What is your favourite style of hat?
I like all sorts of hats - I often wear a red cord cap that matches my red cord coat, but I also wear a fleece hat or a handknitted hat when the weather is cold... I like to change styles to suit my mood! For a slightly smarter option the slouchy berets are a good choice at the moment, but you can't beat a great beanie for cosiness. The Koolhaas is a favourite in that category, interesting and unusual without being outlandish,and I suspect the texture makes it really cozy. I must be one of the few Ravelers who haven't yet knit that one... Do you have a favourite yarn for making hats with?
Mostly the same yarns I use for other things - natural fibres, one-off, hand-dyed skeins, it has to be soft or I get an itchy forehead...
What hat patterns are in your queue at the moment? (pops off to check!)
Um, I have twenty-seven hat patterns in my Ravelry queue at the moment, of which only five are for my sons.... as I was saying, I have rather eclectic tastes in hats!
A few of my favourites are the Meret, (and in fact most of Wooly Wormhead's berets!), the Fern Glade, and Porom. For more funky colours, I like this ribbed one, and the Selbu Modern looks like fun to knit too - maybe in slightly less "loud" colours than the sample photo though! I have also been meaning to knit myself a Fountain Hat for some time now, I just have never got around to it.
Do you have a favourite handmade hat that you (or someone else) has made?
My Urchin (with a naff photo-sorry!), which I knitted from the leftover skein of yarn from my poncho knitted by my husband - so I can go out all "matchy-matchy"!
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