A whole lotta hats (and a scarf)

It must be the snow.  Maybe it's the wind.  Maybe it's the sub-freezing temperatures. The scene outside my dining room window looked like this this morning. I think we got about a foot of snow.

Or maybe it's the seduction of Malabrigo, the gratification of finishing something in only hours, the easy knitting.

But whatever the reason, over the last three weeks, I've knit six hats....and a scarf.  Four out of six hats are winners.  One hat came to a terrible end.  The last one just looks like crap on me.

So here they are.  These top three came out fine.

Catacomb Hat - Malbrigo

Waffle Stitch Hat - Malabrigo

This one was an attempt at a different shape, hoping that some hat would actually look good on my pin head. This one comes close. And I'll probably make another of these. It's missing the band and a button, or buckle, or broach. But I want to find something wacky, over-the-top from a vintage store. So its adornment will have to wait until I have time for rummaging.

A Better Bucket Hat - Punta Yarns Merisoft Handpaint

This one is a very sad tale about what happens when you are impatient. And you don't knit a swatch and wash it.  Before washing, it was just a smoodge too big, but still wearable. I soaked it and laid it out to dry. Now it was slide-down-over-your-eyes too big. I should have ripped the whole thing out and started over. But instead I had the brilliant idea to felt it. I can get it on my head...but once wool felts it loses most of its elasticity. Ruined. I am contemplating uses for felted fabric. Stay tuned.

Amanda Hat - Felted - Araucania Aysen

This is the way the hat is supposed to look. I knit it again in a different yarn.

Amanda Hat - Malabrigo

This is the scarf that was supposed to go with the first version of the hat, now unwearable.

Just Enough Ruffles Scarf - Malabrigo

And this is one of the most complicated hats I've ever knit. A beret, tam, saucer. Round thing. Again, an attempt to find a hat shape that looks good. Unfortunately it wouldn't be this hat. I love the pattern, love the yarn. It needs a home on the head of a pixie, with a perfect haircut and a cute nose, and who doesn't wear glasses. Unfortunately that wouldn't be me.

Fenimore Cabled Tam - Shelter