The Challenge: #3: Pink
Fabric: Merino/Possum/Silk yarn; Kauri 4ply by Zealana (fingering weight for those people using the US yarn system)
Pattern: Chapeau Marier from Knitty.com
Year: 1920's; it's based on cloches from the era so not exact
Notions: There will be a ribbon
How historically accurate is it? Probably not as much as I'd like; the pattern is "based on" not an original 1920's pattern and yarn back then definitely didn't include possum, so probably about 40%
Hours to complete: Took me 7 days of knitting around all the other stuff I do.
First worn: Not by me, unfortunately I didn't check my gauge and it's 5.5 stitches off what it should be over 4". This means that although it can get onto my noggin, it tends to wander up and off fairly quickly, so it's going to be a birthday gift for our goddaughter instead. I will get more of the yarn and try again for me on 3mm needles. From what I've read on Ravelry the gauge is not right for quite a few people; I should have swatched, but didn't have enough yarn.....
Total cost: $11.00NZ
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| DS2 is not overly impressed by this pink hat; luckily it's not meant for him. |
4 comments:
too bad it doesn't fit - but it's still cute!
It is very pretty albeit a bit small :) I'm sure there's a wee girl about who will just love to wear it ...
great hat…funny boy!
Lovely cloche -too bad it doesn't fit you but lucky for your goddaughter.
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