My plain and simple crochet hats, while warm and very functional, seem so generic. When I look on Etsy or other sites the mad skills that are displayed by the craftsmen seem so incredible. I guess I have "hat envy."
I don't have a desire to make hats with bunny or bear ears; I'm not thinking about frogs or big eyes. Yarn braids added to a hat brim to give the illusion of long hair aren't my thing. But I want to see about doing a long, long cone-shaped hat with a fluffy pompom on the end of it.
I had a long red hat for years. Then, somewhere along the line of transitioning from college to marriage and motherhood, during those times I didn't wear my hat at all, it simply vanished, never to be seen again. That was the loveliest hat ever, with a thick brim that fit snugly around my head and ears to keep me nice and warm. I sure miss my old hat.
So I'm gonna make one! I have this crazy idea to try looming a three foot long Christmas hat. I have never tried it before and it may be the best thing I ever did or the worse disaster ever invented. But I won't know until I try. (If it works out OK, then hopefully I'll have some exciting new hats for the fall craft show a few months from now)!
