bee in the bonnet

that’s what i had yesterday and it ties in nicely with todays entry ;)

spring flower picking bonnet

ingredients:
misti alpaca chunky (soooo soft)
thrifted buttons and tapestry wool
ties made from gwen’s handspun scraps and my hand dyed tweed

adult small/medium

my goal with this one was to show off the pretty old buttons. it’s *very* girly.
each time i come up with a new hat pattern, i’ve noticed that i have to re-figure out how to embellish it. for instance, with flat hats, i have the tendency to treat them as a landscape. with round hats, they can be partial landscapes. with these bonnets? i’m not so sure yet.

ben and i thought this one was perfect without any embroidery.

purple pixie hood

ingredients:
recycled vest wool (very ugly and late 1980’s, but i LOVE this wool)
ties are hand dyed recycled sweater wool

adult small/medium

and lastly, i think this one would be great for someone with lots of hair to come out the back. it has different shaping than the others.

a hood for a winter walk

ingredients:
debbie bliss donegal tweed chunky
embroidered with inherited wool (blend?  it’s shiny.  i used it because i loved the contrast.  all natural for sure though…)

adult small (although modeled on my medium sized head)

the first two are from my pattern here.