Winter hats?

[thistlelass]

I found the knitting directions for the Scottish Bonnet at this site http://www.scotwars.com/html/equip_bonnetpattern.htm so I thought I would use some of my own handspun yarn to try it out. I made this from about 2 ounces of wool batt that I spun into fingering weight singles then plied it with itself. I finished knitting it last night and felted it this morning. Although it isn't "authentic" in any way except I used the old authentic pattern. I did a bit of my own adaptation...the blue tweed can hardly be called an authentic Blue Bonnet..still, it turned out rather well. I changed the increases to enhance the yarn a bit more and to give the hat some definite peaks and valleys. It measures 13.5 inches and would have been larger than that if I hadn't cut out some of the rounds so as not to have the bonnet hitting my shoulder, even after felting. I'll give some support to the band by adding a grosgrain ribbon to the inside, but other than debating on whether or not to add a pom, it's done.
I can attest to the fact that it is really, really warm!!!
TOP OF BONNET AND INSIDE OF BONNET






It's really closer to the color of the pics with me in it than it is the ones at top which had a flash-more of a purpley/blue tweed.