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craftgrrlSO I was at Shamrockfest in DC the other day, and saw yet another girl in that super excellent Kittyville hat. I decided to stop coveting and start knitting (despite spring and the end of hat season creeping around the corner), but one look at the pattern reminded me that I am A-LAZY and B-the proud owner of a seriously big head.
Ugly sweater felting to the rescue!
I washed this dumpy awful turtleneck sweater on hot a few times, to dense it up a bit. I'm actually glad it was partially acrylic, because I think all wool would have been too condensed for the look I wanted. Then, with a few head-circumference/ear-to-ear measurements, CHOP! I stitched up the two now-open edges with the purple wool, to create the easiest kitty-ear-ish hat ever:)
It fits my big dome juust right:)
Woo hat! No more kittyville-envy!
Ugly sweater felting to the rescue!
I washed this dumpy awful turtleneck sweater on hot a few times, to dense it up a bit. I'm actually glad it was partially acrylic, because I think all wool would have been too condensed for the look I wanted. Then, with a few head-circumference/ear-to-ear measurements, CHOP! I stitched up the two now-open edges with the purple wool, to create the easiest kitty-ear-ish hat ever:)
It fits my big dome juust right:)
Woo hat! No more kittyville-envy!
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