
A New Hat
I have been working on a new “pillbox” type of hat. I got this great lattice yarn and wanted to use to add some interest to the hat. I got this yarn at Value Village, a big chain second hand store. They had over 100 bags of 4 skeins each for $3.99. It was all new with the labels on them. the black/grey is what I used on the wonky hat wonky hat and the green/purple/orange is what I used for this one.
This kind of hat is made in 2 pieces.
I used a nice orange wool that isn’t to bright for the base then I added the lattice yarn. It worked much better when the wool and the lattice were wet.
After the usual rubbing and rolling and whatnot they are done.
Checking the fit before sewing them together is important, can you guess ow I know? LOL
And here is the finished hat. The top is sewn to the bottom.
This hat works inside out too. It would need steam ironing to make the top seam fold properly.
14 thoughts on “A New Hat”
Thankyou very much for your posts. Most inspiring!!!
Lexi
Thank you Lexi, I am glad you liked it.
What an interesting yarn – good find Ann! It looks great on top of the orange wool and the finished hat is lovely.
Thanks Lyn I have been looking for this yarn. Most of the similar yarn isn’t very wide.
Great hat Ann and good find on the yarn. I’m sure you’ll find many uses for it.
Thanks Ruth, I think I will do several of this type, with the different colour yarns on them.
Wow, that’s a cool yarn. I’ve never seen it before and what a great way to use it. The colors are nice too. It’s certainly a wonky hat!
Thanks Marilyn. It is cool. it is made in a tube and I had to cut it open to lay it flat. I was sure I had answered this earlier but it’s not here.
A great hat Ann and being reversible too.
You’ve just given me an ‘ah ha’ moment….to cut open the ribbon yarn….now why did I not think of that??!!
Thanks Antje. we all have those why didn’t I think of that moments.
Great hat! Did you make your own hat form?
Thanks, No that’s a Franks Cane and Rush, rafia hat block
Thank you! All the good stuff is in the USA!
I have searched for raffia hat blocks from other places but I haven’t found any other.