“Rainbow Sack Hat” is a swirl of red, yellow, blue, and green. The crown is left open, and just cinched shut with an I-cord. “Baby Chick Cap” looks like a giant cloud of yellowish mold is settling in to your baby’s brain. “Halloween Hat” is much cuter – a knit jack-o-lantern for your baby’s head. “Glittery Holiday Hat” straddles the line of cute and obnoxious, basically turning your kid’s head into a Christmas tree. I have no idea what is going on with the “Tea Garden Hat” – it’s like that aforementioned mold turned into a tumor. “Holly Holiday Hat” lets your child be beneath mistletoe wherever he goes. Your relatives will thank you for that one. “Black and White and Red All Over” looks like the child’s head exploded: bands of mix-n-match red and black patterns lead to an explosion of black and white feathers. “Crystal Party Hat” is actually pretty cute – a knit version of the traditional party hat, done up in pastels and shimmering novelty yarn.
The last chapter of hats, called “Humdingers” basically sums it up. Each hat has a different combination of most or all of the crazed styles throughout the rest of the book. We are talking a multitude of colors (scarcely a pattern is shown in less than five colors), swirls, bobbles, pompoms, novelty yarn, embroidery, flowers, patterns, and more. All in all, these hats are just too busy.
Article comments
1 - Gordon Hauptfleisch
"When your kid grows up and sees pictures of himself in one of these hats, he will hate you for it." Good rule of thumb!
Thanks for the laugh-out-loud review (um, not that I make a habit of reading knitting book reviews I don't edit), and for the reminder that it's never too early to at least try teaching irony to your kid.
2 - Debby Ware
Holy Cow Alyse Wax! You certainly were pretty rough with your review of my latest knitting book! Where is your sense of humor?!? You may want to relax a bit and appreciate the fact that some knitters enjoy creating wild and witty items for babies.
3 - Alyse
I thought I had a sense of humor about it. There is nothing wrong with crazy accessories - I just don't know if baby's have the panache to pull it off. No hard feelings ;)