St. Vincent Cloche

[anogete]

I finished my hat! It was terribly large when I finished knitting it. The brim actually fell to my shoulders when I put it on, and two heads could have fit instead the width of it. However, as promised, after the felting was complete the hat was the perfect size. You can't see it from the pictures, but the back of it has a little slit with the black yarn continuing up from the brim to line it.





I've never before endeavored to knit a hat with the intention of felting it. I love the look, but I was just afraid the sizing would come out all wrong. Luckily, it didn't. I just felted it until it fit on my head nicely. Now I'm properly attired for winter.

P.S. - I still haven't started the fourth novel in J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood, but I've developed a total crush on Vishous. That's how you spell it, right? I love him, and I love the way he always says, "True?" That's such a minuscule quirk to obsess over, but it makes my heart go pitter-patter. Plus, he listens to thumping rap music. I can hang with that as long as it is quality stuff.

Comments

[shehops.livejournal.com]

Please, PLEASE say that you took a picture of the hat when it was being ginormous and going down to your shoulders!

[anogete.livejournal.com]

I did, but I lost the picture on my camera. It wasn't of me wearing the ginormous hat, but I did put a paperback book next to it for perspective. It was over a foot tall by the time I finished knitting it.

[shehops.livejournal.com]

A foot tall! That is awesome.

Seriously, I had no idea that felting shrunk things *that* much.

I totally forgot to say before that the final product is extremely nifty. =D

[dressagegrrrl.livejournal.com]

i have no idea why i look so vacant and brainless in this picture

Perhaps it was feeding on you?

It's a verra cute hat. I'm suitably impressed with your skillz.

[anogete.livejournal.com]

My felting skillz are second to none.

[dreamy-dragon73.livejournal.com]

Lovely hat!

I've developed a total crush on Vishous. Welcome to the club :D

[anogete.livejournal.com]

My crush on Vishous kind of sneaked up on me. The thing I like about J.R. Ward is that she has the ability to make me totally love the particular guy the book is about. When I was reading Wrath's book, I loved him. When I was reading Rhage's book, I loved him even more. You know what I mean. But I have not yet got to Vishous's book, and I think he must certainly be the coolest guy ever. Maybe it's the tattoos.