Autumn brings cool crisp days with vibrant colors and hues from the changing leaves. Natures color palette morphs into brilliant yellows, reds and oranges. It’s time to keep your noggin warm from the blustery days with a knit or crocheted hat.
In this hat the designer used kettle dyed yarn to “enhance the rustic leaf pattern.” Kettle dyed yarn allows beautiful variations in the shade of the yarn allowing regions of dark and light. Sort of like coloring your hair. You get highlights and low lights. The yarn used truly mimics the fall foliage.
Here’s a crocheted version of a leaf pattern using a solid color. When you look at the solid color it is sort of flat looking compared to the kettle dyed yarn. One dimensional so to speak. There’s nothing wrong with this. It’s a matter of preference.
Most knitters and crocheters use solid yarns. Kettle dyed or hand painted yarns can cost a lot more than the solids. One way to use solid colors is to use more than one in a project. Here, we have a great use of six colors.
And, now with four colors.
Knit Earflap Hat (Pumpkin Autumn Orange)
The purple color used as an accent in this pumpkin hat makes it pop, as does the use of two shades of green for the vine.
I love the use of a color we might not think of as autumnal. The rose pink above is actually in line with the autumn blooming Dahlia flower.
Knit Cloche (Cloche Hat in Mustard Yellow)
Crochet Earflap (Butterscotch Chunky Monkey)Or, how about Butterscotch?
Knit Earflap (pistachio)
Pistachio anyone?
There are a couple of colors this fall that aren’t part of the traditional autumn palette, but they’re outstanding against the hues of autumn. It turns a dull day into a fun day!
Crochet Slouchy (Autumn Cobalt)
Blue–in all shades–but cobalt blue is quite popular. This cobalt blue paired with black and charcoal grey is wonderful!
1. Deep Purple 2. Autumn Multicolor 3. Autumn Flowers 4. Lilac Crochet Flowers
The second color is purple. Again, in varying shades.
Knit Beanie (October Nightsong)
Knit Beanie (Multi)
The use of variegated yarns allows for a natural flow in a hat without any extra work in the design so to speak. Each strand of yarn utilizes a different color and floats into the next color. The yarn does all the work.
Let’s close with the winners of the most unusual hats for Autumn.
1. Knit hat with beads (Beaded Beanie) 2. Crochet hat with giant pompoms (COUTURE POMPOM HAT)
Hats are such a cool design element to wear on your head. If you knit or crochet you know how fast a hat can be to make. If you don’t want to make it yourself then Etsy has a plethora of choices. Knitting and crocheting is like painting with yarn–walk into a yarn shop and the colors will take your breath away. Textures also abound in this medium. Whatever you do this season be sure to keep that noggin warm with a knit or crocheted hat!
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