Odessa Hat

Odessa Hat
Pattern: Odessa Hat by Grumperina
Yarn: Rowan RYC Cashsoft DK
Beads: Size 6 seed beads from Webs Beads
Needles: US 4 and 6 16″ circs
Size: OS

Odessa Hat

I wanted to love this hat, but the truth is, I just can’t.  Don’t get me wrong, I loved knitting it and discovered that knitting with beads is addictive and fun (I want everything to have beads in it now!).  I had such high hopes for it because it looked so pretty on my needles as I kept knitting the swirling stockinette pattern.  But I’m not a beanie girl, have never been a beanie girl, and so I don’t like how it looks on my head.  I deliberately posted these three pictures on the blog because they don’t really give a full look as to how the hat looks head-on.  But I wanted to show how the hat turned out and say that it’s a great pattern, just not for me.

Odessa Hat
(This was the only straight-on picture that looked ok)

Every project is a learning experience.  You learn what you did wrong so that you can improve on it next time in a new project.  Sometimes you also learn what works and doesn’t work for you – case in point this hat.  I learned that I like loose fitting hats, pretty much of the tam or beret variety, and that thinking back, I never owned a single beanie that I liked.  It’s that whole hair-smooshing thing I think, as silly as that sounds.  And light, neutral colors wash me out.  I need some bright colors going on for my hats!

Oh well.  Knitting, like any other craft, is full of mishaps.  I used to get upset when something didn’t turn out right, but now I just use it as a point of reference going forward, and learn not to make that mistake again.  No more beanies for me.

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