the blue blog archives: is that a flower on your head? seriously, is it?

It looks super sweet in the pattern picture in the book, but in real life that flower on top is a little strange. Sometimes it looks like a flower to me. Sometimes like a periscope. Or a cyclops eye. Or sometimes like some sort of weird underworld creature, all mouth and tongues.

No, no, don't be silly, it's a flower. It's a flower. The hat itself is certainly pretty enough. The textured garter stitch/rib pattern is lovely and the Debbie Bliss pure cashmere is so soft in delicate shades of purple and pink. I like it. I do.

posted by alison at 8:55 am | in baby, it's cold outside

Comments

The hat reminds me of that cartoon from the 80s, The Snorks. But it is really cute too.

Posted by: Brandy at February 24, 2009 9:11 AM

All I could think of was the Snorks too! Adorable either way!

Posted by: pia at February 24, 2009 9:18 AM

Never heard of the snorks, but after googling it, you are SO right! Ha ha! :D

Posted by: ALISON at February 24, 2009 9:20 AM

How funny would it be to paint a ping pong ball to look like and eye and stuff it in there! ha ha

The hat is cute. The sweet girl is cuter.

Posted by: Emily at February 24, 2009 9:41 AM

The hat looks great on her. The purple and pink are truly her colors.

Maybe you should use your new crochet skills to add a smaller simpler flower to the top of wee one's hat.

Leave the i-cord and try this:
Ch 4 and use a slip stitch to join the chain.
*ch 2, 2 double crochet into the ring, chain 2, join with a slip stitch to the ring* one petal made. Repeat 4 more times for a 5 petal flower. Just yank each petal back to ensure enough room.

This is just my humble opinion. Quick and easy.

Posted by: Lauren at February 24, 2009 10:28 AM

Thanks Lauren. I'll try a flower on its own and see how I like it!

Posted by: ALISON at February 24, 2009 10:36 AM

Wee One is soooo cute, and the hat is darling! I like it just the way it is.

Posted by: Katherine at February 24, 2009 11:21 AM

She looks so cute in her new hat

Posted by: lori at February 24, 2009 1:25 PM

She is darling and so is the hat. Its the joy of being young. You can wear anything with abandon and imagination.

Posted by: Debbie at February 24, 2009 2:05 PM

What a sweet hat and what an adorable model! I'm nominating you for a Kerativ Blogger award just check my blog for details.

Posted by: Eileen at February 24, 2009 2:14 PM

I would probably pick up and knit some stitches from the inside of the flower and see if I can make pistil and stamen. Just to enhance the flowery look of it all.

Posted by: Seanna Lea at February 24, 2009 3:37 PM

I think in looks rather Dr. Seuss. Cute!

Posted by: Mary (NC) at February 24, 2009 3:47 PM

It is a little Seussian. But that is a darling look on a kidlet. Especially one as cute as wee one.

Posted by: Laurie (redhead) at February 24, 2009 4:29 PM

You could crochet more petals on the edges. Or put long fringe inside to trail out, just for fun. (But I think it's cute like it is!)

Posted by: Bo at February 24, 2009 4:46 PM

You could try a flower out of Nicky Epstein's knitted flowers book. There are some pretty ones in there, but if it were me, I'd leave it. It's adorable like it is!

Posted by: Michelle at February 24, 2009 5:26 PM

It's a very "Suessical" hat. Makes your little one look like Cindylou Who. It certainly looks like she likes it and that's what really counts. Very cute, thanks for sharing it.

Posted by: Eileen at February 25, 2009 8:40 AM

It's a Dr. Seuss hat! The flower definitely looks like some sort of antenna or something.

Posted by: Suzanne V. (Yarnhog) at February 25, 2009 10:13 AM

The hat reminds me of something you would see in a Dr Suess book! Its so cute!!!

Posted by: Becca at March 1, 2009 1:12 PM

LOL

Posted by: Orli at March 5, 2009 2:24 PM