I decided to make my mother a hat for Mother's Day this year. I started out knitting one from a pattern that I like quite a lot. I used that pattern for what has become my go-to winter hat, a slightly slouchy brown tweed. Here's a picture of it from a 2011 blog post. For my mother's hat, I was using Lion Brand Homespun in a really pretty purple. Unfortunately, I gave up after getting only a few rows in past the ribbing because it was turning out huge. The bulky Homespun yarn is obviously too thick for this hat. Undaunted, I decided to begin a new hat. I scoured Ravelry, looking for something with a bit of a brim. I found a Patons pattern for a crocheted Women's Peaked Hat that many Ravelry users said ran small. My mother has a small head, so I figured this would work out well. I switched to Vanna's Choice yarn in dusty purple. I like how it turned out, though it seems a trifle long. I can't really judge the fit because it is a little too small for me. I tacked up the brim with two coconut husk buttons in a coordinating purple from Dritz Belle Buttons. Here's hoping it will fit my mother and be a hit on Mother's Day.
