the blue blog archives: fit for a princess

Wee one's Tilli Tomas Flurries hat has become a crown. After knitting up a little swatch, I thought the yarn was so special that the hat had to be something special as well. With all the sparkly beads in the yarn, I decided it would make a delightful princess crown. I found a free crown hat pattern through Ravelry that I loved the look of. The crown points are easily constructed and the join between the crown brim and the hat body is nice and smooth. I'll be leaving out all the textured stitchwork on the main part of the hat since my yarn has plenty going on already with the beads.

I tried the brim on wee one this morning and she gave me a pretty little smile when I slipped it on her head. She likes the sparkles.

posted by alison at 3:46 pm | in baby, it's cold outside , handmade holiday 2008

Comments

What princess would turn down sparkles?! And what female doesn't deserve a crown?

Posted by: PainterWoman at December 30, 2008 11:47 PM

Cute! Cute. Cute.

Posted by: Jennifer at December 31, 2008 7:47 AM

I love how well the beads show up in the hat! I have always wondered if a yarn like that was really worth it when you can just string beads yourself, but they are lot more visible than the beads I have normally added by stringing. Very nice!

Posted by: Seanna Lea at December 31, 2008 10:19 AM

That's good to hear, Seanna Lea. I've never strung beads or done any bead knitting myself, so the fact that the beads were already strung and plied together with another yarn appealed to me. And of course Tilli Tomas always does such a good job pairing up yarn colors and fibers with beautiful beads. But, it's good to hear from someone who has done bead knitting that the beads are showing up well. I have spent extra time pushing them through to the front so we don't lose any sparkliness to the back! ;0)

Posted by: ALISON at December 31, 2008 11:03 AM

What a cute hat! Thanks for posting a link to that. I'm going to have to make that for my little princesses.

Posted by: Jen at December 31, 2008 2:23 PM

lovely. took a look at the pattern...another one for my to do list.

Posted by: orli at December 31, 2008 3:19 PM

That little princess hat is going to be so cute. And really special, being made from Tilli Tomas. I can't wait to see it finished.

Posted by: nik at January 4, 2009 1:11 AM

How stinkin' cute is that hat!!! Totally faving that one on Ravelry!

Posted by: Jeannette at January 5, 2009 7:33 PM