First striped hat!

[Tapanga]

My nephew bought me a WHOLE bag full of yarn last weekend. 6 skeins of Wool-Ease T&Q and 2 Homespun! His request was for a skull cap with ear flap, but the kicker for me was he wanted stripes. Since I have never done stripes in anything, I was a little scared. And I couldn't find any patterns with ear flaps for this type of yarn, so I winged it. Not a huge deal I know, but for me it was another confidence builder.

And while my stripes are a little off at the spot where I joined rounds, he thinks it's the greatest hat ever. He even told me that I should make a bunch for our local street market, and sell them for $35-40. I love that guy...

I also added, per his request, the ear flap ties and the giant pom-pom.

 

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[Ladycrochat]

I think it is a great hat:tup.....and up in Alaska a hat like that would be a real asset! You COULD sell others there too maybe not for 40 dollars:eek; but ten or fifteen! Nice warm hand made hats would be real nice in the winter! Make matching scarves and you are good to go! Anyway, thanks for sharing with us!

[Tapanga]

HAHA! No not for $40, but I just LOVE that he thought it was worth that! Made me feel really good. This is the second item I have made for someone other than my own kids, or charity. The first item was a halter top for my niece and she really hurt my feeling when she asked me to re-do it because ONE of the scallops on the top was a little crooked. So I was unsure of making another for fear of it not being "perfect".

[Yelutci]

Very Cool! Way to improvise on the earflaps; they look great.

[blondi]

Great job. Stripes look great and the ear flaps look perfect.

[Tapanga]

*blushing* Thank you!!

[cat3crazy]

Nice job!

[pinkroses]

Really cute. You did good on your first strip job. I think. I liked the colors too. PINKROSES

[belant]

You did a great job on that hat, and here in New York, you could probably spend $40 bucks for a hat just like that!

[NoLooseEnds]

So cute ( i mean handsome and manly )!! I love the color combo:hook

[ortem]

Nice work Tapanga!

 

[yarncat]

Awesome hat!

[fireyeyes]

love earflaps

[theworm]

I love that hat!

[mamaoso]

Great job on the hat!!!

[rsisland]

great job! My stripe rounds never meet up right either. If it bothers me too much, I try putting an embellishment in the general area.

[wildthing1058]

great job