here, have a hat.
hi there!
i can't show you most of what i've been up to, but i do have a new hat pattern in today's classic elite webletter. (ravelry link)
after i finished knitting it, i was having one of those low self-esteem days, so i begged the girlfriend to let me photograph her wearing it instead. even though it's not the style of hat that she would normally wear, she looked great in it, and now the pictures are in the webletter. i've been giggling all day just thinking about the girlfriend's face arriving in a bunch of email boxes this afternoon.
This pattern was written with the feature that i've always added to my slouchy hats. the garter stitch band has 4 short rows wedged in between the purl rows. This makes for a wider band at the front, all the way back to the ears, then a narrow band at the back of the neck. i think the hat sits more comfortably this way, and i thought it was about time that i actually wrote it into a pattern.
i hope you like it!
Comments
These are such a great set of photos....and what a great idea for the beret band!
Posted by: Gudrun | February 17, 2009 03:15 PM
Wow, that's great! Gorgeous pattern and model, though she claims these types of hats are not her style :). Great feature with the short rows, and it's wonderful that you took the time to think of it and write it into the pattern!
Posted by: grumperina | February 17, 2009 03:30 PM
I love the way you used short rows for the band - it does look great! And I thought the whole point of a girlfriend was to have someone around to model knitwear when you don't feel like it, or is that just me :P
Posted by: ysolda | February 17, 2009 03:44 PM
Love this hat! I may have found my next project.
Posted by: Susie | February 17, 2009 03:46 PM
She does look gorgeous!
Did she demand sole ownership of the hat after seeing the photos? I certainly would have. ;)
Posted by: hadley | February 17, 2009 05:04 PM
Oh my god. Casting this on ASAP!
Posted by: emily | February 17, 2009 05:57 PM
So, you've solved the scrunchy, sweaty, thickly, way too long feeling of the hat on the back of the neck. Yay! I'll be trying the short row idea out on my next hat. (I need hats for our spa and they need to be shorter around the neck!)
Hoorah! Keep up the great thinkin'!
Posted by: Susan | February 17, 2009 07:47 PM
What a gorgeous hat, she's doing your hat up proud;)
Posted by: Heather | February 17, 2009 09:45 PM
yay! ever since seeing your grey version of this hat i have been thinking about trying those short rows. congrats! and gf looks gorgeous. those eyes!! oh my.
Posted by: kate | February 17, 2009 10:02 PM
Wow - I looked at that newsletter in my mailbox last night and though it was a pretty neat hat with that short row idea.
Did the model get paid with the hat???
Posted by: LeslieEileen | February 18, 2009 06:27 AM
Wow, it is gorgeous! And the photos are very beautiful too. Thanks for the pattern!
Posted by: Ana | February 18, 2009 08:01 AM
beautiful work!
Posted by: carrie | February 18, 2009 10:04 AM
I got this newsletter yesterday, and once I saw your name next to it, I got so excited. I was happy to see you blogged about it. It's lovely, and I can't wait to make it.
Posted by: Brooke | February 18, 2009 12:41 PM
I think Girlfriend ought to consider wearing hats like this a lot more often--it's very flattering on her! I'm intriguing by the short row band, and it's a very pretty little design. Beautiful work!
Posted by: Sarah | February 18, 2009 01:21 PM
I really like this pattern--yours is lovely!
Posted by: rachel | February 18, 2009 03:06 PM
Great hat :) Good luck with all your secret stuff, looking forward to seeing it emerge in the coming months :)
Posted by: Aileen | February 19, 2009 06:23 AM
What an awesome hat! That colour is incredible, and I love the design- simple but interesting. Great job!!
Posted by: Julie | February 19, 2009 11:31 AM
such a great hat, melissa! and you know that your stylin' girlfriend loves fabulous in it :)
Posted by: gleek | February 21, 2009 02:53 PM
this is a beautiful hat (beret), great colour.
Posted by: jackie | March 4, 2009 08:56 PM
Wnile reading in Rav's link, i see that u calls this hat as a "princess" hat/beret. Thats what i calls my 10yr DD too. I m going to knit this for her. Wish me luck.
Posted by: jackie | March 4, 2009 08:59 PM