Yes, Gentle Readers, I have knit a top hat. It is the
pattern Marlene from the book Hat Couture. I love this book because the hats
are so much fun, with lots of embellishments and such. I will be adding a
ribbon and other items after the hat is completely dry. To get the hat to stand
up, you must knit at a very tight gauge. I used a size US 10 needle on a super
bulky yarn. The yarn is Ella Rae Mega. It is a single spun yarn and it was
ideal for this project. I have never knit with yarn before. It is okay to knit
with, but it did have some weird strands of something in the yarn, maybe guard
hairs or nylon. I am not sure which. They
were easy to pull out so it wasn’t a big deal, just strange. The biggest
problem with this hat is the tight gauge. My hands would ache like the dickens
after about an hour of knitting. I was a little worried about how it looked
before I blocked it, but I love how it turned out. I can’t wait till it is dry
and adorned and I can wear it out and about.
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