Hat with a bat
I made this hat in a couple of nights, watching my secret crush Robert Osborne on TV. (I love him so much I will only marry men who can do good Robert Osborne impressions. Serious.)
The Bat Hat is made from an old cashmere sweater I bought in a Vancouver thriftshop, washed in hot water to get it all nice and thick, and then cut out around a stepkid's toque I found stuffed in a closet. The bottom part that rolls up is the bottom of the sweater, so it's a little elasticized, for that kinda lumpy 1930's look. The bat skull I embroidered, thinking of New England gravestones and Edward Gorey.
Plug alert: I'm reading an article in Absolute Underground about my pal Tomb.
Love the hat. What did you use for the eyes? They really pop out.
Posted by: katy | October 15, 2006 at 04:52 PM
Red thread! It's all thread, baby.
Posted by: Kipling | October 15, 2006 at 05:35 PM
Speaking of TMC, there's this great jazzy tune they play on their promo for "Star of the Month". It's the one where everyday people hold up images of movie stars over their faces. I need to know what it is and it's driving me crazy!!!!
The hat is so excellent! I want one WAH, WAH! Does the cashmere make it any softer? I ask because the felt I've made would be waaayy too itchy.
Posted by: BReid | October 16, 2006 at 10:33 AM
Hmmm....perhaps I have enough for another hat! It won't be this exact shape though, because I used the bottom of the sweater with the stretchy parts already. Would you wear something more like a standard toque (gumdrop shaped)? Christmas is coming...it's a nice dark, dark blue, which would look lovely with your red hair.
It's SUPER soft. You know me, I'm miss prissy pants, everything makes me itch...except cashmere.
Posted by: Cyclops Kitten Natividad | October 16, 2006 at 11:25 AM
Ooo la la, WOULD I wear it? Oh yeah, Baby. The perfect thing for winter walks since my ears freeze in the mildest of weather. I'd be the coolest warmest girl in Vancouver!
Posted by: BReid | October 16, 2006 at 03:40 PM
I can do a reasonable Robert Osborne, but only if he's saying, "Party at Roddy McDowall's house!"
Posted by: Rod F. | October 16, 2006 at 06:55 PM
me want hat
Posted by: 14 | October 17, 2006 at 10:23 AM
OMG, you embroider too? I feel so lame. I just make pansy-ass bead necklaces and old-lady collages. I tried to learn crochet, but I guess I just don't understand the diagrams. Nor the text that accompanies the diagrams....
Posted by: Anna Liisa | October 17, 2006 at 07:56 PM