February is Love it or Rip it Up Month.
Actually, I think it's called the February fix is in month. Something like that. Anyhow, I've been noticing this little button all over knitting blogs all month and I hope I followed proper protocol in obtaining it. I wouldn't want the blog police after me when I'm just getting started.
As I was photographing some of my finished goods for the on-line store, I noticed one particular hat that -- well -- it won't ever sell as it is. It's a cute kid's hat, but the brim just doesn't lie right -- it doesn't fold up clean and it doesn't flop, it just sorta ... well ... looks funky.
As you can see, the brim is rather funky.
And when I turn it over, the brim is rather funky on this side, too.
Unfortunately, it isn't the sort of funky that simply blocking or re-blocking is going to fix. The brim is either too large for the hat or simply not contoured to the hat. Whatever the case is, it doesn't stay snug to the hat like a fold-brim hat and doesn't flop like a flop-brim hat, but insists on trying to do both at the same time.
So, in the spirit of the February fix, I decided to either fix the hat or to reclaim the yarn. It's a great kids hat in handspun alpaca. I'd like to fix it if I can, and I can always use black handspun alpaca yarn if I can't.
The design is a pretty standard brim up hat. The brim area is single crochet with the turn area created by working only in the back loop. Above the brim, the pattern is a simple alternating double-crochet and front post double-crochet to create ruffles. The color switch is where the brim turning starts.
The tan outer brim is removed at this point. I did this by snipping a few stitches and then pulling the tan end to separate the brim from the hat. I then pulled out the crochet and wound the ball onto my ball winder.
My thinking is I can simply single-crochet into the same loops and essentially re-create the brim using the base of the hat as a starting chain. I haven't decided if I'll try to use the same yarn or use something else. I also haven't decided if I need to toss in a couple decreases to hold the brim snug against the hat. I guess I'll try it.
Pasture Progress: I've got the trench completed and the pipe in place. There is an outside chance I'll have the drainage work complete and be back to finishing the fence today.
On the Spinning Wheel: Still Pinero's fiber, but the end is in sight.
On the crochet hooks: fixing a hat
As I was photographing some of my finished goods for the on-line store, I noticed one particular hat that -- well -- it won't ever sell as it is. It's a cute kid's hat, but the brim just doesn't lie right -- it doesn't fold up clean and it doesn't flop, it just sorta ... well ... looks funky.
As you can see, the brim is rather funky.
And when I turn it over, the brim is rather funky on this side, too.
Unfortunately, it isn't the sort of funky that simply blocking or re-blocking is going to fix. The brim is either too large for the hat or simply not contoured to the hat. Whatever the case is, it doesn't stay snug to the hat like a fold-brim hat and doesn't flop like a flop-brim hat, but insists on trying to do both at the same time.
So, in the spirit of the February fix, I decided to either fix the hat or to reclaim the yarn. It's a great kids hat in handspun alpaca. I'd like to fix it if I can, and I can always use black handspun alpaca yarn if I can't.
The design is a pretty standard brim up hat. The brim area is single crochet with the turn area created by working only in the back loop. Above the brim, the pattern is a simple alternating double-crochet and front post double-crochet to create ruffles. The color switch is where the brim turning starts.
The tan outer brim is removed at this point. I did this by snipping a few stitches and then pulling the tan end to separate the brim from the hat. I then pulled out the crochet and wound the ball onto my ball winder.
My thinking is I can simply single-crochet into the same loops and essentially re-create the brim using the base of the hat as a starting chain. I haven't decided if I'll try to use the same yarn or use something else. I also haven't decided if I need to toss in a couple decreases to hold the brim snug against the hat. I guess I'll try it.
Pasture Progress: I've got the trench completed and the pipe in place. There is an outside chance I'll have the drainage work complete and be back to finishing the fence today.
On the Spinning Wheel: Still Pinero's fiber, but the end is in sight.
On the crochet hooks: fixing a hat
posted by Upper Alpacas | 1:34 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home