a little stretched out, that’s because it is. This shape of hat really doesn’t suit me so I was trying different ways of wearing it, widening the brim, folding up part of the brim. I think I’d like to make another with more garter stitch at the edge so I can fold it up in the front and wear it like a ’30’s cloche.
I used Handpaintedyarn.com’s Handspun Buky in the Trienty Tres colourway, on 5mm needles. The colours are gorgeous and rich and the yarn really softens up with handling. The fabric is very flexible and stretchy. I had several people try it on and none of them felt it was too small or too big, including me with my humungo-noggin.
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