Wed Jun 9, 2004

Mother’s Day Diagonal is finished!

It is pretty, it looks fabulous on Abigail (even though it is mine), and it’s quite comfortable, which I wasn’t really expecting. Not that I though it would be uncomfortable, I just hadn’t anticipated not wanting to take it off.
So, without further ado….

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and finally,

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A big “thank you” to Dennis for the fab pictures, and to my husband for the commentary, making the above laugh possible.

What a fun hat. The brim is subtle, but I still like it. I really like how the stitch pattern makes the edge of the brim a little wavy. It adequately performs its function, which is to shield my eyes from the sun, while still being feminine and cute. I wish I would have pulled it down a little in the pictures, it looks better that way.

I took sketchy notes on what I did, and I’d be happy to share if anyone is interested. Considering that I haven’t read the pattern past the brim, and severely changed even that, I don’t feel bad. I would recommend purchasing the pattern anyway, considering I am no pattern writer, and using a legitimate pattern might help you improve what I did for yourself. Besides, I would guess that if you are using a different yarn than I am, you will need to use her numbers, or closer to them.

Please stop by the comments and tell me what you think! Also, let me know if there is a cotton yarn that would be good to try on a second hat. I’d like to make another, but not with Cotton Classic.

8 Responses to “Mother’s Day Diagonal is finished!”

  1. alison Says:

    Wow that hat is soooo cool! It’s the neatest looking bucket hat I’ve ever seen. You’ve got to give us more details on how you made it. How did you turn a square bucket hat into a round diagonal hat? What’s the stitch pattern you used, for example?

  2. monica Says:

    I love the hat!

  3. Paula Says:

    Oh very cute! What a great hat; do tell us how you created this very cool sunhat.

  4. laura.marie Says:

    Love the hat, although to a newbie I must admit the pattern looks daunting, and am so glad I stumbled upon this great blog.

  5. Jenn Says:

    Hi Laura!

    Your hat looks awesome! Great Job!

    I don’t remember who’s blog referred me to yours, but thanks for writing it and it’s fun to read!

    Jenn

  6. kerrie Says:

    I love that hat, it looks fantastic! What a great stitch pattern to use..

  7. Holly Says:

    Laura, I love how you’ve adapted the pattern of the hat! It looks fabulous! 🙂 Just wanted to let you know that I’ve really enjoyed reading your blog over the past few weeks… Thanks!

  8. Laura Says:

    Thank you all so much! for the compliments, and for reading my blog. I love to write, but it is also fun to be read. Thanks!

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