early bonnets

**pdcorlis** · 9th January 07, 05:28 PM

Iain - your "Before" photo is a jaw dropper - how did you calculate the size change?

**Warlock** · 9th January 07, 05:34 PM

That is awesome! Get any ideas Dreadbelly? Maybe it cab help with the jonesing!

**Dreadbelly** · 9th January 07, 05:43 PM

A half double crochet I think would produce a nice dense weave for felting. Good lord, that is a lot of work. That'd take me a coupla days of non stop knotting to make something only to have it shrink.

**Warlock** · 9th January 07, 05:45 PM

Would keep your mind off the kilts!

**cajunscot** · 9th January 07, 06:45 PM

That is referred to as a Hummel or Kilmarnock bonnet, and the Scottish Tartans Museum offers a nice reproduction already:

http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/bonnets.htm

Scroll down to the very bottom of the page. Matt also frequently wears one; you can see photos of him in one on his web site:

http://www.albanach.org

The Kilmarnock is the forunner of the glengarry.

Regards,

Todd

**Warlock** · 9th January 07, 07:01 PM

OUCH! Thats a wee steep for my shallow purse!

**cajunscot** · 9th January 07, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by Beuth Sim

OUCH! Thats a wee steep for my shallow purse!

As my frugal Scottish grandmother always said, "you get what you pay for -- and why keep paying to replace something?"

If that isn't thrifty, then I don't know!

T.