My kids love Katamari Damacy. I could have done without knowing the translation of the name, though -- yuck is right :-p . When I first saw that hat, I looked all over for instructions on making one, with no luck. My kids would get a kick out of having one but I can't bring myself to pay for something faddish if I can make it myself.

OMG that's reason enough for me to learn to crochet! I've recently become obsessed with that game. I just pretend that the people are, oh, say my rediculous IST teacher. Now that's stress relief :)

I love the links! I would make the first ski mask.

I love those crazy knitted things!
Look at this site:

http://www.feliekevanderleest.com/gallery_objecten/object1_uk.html

Is´nt that great stuff or what?

:o))

Don't forget the >knitted bicycle, or "cykelparkering." Too cool.

Don't know that i like the idea of the game, but great hat! I think it would make a cute kids hat.

Those links made my day. Thanks for sharing them - that's some crazy cool stuff out there!

That's such an awesome hat. I totally need that game too. It's so bizarre.

Oh my!

similarly, Rebecca Blood posted a link to these knitted food objects the other day. I especially like the knitted latte that's removable from the knitted coffee cup and the hamburger made of discrete components.

Very cool, Rebekah! I think however, that like the Katamari hat, they're all crocheted. Crochet is just better suited to making objects in strange shapes that can stand up. It's cool that way. :)

How fun! :-)

aah, I believe you're right. Still cool.

http://homepage1.nifty.com/kaza/knitting/knit/knit.html

[ note from alison: these are crocheted too! ;0) ]

Dude, that is one wacky hat....

Great link, Sylver. I totally love the crocheted Pikachu!

My fiance pointed me to the Katamari Damacy hat quite a number of weeks ago, and I have been trying to figure out how to make it as a knitting pattern. I have a feeling that it will involve a basic knit hat with stitches picked up to make the circles... hrm.

Hi!
I think "Katamari Damacy" means something like "Spirit of making a clump".

I like your blog a lot!

Oh my God! I fell behind in my blog reading and didn't realize you posted this. I just posted yesterday about the hat and the game. I love it!! That is so weird. My husband just found the hat while looking for info about the game (not that we were looking for cheats or anything, nooooo, just, y'know, more info . . .)

The Katamari Damacy hat is awesome! My bf loves that game!

^_^ i made that hat. :P though that first one looks a bit misshapen, my new ones are are bit cleaner looking ^^;; http://mad-teaparty.net/forsale/hats/FS-khat2c.jpg

i just found your blog because i ran into a random stranger in my local yarn store today, and they recognized my hat from your blog, and then sent me the link! lol ^_^

(... as far as the people complaining it's faddish, as far as i'm aware i was the first to make one, so it's hardly a fad :(... and i'm a poor post-student, and they take me quite awhile to make so i'm hardly getting rich on selling them ^^;; besides, the ladies at the knitting store thought it was neat even though they had no idea what the game was! ;P ...and there's no pattern because i crochet by "feel" ^^;;)

anyway, thanks for the link, and i like your blog... topical blogs are always nice. maybe i should start a specific one so i dont' clutter up my regular journal with the random crap i've been making lately ^^;; (http://mad-teaparty.net/store/hats/FS-leiahat1b.jpg, http://mad-teaparty.net/store/hats/FS-pixiehat1-small.jpg )

anyway i'll stop rambling in your journal. :P

Hey look, it's Xiola, the maker of the totally cool Katamari hat! Thanks for stopping by. I was so impressed with your hat I just had to show all my knitter friends. :) A lot of us can crochet and I can tell you, we are all really intrigued by the design.

I don't think anyone meant anything bad by using the word faddish. Usually we mean that for things that may go out of style in the next 5-10 years, and face it, that's pretty much everything we wear! So only faddish in terms of how hip and today your hat is. Not faddish as in derivative. Everyone recognizes how creative the hat is. We're knitters and crocheters too, so we understand the work and creativity that go into coming up with a unique design.

Congrats on coming up with such a fun hat! I hope you sell lots and lots. Thanks for sharing your talents with everyone. :)