I look like a dork in all hats

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Dorky Hats

I used to have a pretty good hat that my mom made for me. Noro Silk Garden in a color that I think doesn't exist anymore. Best of all -- a braided tassel that reportedly took longer than knitting the hat. It's not too dorky, but it's kinda dorky.

Unfortunately, I lost my hat this winter, never to be seen again. Now that I knit, I had to make my own hat. I had picked up a cute pattern a while ago for a hat with straight sides and a flat, hexagonal top, so tried that in a little Cherry Tree Hill Super Glitz. It's dorky.

So I should probably make a new hat. I love the colors and patterns in Anna Zilboorg's "Fine and Fanciful Hats to Knit", but most of them are kind of silly and I bet they'd look that way, too. (But the colors!) I might try a toque to see how it comes out. If it's bad, I guess I could give it away. Maybe to a kid who can wear silly hats.

In Estes Park last week I saw some machine-knit hats that have a tall brim and then the top of the hat is a little bit taller and is flat and square on top. I don't know how to describe it, but it was a little less dorky, so I might try that. I bought some fabulous, handpainted yarn and need to find a solid to do a fair isle of some sort. Hopefully it will work out ok...

How do you find a hat that will look good? I think it's hopeless, but I'll keep trying...