Sue's Hat 3

Sue's Hat 3
Originally uploaded by inkmama.

Here is Sue in her hat, post felting. Amazing how much it shrinks up. I've seen the hat up close. It's great!

Sue's Hat 2

Sue's Hat 2
Originally uploaded by inkmama.

It's huge. That's Sue, beneath her hat.

Sue's Hat 1

Sue's Hat 1
Originally uploaded by inkmama.

My friend Sue Stokes wanted to make a felted hat so she followed the pattern in Knit One Felt too and here it is, the finished hat, pre-felting. It's the size of a washing machine lid.

Finished booga

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Here it is, finished, and hanging from the kitchen pantry door. I made it bigger than the pattern called for (cast on 70, at the recommendation of Bettina--thanks, Bettina!) and then knit 70 rows or so, of Noro Kureyon #40. It went through about five cycles in the wash. It's very soft and stitches have lost definition, but it's not stiff. Dimensions after felting: 15" long, 10.5" tall, 9" wide.

Booga bag dries

Booga bag dries
Originally uploaded by inkmama.

Here it is, felted and drying. I made it larger than the pattern called for. It shrunk down, mostly vertically.