The existence of aliens
Finally….photographic evidence.
This must be an alien space craft…
…cuz it sure ain’t a felted beret.
I can’t explain what happened. Temporal rift in the time-space continuum?
It all began quite well. Lovely teal and sage green. Added a snazzy little yarn I picked up in London a couple of years ago. Finished the knitting this morning. Popped it in the washer as I have done so many times before. I’m not a felting novice, mind you.
It sort of felted after two washings, meaning that many of the stitches disappeared (except for the ones where I doubled the yarn for which there was a very good reason but too long of an explanation to insert here and not really in the mood for a ‘Warning: Technical Knitting Diversion Ahead’ as it’s Sunday evening…I’m sure you’ll understand) and the overall size shrank…but it is still WAY too big. Now, unless you happen to know an alternate life form with a giant head that desperately needs a winter hat in Martian-green (which clashes with my header photo) and would like this for Christmas, I am at a loss for what to do with it.
I’m willing to take suggestions…
A wonky tea cosy perhaps?
It looks like a muffin top. Perhaps someone with big hair could wear it. I rather like the color combination. Forgive me, but nothing I have said seems helpful.
11 Jun 2007 at 10:40 am
look for a rastafarian maybe?:)) you could just turn it around, crochet a few rounds onto the darker part and use it as a bag later. I did a “baby cap” from handspun cashmere a while ago - turned out far to big and I didn’t want to felt it. the pope probably doesn’t wear them with lily-of-the-valley pattern, so I did turn it, crocheted a shell pattern from the lower rim upwards, put a ribbon through - gave it to my friend (who was totally delighted!) and she uses it for cotton wool balls now - very fancy:))
11 Jun 2007 at 4:45 pm
my vote is for the tea cozy…or can you turn it upside down and create a bowl????
11 Jun 2007 at 6:41 pm
one of those retro round couch pillows, perhaps? If you stuffed it and came up with either a tapestry or knitted circle to sew in the opening?
drum cymbal cover? ah. . . . djembe drum head muffler! How ’bout that?!
steering wheel cover?
this is fun - thinking of all the ‘out-of-the-box’ possibilities! (also wonderful therapy for the creative blah’s. . . . .) Now watch a martian show up for it, after all.
12 Jun 2007 at 2:47 pm
Do you have a sewing machine? Personally, I’d pin it to the right size, with maybe 3 sections being taken out of the mix, and then I’d run it up on the sewing machine. If you can find a good representation of a head, you might even be able to tailor it quite nicely to the correct shape.
Then, if you decide that you don’t like the looks of it, you can still use the pieces in other things - use the newly-sewn hat as the underneath for a different hat, and use the leftovers, sewn together, for extra-warm bits in some other project. Perhaps pads for children’s knees or something.
12 Jun 2007 at 8:17 pm