Introspection - the first photos

Trying to get any photoshoots done through the pandemic has been super tricky. We’re lucky in that we’ve immediate locations on our doorstep and enough folk living on site - where we’re kinda considered one household but not at the same time - to be generally able to find someone. It’s still not been easy and we had a few false starts with these new Hats.

Thankfully Sue and Tom stepped up!

Tom hasn’t modelled for me for years and years. He’s far happier behind the camera! But he knew I wanted a male model and who we had in mind needed to change plans, so he offered. I’m glad he did, he really pulls them off don’t you think?

I knit all of the styles in both 4ply/Sock and DK weight yarns to show how they might look in different weights. It wasn’t feasible to cover more yarn weights with the samples, I just can’t knit that much or buy that much yarn! Tom’s modelling all the DK samples and Sue modelled the ones in 4ply weight, and I’ll share those soon.

The six styles included in the collection are beanie, beret, bonnet, helmet, pixie and slouch.

As I mentioned previously, the patterns are written for 12 sizes across 6 yarn weights. Each style has 4 brim options and between 4 and 10 crown options! The crown options relate to the internal structure and body shape more than the brim does, and could only be determined by the maths; it wasn’t possible to provide quite so many options for some styles. But hey, they’re not exactly lacking in choice! I’ve written all the options out for you so you can choose which you prefer, and there’s a handy chart with each design so you can select the right size and yarn weight combo.

The collection won’t be maths heavy - all you’ll need is an idea of your gauge and the size of head you want the Hat to fit. From there you can mix and match - a kinda choose your own adventure Hat collection come any size any yarn any Hat collection. Phew!