Hello readers,
As you are probably aware whiplash this month was hats. There are some really good entries and good tutorials – well worth your while to browse through them all.
I would love your feedback on your favourites this month. Best design, most skilled and tutorial that looks do-able.
Thanks
K
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My favourites are:
Skill – Femme Fedora by Crafty Ginger
Design – Snow White Crown by aiar
Liette by thefabledneedle
The three that really got me this month, that made me ooooh and ahhhh and inspired covetous feelings in me were these:
http://brahdelt.blogspot.com/2006/09/kokoshnik-finished.html
Joanna Kostrzewa – Medieval Kokoshnik (Skill)
http://www.artsy-fartsy-mama.com/index.php?itemid=140
Artsy Fartsy Mama – Thai Patchwork Beret (Design)
http://www.planetjune.com/blog/?p=24
Planet June – Cat Hat (Design)
Wow! So many awesome entries! Here’s my fave’s
Best Design – Liette Hat::thefabledneedle
Best tutorial – Reversible Fabric Headband Tutorial::kcquilts
Most skilled – Medieval Kokoshnik::Brahdelt
I loved Aiar’s Snow White Crown too! (I’m also super-proud of my own entry, Femme Fedora!)
I have to say Katrin has done it again with her tutorial! Pretty soon everyone will be wearing their own Howdy Pardner hat.
As for design, I really liked the Nothing Fancy flapper hats. My girl NEEDS one of those ;-)
Skill probably has to go to the Liette — I’m wowed that one could take a wacky idea like that and actually make it reality. She’s got skills!
This is my favorite:
http://petulantfeminine.blogspot.com/2006/09/this-winter-it-seems-like-everyone.html
Ohhh I love looking through all the entries and voting!!
My favourites are – in no particular order -
The crochet cat hat (love the way the cat’s markings were incorporated in the design and it’s so cute!)
The cheery rainhat – superbly presented tutorial – made me think I wouldn’t mind trying that! Lovely result too!
The mini santa hat – so dedicated to make such a teensy version so well! (and such an unusual entry!)
The kokoshnik – on originality and equisite crafting
and finally – The Mermaid Headress – superb effort and sooo mermaidy!!
As usual all the entries are wonderful – I’m so impressed and so inspired!
I don’t envy your job picking these!
(Thanks Andi for your vote – means a lot to me!)
I like -
Voddy_Crafty Cupcake and Needlefelt Peacock:Mystic Spiral
recycled hat from a little bunny — the embroidery detail is so sweet
glacier hat from halfbirthdayknits — yarn and design look like melting snow, down to the watery beads
awesome contest and entries from everyone!
Skill: Femme Fedora by CraftyGinger
Design: Liette hat by thefableneedle
Tutorial: Howdy Stranger hat by Sew Mad
I think all the entries are great but these just seemed over the top and memorable. Although if there was one more category I’d have to add in the Medieval Kokoshnik.
the fabeled needle’s Liette for design
crafty ginger’s femme fedora for skill
mo’s cheery rainhat for tutorial
I also really liked the red flapper hats (would love the pattern!)
and the 1930s beret (thanks for the pattern!)
I liked lots of the entries – so much skill displayed.
But I narrowed down my favourites to these four:
needlefelt peacock by mysticspiral
bright winter hat by sporadic
medievil koshinak by brahdelt
crocheted cat hat by planet june
Design – A toss up for me between the Crafty Cupcake and the Liette Hat
Tutorial – I’m going to be a bit of a renegade and go with the Needlefelt Peacock tutorial
Skill – Medieval Kokoshnik
And for Dorie and anyone else interested in a pattern for the Flapper Hats, I’ll try and write one up and post it on my blog in the next week or so.
I love the glacier toque- the color and beads are great. I also love the snow white crown- and I love that its sentimental too. Another great one is the tiny santa hat.
It’s always so hard to narrow it down to just 3, so this time I’m not even going to try :)
Tutorial: Howdy Stranger and Cheery Rainhat
Design & Skill: Liette and Medieval Kokoshnik
Skill: Femme Fedora
Design: I’ll just Have the Salad
Design – Liette Hat by thefabledneedle
Tutorial – Howdy Stranger hat by Sew Mad
Skill – Medieval Kokoshnik by Brahdelt
I liked also the Happy Hat of Mantua Maker and the 1930 beret of Petulant Feminine, and the salat and the glacier toque… ;-) So many great entries!
Wow, I just wanted to thank everyone who mentioned my hat as one of their favorites – I’m really taken aback and delighted! :)
There are so many talented hat makers here, and I found Glacier Torque, I’ll just Have the Salad, and Cheery Rainhat to be a lot of fun. Medieval Kokoshnik and Tiny Santa were great too. I don’t know, I could say something nice about all the entries – great work everyone!
Tutorial: Reversible Fabric Headband by kcquilts
Skill: Medieval Kokoshnik by Brahdelt (this was an easy choice…her skill is unparalleled!)
Design: I’ll Just Have the Salad by MamaCatfish (so unique!)
So many great entries! My faves in no particular order are:
Liette
Cupcake Hat
Cheery Rain Hat
Medieval Kokoshnik
Femme Fedora
It’s a tie for my favourite between aiar’s Snow White Crown and brahdelt’s Medieval Kokoshnik. I also like the Mermaid Headband tutorial, Ruth Singer’s Remade Hat and Crafty Ginger’s Femme fedora.
What a variety of headgear! Well done all.
The ones I like best are:
Liette – Wow!
Cheery Rain Hat – I love rickrack.
Mini Santa Hat – sooo tiny.
Femme Fedora – classy.
I liked the flapper hats. :)
i am in love with liette – i have a crush on this hat. the flapper hats are also wonderful.