Flapper hat, and yet, not

[msmcknittington]

Does anyone think this hat is sufficiently 1920s enough to work as a garden hat? Here it is on Ravelry.

It is kind of cloche-like, but it is a modern pattern and it's crocheted. Has anyone run across any crocheted cloches from the 1920s?

I'd probably end up using mercerized cotton for it, since that's easily accessible around here and I like the shine. The Drops Paris that is suggested is cotton and is listed as aran weight on Ravelry, but the hook size is only 3.5 mm/size E, which is a little small for aran. The Garnstudio site says it's worsted, and that sounds better.

Comments

[newgarb.livejournal.com]

It may be to make a denser fabric to hold the shape of the design. A finer yarn would make for a looser/drapier fabric and a droopier cloche.

Just my guess though:)

[msmcknittington.livejournal.com]

I thought about that about five seconds after I posted. Silly me. Can't brain today; gots the dumb.