tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post2575710177620778630..comments2024-03-25T05:07:17.533+02:00Comments on D a n c e s W i t h W o o l: Hats are difficultLenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03678637714674755599noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-78355684610099259772011-11-27T08:17:13.650+02:002011-11-27T08:17:13.650+02:00I look like an idiot in any kind of hat, and I am ...I look like an idiot in any kind of hat, and I am so envious of people who can wear them and look so nice! Otherwise, I would love to knit myself a hat. Thankfully, I live in Texas where wearing a hat is not a necessity for staying alive in the wintertime. (My ears do get cold, though, because my hair is kept very short.)<br /><br />Mary G. in TexasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-68667922900849474482011-11-26T20:18:11.477+02:002011-11-26T20:18:11.477+02:00Hat...the only type of hat I wear is berets... tha...Hat...the only type of hat I wear is berets... that is the only one I think suits me. Thankfully they can come in many shapes, sideways, lacy, fair isle...peonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293424100260447076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-9770281047095289412011-11-25T20:23:59.870+02:002011-11-25T20:23:59.870+02:00Oh, Lene! I do love your blog! Your creativity, ...Oh, Lene! I do love your blog! Your creativity, talent and honesty are without peer. As always, you have gone right to the heart of the matter regarding hats: proper fit and right 'look'. It is a relief to learn that I may actually knit a hat that I will enjoy wearing at some point in my knitting career.<br /><br />Just yesterday, I hit the wall with my most recent attempt at a hat for me. Elli Stubenrauch's Bird on Wire seemed like a jaunty choice in double-knitting for double warmth, and I was happily half way through the chart before I suddenly allowed myself to admit that my gauge was way off: huge! This led me to the conclusion that I may not actually want to succeed in knitting a hat for me. After all, denial about gauge is one of the most basic of knitting boo-boos. One that generally stems directly from the subconscious - deliberately setting oneself up for failure.<br /><br />Wear your new hat in good health! At my latitude 'kaamos' disappeared under a foot and a half of snow, then reappeared after two solid days of warm rain.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06995456961674323818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-77681561686324992011-11-25T14:37:12.496+02:002011-11-25T14:37:12.496+02:00Just yesterday I spent hours looking at hat patter...Just yesterday I spent hours looking at hat patterns on ravelry before admitting to myself that I simply won't wear a nice hat. There are two times I wear a hat: when doing barn chores in bad weather and when shoveling snow. All that's needed is something that can get horribly dirty and covered with bits of hay, but that will keep the snow or rain from falling into my eyes, my ears from freezing off my head. So I wear a cap with a long brim for chores, and an old fleece cap with a brim and earflaps (and a lining chewed up by my naughty dog) for shoveling snow. With luck, neither of these hats will ever, ever be seen by anyone but the livestock! Every now and then I knit a simple hat just for variety, but socks seem to be my most useful knit-for-me projects. And as you say, almost no one ever sees them...although I rather wish they would! :)Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-72011908031812050592011-11-25T11:21:38.360+02:002011-11-25T11:21:38.360+02:00I'd say rather that with age comes the willing...I'd say rather that with age comes the willingness and/or the ability to value your own opinions more than those of others. Wear what you like because you like it, not because it makes you look the way other people expect you to look.sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16291326380557787987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-19502198293890063632011-11-24T22:08:12.985+02:002011-11-24T22:08:12.985+02:00Oh, Lene, what a fine humour you have!Oh, Lene, what a fine humour you have!Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953623269887572650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-84535506657948796082011-11-24T15:36:07.909+02:002011-11-24T15:36:07.909+02:00I enjoy knitting hats, but most of my friends and ...I enjoy knitting hats, but most of my friends and family don't care for knit hats. And most hats give me the worst hair you've ever seen, so I have some store-bought hats that one could wear to work, but I wear them everywhere.<br /><br />But I do like knitting them, and I can hardly wait to see what yours is like.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509073010987887092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-41059984553827730842011-11-24T12:02:29.615+02:002011-11-24T12:02:29.615+02:00This post is so funny and true! Happy Thanksgiving...This post is so funny and true! Happy Thanksgiving Lene.Gail H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-91715451909911612672011-11-24T09:51:15.965+02:002011-11-24T09:51:15.965+02:00Thanks for that lovely post about hats. Myself, I ...Thanks for that lovely post about hats. Myself, I hated them for, say, 20 years. I'm now 25 ;)<br /><br />My mother was always concerned about my head and ears and I had to wear hats or headbands from september to april. Other kids were wearing t-shirts. Even worse, my mom had a talent to pick "nice" (that means, embarrassing) ones, which made me the object of lots of teasing from my class-mates. As soon as I was able to decide for myself what I wanted to wear, all things head-related went into the trash. <br /><br />It was only last year when I discovered that head accessoires are really fun to knit and I have to admit, they are practical. But my hair is so voluminous (it's kind of a hat itself!) that I look like a clown with most hats. <br />Finally I found a design that fits my head and hair.. or at least I hope so! It's still a difficult topic for me, but after that first hat, I am sure there will be others to follow it.<br /><br />That's the thing I was talking about:<br />http://with2hands.blogspot.com/2011/01/tragt-mehr-kopfbedeckungen.htmlTelerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17172511607121641914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-50638530682987219722011-11-24T04:29:20.270+02:002011-11-24T04:29:20.270+02:00I agree with your sentiment. I've made hats a...I agree with your sentiment. I've made hats and discarded them as well... Did you use a pattern for the winning hat? I'd love to see it on you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-23596559942633862582011-11-24T02:56:48.151+02:002011-11-24T02:56:48.151+02:00Ugh-I hate hats. They just look funny on me. So ...Ugh-I hate hats. They just look funny on me. So I have a coat with a hood! Haha!<br /><br />But that red one you are knitting looks very nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-17166271974482366822011-11-24T00:47:29.523+02:002011-11-24T00:47:29.523+02:00I would love to see you wearing your hat! I have ...I would love to see you wearing your hat! I have mine on right now - in this cold drafty old farmhouse - its a necessity.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18385925436122590384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-90134684934746514862011-11-24T00:01:28.806+02:002011-11-24T00:01:28.806+02:00Lene, the idea of looking like a sugar loaf has me...Lene, the idea of looking like a sugar loaf has me laughing. Personally, I like the getting older and less self critical, I can whatever I please now!<br /><br />Linda in Dayton OhioLinda Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146392182619661241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-63392930684460450672011-11-23T23:33:50.112+02:002011-11-23T23:33:50.112+02:00Every time I see your banner I feel a kindred spir...Every time I see your banner I feel a kindred spirit (I am the little black sheep myself!). <br />I could not tell you how many hats I have knitted for 'Heavenly Angels in Need' and 'Seamen's at Church - Christmas at Sea' programs but I just realized I never knitted one for myself! <br />Self criticism? I have not lost it, sad to say even with old age creeping up! Then again senior moments is sure to help in some way...<br />Blessings on Thanksgiving!Noelle the dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805639450753772211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-10643220593363785842011-11-23T23:23:47.033+02:002011-11-23T23:23:47.033+02:00I know what you mean, i never look good in a hat, ...I know what you mean, i never look good in a hat, and I do get those looks from my man. But I just don't mind any more, I'd rather look stupid or funny and not freeze :) <br />Knowing how much selv criticism I had when younger, it feels great to have lost some!<br />Have a lovely week :)BodilEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03614294923211117180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-36614077462530470992011-11-23T22:34:46.364+02:002011-11-23T22:34:46.364+02:00I love hats myself they can provide some instant g...I love hats myself they can provide some instant gratification when I'm working on a larger project.Brandi Schochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10184890548283291745noreply@blogger.com